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NASA asks: Can anyone help us get our Mars samples back?
NASA’s first attempt to bring home samples of rock and dirt from Mars could be canned by cost overruns. To save the mission, the space agency is asking for help.
NASA discovered bacteria that wouldn’t die. Now it’s boosting sunscreen.
While disinfecting spacecraft headed for Mars, NASA found a stubborn type of bacteria that was tough to clean but great at withstanding UV radiation.
Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets
Confidential financial statements from SpaceX for 2018 and 2019 capture an early glimpse at the degree to which the company is likely dependent on its Starlink business unit, […]
2024 solar eclipse: Everything you need to know
Americans will get to see a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Here’s where to go, how to watch, and what to look for during the astronomical show.
Women in AI: Kate Devlin of King’s College is researching AI and intimacy
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve […]
Mars spacecraft snaps glorious view of Martian volcanoes — and a surprise
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a detailed view of Martian volcanoes, clouds, and even a surprise visit from the moon Phobos.
The U.S. is exploring a railroad for the moon. It has a good reason.
The concept of a future moon railroad and other lunar infrastructure projects are being developed the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to create a thriving moon economy.
NASA finds doomed asteroid that exploded in Mars atmosphere
The NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured evidence of an impacting object, likely an asteroid, that broke up in the planet’s atmosphere before plunging into the ground.
The amazing total solar eclipse is incredible luck. Here’s why.
The total solar eclipse in 2024 is caused by the immensely unlikely convergence of the sun and moon in our sky. What does this coincidence mean, if anything?