The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a NASA spacecraft, captured a clear view of a relatively recent impact crater on the Red Planet. It’s evidence of our still-dynamic solar system.
Mars may have once held a shocking amount of water, scientists find
Scientists investigated how much water Mars once had, before the planet lost it to space and elsewhere. They found the now-desert world could have had a water content similar to Earth.
Intuitive Machines’ moon landing succeeds in bold attempt
Intuitive Machines landed on the moon Thursday, becoming the first commercial company to reach the lunar surface intact.
Ahead of testing, Blue Origin raises New Glenn on the launch pad for first time
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin raised a test version of its massive orbital rocket on its launch pad for the first time Wednesday, inaugurating the start of a major […]
NASA Mars rover looks up, sees its strange moon eclipsing the sun
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover captured an image of the Martian moon Phobos eclipsing the sun. The robotic rover is looking for evidence of past life on the Red Planet’s surface.
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ already has everybody talking
Taylor Swift announced her next album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ at the 2024 Grammys, and everyone online has something to say about it.
NASA craft snaps extraordinarily close images of volcano-covered world
NASA’s Juno craft swooped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, snapping some of the closest-ever images of this distant world.
NYT’s The Mini crossword answers for February 4
Answers to each clue for the Feb. 4, 2024 edition of NYT’s The Mini crossword puzzle.
NASA spacecraft snaps image of ancient, winding rivers on Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of ancient, dried-up rivers on Mars, back when water vigorously flowed on the Red Planet’s surface.