NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter snapped unprecedented horizon images of the Red Planet, capturing clouds as well as a moon, Phobos.
NASA will land daring spacecraft on a world 800 million miles away
NASA’s mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan, with the Dragonfly spacecraft involves a rotorcraft lander that will investigate this world’s unique chemistry and dunes while looking for potential habitability.
Starfield Isn’t Boring Actually, Bethesda Tells Steam Reviewers
The meta-narrative around Starfield just took a very weird turn. Steam reviews for the sprawling sci-fi RPG recently fell to “mixed” on Valve’s storefront, and now Bethesda employees are arguing with players in the comments about why the game isn’t as boring and soulless as some of them claim.
Max Q: The Thanksgiving edition
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! For my American readers, I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving with loved ones. In this issue: Venturi Astrolab’s first moon […]
San Andreas’ Weird Moon Easter Egg Finally Explained
In 2001’s genre-defining PlayStation 2 smash Grand Theft Auto III, if you pulled out a sniper rifle and shot at the moon, it would change size. For years, fans tried to explain why this funny little secret was included in the game. Was it a reference to something? A smaller part of a larger secret? Now, in 2023,…
How hot is the sun? It’s a tricky question, even for scientists.
It goes without saying the sun is hot, but NASA says its actual temperatures might surprise you. Why the core, surface, and corona vary widely is a mystery.
The moon: Fascinating facts you didn’t know
The moon, located some 239,000 miles from Earth, is a curious, cratered world. Here are facts about the moon you didn’t know.
The biggest asteroids to ever hit Earth were terrifying
Asteroids have pummeled Earth in the past, leaving sizable impact craters and evidence of a once dangerous solar system. Here are some of the largest impact craters found on Earth.
How astronauts make Thanksgiving dinner in space
NASA sent Thanksgiving food up to the astronauts who will spend the holiday at the International Space Station. Here’s how they make it.
Venturi Astrolab’s rovers will deploy $160M worth of payloads on the moon
It turns out a NASA contract isn’t the only way to fund a mission on the moon. Lunar technology startup Venturi Astrolab announced today that its first moon […]