A hefty, never-before-seen asteroid is racing toward Earth at around 20,000 mph (32,000 km/h) and will zoom past our planet closer than …
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Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQuick facts What it is: A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Where it is: 31 million light-years away in the …
NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep …
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, …
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Science news this week: PCOS has a new name, Neanderthals were the world’s oldest dentists, and the first nuclear bomb explosion spawned an ‘alien’ crystal
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis week’s science news featured some big headlines for health, including the landmark decision to officially rename polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to …
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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after …
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled …
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Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it’s happening.
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAntarctica’s sea ice started shrinking dramatically in 2015 after resisting global warming for decades, and researchers now know why. A study published …
Maps can show more than just where things are—they can also show how things change. New maps of artificial light reveal a …
On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is …
“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina …
An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting a lunar habitat is making buildings on Earth beautiful, efficient, and …
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SpaceX prepares to launch Starship V3, the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogSpaceX will launch its next-generation Starship — the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built — as early as Tuesday (May 19), …
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team …
In a process that played out over thousands of years, a retreating ice sheet carved, scoured, and shaped the landscape of the …
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls …
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, …
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4886-4892: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Curiosity Style
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWritten by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, May 8, 2026 While we know the monikers Ingenuity and …
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Nicholas Houghton: Engineering Crew Safety for NASA’s Artemis Missions
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNicholas Houghton always dreamed of working at NASA and one day becoming an astronaut. Today, he helps design systems that keep crews …
Russ Garcia is CEO of Menlo Micro. He has more than 30 years of experience in the electronic systems and semiconductor industries. …
With a small blue crane, four researchers hoist a cylindrical fuel cell, which looks like a stack of flattened silver and gold …
For decades, NASA has advanced on-board spacecraft computer processors that coordinate and execute the functions needed to support mission success. Space computing …
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Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQuick facts What it is: An astronaut photo of unidentified lights seen from the moon Where it is: Above the horizon on …
Listen to this audio excerpt from Anton Kiriwas, senior technical integration manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: When Anton Kiriwas first …
This colorized image of Mars was captured by NASA’s Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) …
NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies, the SpaceX …
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US government declassifies nearly 200 UAP files, including strange sightings from Apollo astronauts
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogUFOs have come to Washington again — this time, in a newly released tranche of more than 150 previously classified documents that …
An image recorded on the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission in 1969 shows the shadows of astronauts, along with a highlighted …
Carved over millennia by the pressure and motion of glacial ice, the valley walls cradling the Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska …
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Watch NASA’s Curiosity rover ‘struggle’ to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe scientists operating NASA’s Curiosity rover are breathing a sigh of relief after successfully removing a troublesome rock that got stuck on …
