Green iguana in Key Biscayne, Fla. getty Extreme freezing temperatures unseen for over a century in Florida resulted in live, cold-stunned green …
Category:
Space
With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as …
- Space
Chinese astronauts describe moment a crack was discovered on Shenzhou-20 spacecraft
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogChinese astronauts have described what happened when they were nearly stranded in space last year after a suspected piece of space junk …
- Space
Fresh look at Apollo moon rocks solves decades-old mystery about the moon’s magnetic field
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFor decades, a debate has raged about whether the moon ever had a strong magnetic field, or if it was always weak. …
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. …
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in this image released on Feb. 19, 2026, revealing …
Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate student at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 This has been a pretty …
- Space
‘One of the strangest in the solar system’: James Webb telescope spots widespread auroras rolling through Uranus’ atmosphere
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogScientists using the James Webb Space Telescope just mapped the mysterious upper atmosphere of Uranus for the first time, revealing strange new …
NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station …
- Space
NASA set to roll Artemis rocket back for urgent repairs after yet another delay
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA has delayed its historic Artemis II lunar mission again after the space agency’s moon rocket experienced a helium flow issue overnight …
For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers …
- Space
Closest baby nebula to Earth ‘hatches’ in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQUICK FACTS What it is: The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688), a planetary nebula Where it is: 1,000 light-years away, in the constellation …
A planetary parade is about to bring six of Earth’s neighbors into the night sky at once — but it won’t be …
- Space
Science news this week: China’s AI kung fu robots, physicists’ re-creation of the Big Bang soup, and a teenager buried with her father’s bones on her chest
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis week’s science news was filled with some astonishing — and creepy — displays of technology’s accelerating progress. Top of the bill …
- Space
Scientists propose new plan to ‘catch’ comet 3I/ATLAS — but we have to act fast
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe arrival of 3I/ATLAS in our solar system spawned multiple proposals for a rendezvous mission to study it up close. As the …
- Space
Artemis II update: NASA targets March 6 for launch of historic moon mission following successful ‘wet dress rehearsal’
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA is targeting Friday, March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for the historic Artemis II mission, which will fly astronauts …
- Space
Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA has put the failed 2024 test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule in the same category as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle …
Eight MIT faculty and 22 additional MIT alumni are among 126 early-career researchers honored with 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. …
- Space
NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNASA is set to fuel the Artemis II rocket once more for a “wet dress rehearsal” on Thursday (Feb. 19) in preparation …
- Space
City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing ‘snail shell’ after major explosive outburst
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA mysterious volcanic comet has transformed into a giant, “fossil-like” spiral of light after one of its most violent outbursts in years, …
Planets go through different life stages: They form, evolve and eventually meet an end. But the timelines for these processes differ widely …
- Space
Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal a monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQUICK FACTS What it is: A young cluster of galaxies, JADES-ID1 Where it is: 12.7 billion light-years from Earth When it was …
- Space
Lucky few to see ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse over Antarctica on Feb. 17
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWhile the new moon this Tuesday (Feb. 17) will pass without much fanfare in most of the world, something more exciting will …
The new moon on February 17 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Southeast and East …
- Space
‘The brain consistently moved upward and backward’: Astronauts’ brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogGoing to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts …
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Going to space is harsh …
- Space
‘Runaway’ black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe’s story
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogLast year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway comet passing through our solar system from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at …
- Space
Science news this week: China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, real-life inception, and a last-minute Valentine’s gift idea from nature
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis week’s science news was filled with astonishing stories about ecological transformations. Topping the list was the finding that China has planted …
Valentine’s Day is here. And for those who want to ditch the candy and the dinner date for a good book, the …
- Space
NASA launches Crew-12 astronauts in Valentine’s Day gift to the ISS
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFour fresh astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). On Friday at 5:15 a.m. ET, Crew-12 launched from …
