Another Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS Has Sprung a Leak
Progress 82 arrived at the ISS in late October to deliver food, fuel and supplies. NASA It’s happened again. A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station…
Curiosity Mars rover finds the ‘best evidence’ of ancient water in rippled rocks
NASA’s Curiosity rover has recently discovered rippled rock textures that suggest lakes existed in a region of ancient Mars that scientists had expected to be drier. Rock layers at the…
Scientists Find Fossil of Biggest Penguin Ever
An artist’s reconstruction of Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei. Simone Giovanardi While searching through the beachy boulders of New Zealand’s South Island, a crew of international scientists stumbled on an…
A Stealthy Galaxy Is Hiding in This Hubble Image. Can You Spot It?
Try to find dwarf galaxy Donatiello II in this Hubble image. ESA/Hubble/NASA/B. Mutlu-Pakdil/Acknowledgement: G. Donatiello Computers have given scientists a big assist when it comes to finding and classifying space…
The Asteroid NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Will Visit This Year Has a New Name
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will visit a series of asteroids. NASA It’s a date. Lucy is set to meet Dinkinesh on Nov. 1. NASA’s Lucy mission launched in October 2021 on…
ESA’s Mission to Find Life Near Jupiter Gets Set for April Launch
An artist’s concept of ESA’s Juice mission in Jupiter’s “solar system” of moons. ESA Jupiter is something of a spectacle. It’s home to a tangerine storm larger than Earth, keeper…
Biggest penguin in history was ‘monster bird,’ weighed over 300 pounds
A group of international researchers announced the discovery of what may have been the largest penguin ever to have lived. Recent fossil findings led to the announcement of Kumimanu fordycei,…
AI-Designed NASA Parts Look Like ‘Bones Left by Some Alien Species’
AI designed this part that was made from a block of aluminum. It has connections for mirrors and instruments, with room for humans to get their hands in there to…
NASA Picks Next-Generation Blue Origin Rocket for Mars Mission
Illustration of the Escapade spacecraft in orbit around Mars. Rocket Lab USA/UC Berkeley Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, will send a mission to Mars for NASA…
Oldest Living Mouse in Human Care Is an Endangered Cutie
Pat the Pacific pocket mouse is closing in on 10 years of age. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance When Pat the Pacific pocket mouse was born on July 14, 2013,…