Japan prepares for historic SLIM probe moon landing next month
Christmas brought a nice accomplishment for Japan’s SLIM space probe, which entered the Moon’s orbit on Monday, December 25. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon …
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Japan may send its first astronaut to the moon aboard Artemis
New reports have surfaced that suggest the United States and Japan are currently in talks to include a Japanese astronaut on a future Artemis mission. …
This vibrating weight-loss pill actually worked in early animal trials
Good vibes can get you far, and now, they may even help you lose weight. That’s because a group of researchers and engineers have created …
SpaceX sets new annual record for Falcon rocket launches, misses 100 flight target
SpaceX will end the year with a staggering 97 launches for its Falcon rockets in 2023 alone. That’s a massive boost over the 60 launches …
How the runaway greenhouse gas effect could literally boil Earth alive
As more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, it becomes harder and harder for heat to seep into space. This causes the global temperature …
Parasitic black holes could be hiding inside stars and even powering them
Dark matter is one of the most mysterious things in the universe. But right up there in the same category are black holes — massive …
NASA’s Mars helicopter highlights cost of human exploration in latest image
Last year, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, which currently spends its days flying over the surface of Mars, discovered what many described as “otherworldly wreckage.” The image …
Scientists explore using nuclear explosions to fend off asteroids
The use of nuclear weapons to drive off asteroids has often been used in science fiction, but real-world scientists have often touted the idea of …
ESO delivers breathtaking 1.5-billion-pixel image of a cosmic chicken
This year has been an amazing one for new observations by the various observatories that we have staring off into the cosmos. Notably, the past …
The Arctic Ocean is emitting lots of carbon as its water warms
The Arctic Ocean may be ground zero for climate change. According to a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, runoff from the Mackenzie River in …
Why scientists want to put a sunshade in orbit around Earth
Scientists have come up with some crazy ideas over the years, all of which they hope will help reduce the rising temperatures seen around the …
Scientists just had a 20-minute ‘conversation’ with a humpback whale
Researchers have had an unprecedented and exceptional encounter with a humpback whale, allowing them to learn more about humpback whale communication systems. The encounter happened …
Hubble captures holiday globe of stars just in time for Christmas
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is back operational after a gyro glitch put it out of commission for a few days. And to help celebrate the …
VP Harris wants Artemis program to put an international astronaut on the Moon this decade
NASA’s Artemis missions are aiming to put humanity back on the moon within the next couple of years with Artemis III. But the U.S. Vice …
The ultimate guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest telescope in space. As an infrared space observatory, the telescope was designed to peer deep into …
Japan will use Hayabusa2 to test possible asteroid deterrent tech
The Japan space agency, more commonly known as Jaxa, will use Hayabusa2 to test for new asteroid deterrent methods. The iconic spacecraft launched in 2014, …
NASA prepares to bid farewell to NEOWISE after 10 years of service
After discovering more than 200 near-Earth objects, NASA’s NEOWISE telescope is close to calling it quits. Mind you, the asteroid-hunting telescope isn’t exactly getting a …
CyberRunner AI beats humans in physical skill game for the first time
CyberRunner AI is a robot designed to take advantage of model-based reinforcement learning, and now it has proven that AI can even be trained to …
NASA telescope captures photo of ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’ just in time for the holidays
Even the stars celebrate the holiday season. A new image of NGC 2264, also known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, has been released by NASA, …
Yet another lunar lander launch just got delayed
Earlier this month, I reported on how Astrobiotic had delayed the launch of its iconic Peregrine lander from a December launch to sometime in January …
China’s space plane deployed 6 mysterious ‘wingmen,’ and no one knows what they are
Just four days after launching into space on its third mission, China’s space plane has apparently released six “mysterious wingmen” into orbit around the planet, …
NASA just streamed the first video from deep space, and it featured an adorable cat
The first video streamed from deep space has arrived, with NASA showcasing an HD video of a cat named Taters chasing a laser. The video …
AI detects and diagnoses childhood autism using photos of children’s eyes
A new AI can detect and diagnose childhood autism just by scanning photos of their eyes. The system is comprised of a deep-learning AI algorithm, …
Webb snaps stunningly detailed image of Uranus
NASA and the ESA’s James Webb space telescope has captured a captivating view of Uranus and its moons to help ring in the holiday season. …
Breakthrough discovery puts scientists one step closer to creating artificial DNA
DNA is the building block of life, and the genetic alphabet comprises just four letters or nucleotides. These biochemical building blocks comprise all types of …
SpaceX targets December 28 launch for X-37B space plane
The X-37B space plane is one of the most mysterious spacecraft in use right now. Owned and operated by the U.S. Space Force, the X-37B …
Sierra’s reusable space plane just entered its final testing phase at NASA
An autonomous spacecraft has just arrived at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, where it will begin its final testing phase. The spacecraft …
The weather service recorded the largest solar flare since 2017, here’s what that means
Last week, the sun let loose a torrent of energy, sending the largest solar flare since 2017 hurdling toward our planet. The flare, which was …
This rocket engine runs off cow dung
A Japanese startup is experimenting with alternative rocket fuel options. The startup, Interstellar Technologies Inc., says it was able to kickstart a space rocket engine …
Scientists made an ultra-tough substance as hard as diamonds
Diamonds are one of the hardest naturally occurring substances on Earth, and while we’ve discovered minerals even stronger than diamonds, scientists may have just taken …