NASA Awards ICON $57 Million Contract For 'Lunar Surface Construction System'
NASA has established a multi-million dollar contract with a 3D printing construction company to invest in "space-based construction" for the Moon and Mars.
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Orion Capsule Breaks Record Of Farthest Spacecraft Traveled From Earth
Until now, the legendary Apollo spacecraft held the record for flying the greatest distance from Earth at 248,655 miles, a milestone it achieved in 1970.
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The WOW! Signal Is Just As Mysterious As It Was In 1977
Over 40 years ago, scientists discovered a radio anomaly known as "the WOW! signal" — and despite continuous research, its origin continues to remain unknown.
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The Japanese Robot Suit That Looks Straight Out Of Armored Core
If you've spent any time playing video games featuring robotics you may have wondered what a mech suit might look like in real life. A Japanese artist made one.
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NASA's Inflatable Heat Shield Could Help Land Heavier Rovers On Mars
Missions to Mars can be particularly limiting for NASA, but this new technology may help curb the difficulty with landing equipment on the Red Planet.
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Mars Helicopter Performs First Flight After Major Software Correction
The aircraft Ingenuity took to the sky for all of 18 seconds and made it 16 feet after a major software upgrade.
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San Francisco Police Want Gun-Toting Robots To Patrol The Streets
San Francisco Police have asked for permission to deploy police robots should they feel the situation warrants it.
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How A Sloth Robot Could Save The World's Most Endangered Species
Georgia Tech engineers designed a slow-moving "Slothbot" to take readings including weather and water levels in the tress of the Atlana Botanical Garden.
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New Study Suggests That Mars Is Destroying Its Moon Phobos
One of the moons orbiting Mars may not have a neutral relationship with the red planet, as a new study finds its gravity may be destructive to Phobos.
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NASA's Orion Capsule Has Made It To The Moon, Completing Its Closest Lunar Flyby
NASA's Artemis I mission launched last week, and its Orion spacecraft has now flown within 100 miles of the moon. Here's what's next for the lunar mission.
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Leonids Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak This Week, Here's How To See It
The annual Leonids meteor shower will reach its peak shower time this week, and here's how and when you can catch the space anomaly's light show.
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NASA's First SLS Flight Is A Success As Artemis 1 Sends Orion Spacecraft To The Moon
NASA successfully launched the Artemis I mission which will be an unmanned 25-day trek out past the moon and back to earth. This is the first of three missions.
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When And How To Watch NASA's Artemis 1 Launch This Week
NASA has provided the go-ahead for the Artemis 1 launch on November 16. Here's how and when to watch the space mission begin from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA's Failed Mars Missions That Cost Over $200 Million
On January 3, 1999, NASA launched what was going to be an exciting new mission to the Red Planet, the Mars Polar Lander, but it didn't go as planned.
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Amazon Clinic Serves Up Message-Based Healthcare For Some Common Conditions
In an effort to get back into healthcare, Amazon is launching Amazon Clinic which will provide message-based communications with physicians for common ailments.
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Layoffs Reportedly Hit Amazon's Robotics Team As Big Tech Continues To Struggle
This month has proven difficult for staff at Twitter and Meta, and now it looks like Amazon may be joining their ranks as another big company hit by layoffs.
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Here's How Spacecraft Maneuver Around Space Debris
Space debris and space junk present a threat to satellites and spacecraft leaving the Earth and orbiting it. Here's how NASA deals with potential collisions.
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This Simple Programing Error Cost NASA $18 Million
NASA's failed Mariner 1 mission that the failed cost roughly $18 million at the time, now valued at $150 million.
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The Scary Truth About NASA's 'Smiling Sun' Photo
The "Smiling Sun" event was ranked as a G1. An "extreme" geomagnetic storm, or a G5, would set off a number of systemic problems,
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NASA SLS Stands Up To Hurricane Nicole And Artemis I Launch Date Remains 'On Track'
NASA affirms that the Space Launch System (SLS) takeoff is still targeted for 1:04 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
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How This Farming Robot Uses Lasers As Weed Killer
De-weeding crops is often a time and labor-intensive part of harvesting agriculture, but with the advancement of technology comes more efficient weed killing.
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NASA Confirms Discovery Of Underwater Artifacts From The Challenger Disaster
Documentary filmmakers, while searching for downed WWII aircraft, came across some pieces of the Challenger shuttle, which exploded in January 1986.
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The Complicated History Of Water On Mars And Why It Matters In The Search For Life
If you were to visit Mars today, you'd find a barren desert with almost certainly nothing alive there. But millions of years ago, Mars looked very different.
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NASA Changes Artemis 1 Launch Date Over Tropical Storm Concerns
NASA has been forced to delay its Artemis 1 mission, this time due to Tropical Storm Nicole and its heavy winds, which could potentially cause damage.
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The Bizarre Space Force Plane That Hasn't Landed In 2 Years
An unmanned space plane for the United States Space Force has been circling the Earth for over 900 days and continues operating to this day.
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Why Mars Has 15,000 Pounds Of Trash
All our space exploration has left behind mountains of trash on the surface of the moon and now Mars.
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This Week's Total Lunar Eclipse Is The Last One We'll See For 3 Years
We've got a total lunar eclipse coming out, and it'll be the last one stargazers will get to see for another three years. Here are all of the big details.
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