Category: Science

SpaceX sets an ambitious timeline for getting to the Red Planet. SpaceX‘s billionaire founder Elon Musk says that despite Starship setbacks, the space company hasn’t taken its eyes off the ball — and that ball is big, red, and roughly 140 million miles away. In a 42-minute video posted to X on Thursday …

Perseverance has two microphones (but no turntable). A NASA rover ambling over the red desert planet for the past four years has been recording audio of Mars. In this alien world 156 million miles away in space, even the everyday whispers of wind and mechanical parts are exotic …

A bioacoustics algorithm is helping conservationists locate the tooth-billed pigeon. The Colossal Foundation has developed an AI algorithm that can detect the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon’s calls, helping conservationists locate the lost species. Partnering with the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS), Colossal Biosciences‘ nonprofit arm hopes that this technology will lead to more …

The ninth Starship flight wasn't a complete failure. Many reports following SpaceX’s ninth flight test for Starship on Tuesday emphasized disaster: The company’s massive rocket and uncrewed spacecraft exploded — again. But each demonstration has had specific objectives, and though Starship didn’t come close to acing them all this time, one in …

It's the third in a row to conclude with a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” SpaceX‘s ninth Starship test flight ended abruptly on Tuesday when the rocket experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” — the company’s favourite euphemism for “exploded.” It’s the third Starship test flight in a row to end in fiery failure, Elon Musk‘s space company …

Hubble has spotted a quirk of nature. When NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope snapped a picture of an elliptical galaxy, it caught something else in the frame: A bright, red arc of light wrapped around it. That glowing curve isn’t the sign of a broken telescope, but in fact another galaxy — about 19.5 …

This could rewrite the solar system's map. Just when you thought you knew all the worlds in the solar system, astronomers go and discover a new object that could rewrite the space map. This icy world, temporarily named 2017 OF201, could be a distant cousin of Pluto — and scientists mean “distant” quite …

New study investigates giant planet's early life. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to take shape, a pair of astronomers say. Two scientists at Caltech and the University of Michigan suggest that early Jupiter was at least double …

Here's why the new image may look funny. A Japanese commercial spacecraft has sent home another close-up image of the moon, its intended landing destination in a matter of days, but this picture can play tricks on the eyes. Tokyo company ispace released a fresh photo from its lunar lander Resilience as it orbits …

The announcement was made at a prestigious ceremony in Dubai, attended by senior UAE government officials, international space industry leaders, and media representatives.