For decades, we have seen Mars as a desolate landscape devoid of any signs of life. Attempt to identify ways of growing plants and food on the red planet have focussed on greenhouse like structures to enable plants to survive, that is, until now! A desert moss called ‘Syntrichia caninervis’ has been identified and it can grown in extreme environments like Antarctica and the Mojave Desert. A new study revealed the moss can survive Mars-like environments too including low temperatures, high levels of radiation and drought.
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Ariane 6 first liftoff
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Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered Europe into space taking with it a varied selection of experiments, satellites, payload deployers and reentry demonstrations that represent thousands across Europe, from students to industry and experienced space actors.
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches on long-awaited debut mission (video)
The new Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time ever today (July 9), opening a new chapter in European spaceflight history.
Lego Marvel Venomized Groot review
This Lego Marvel set packs in a venomous bite.
The James Webb Space Telescope finds a jeweled ring in the cosmos
A sparkling jeweled ring, created through a cosmic phenomenon called gravitational lensing, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
'Traffic jams' around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts
In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.
New 'A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead' story trailer will leave you speechless (video)
Saber Interactive just launched a frightening new story trailer for the horror video game "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead."
NOAA's upcoming GeoXO satellites could be 'weather-monitoring platform of the future'
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build NOAA's next generation GeoXO weather satellite constellation.
Ariane 6 VA262
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Launch of Ariane 6 VA262 on 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
SpaceX Starship landings could contaminate water ice on the moon
Could human landing systems touching down on the moon deliver water from their rocket exhaust plumes? New research says it's a possibility.
Wil Tirion, 1943–2024
Dutch astrocartographer Wil Tirion will be remembered as the creator of the most beautiful star maps and atlases of our time.
What are blazars?
Discover the fascinating world of blazars: their discovery, formation, and the science behind these energetic cosmic phenomena.
Are there more solar flares than expected during this solar cycle?
We explore why comparing the number of solar flares between solar cycles is more complicated than you may think and why many have got it wrong.
NASA Imagines a Catastrophic Asteroid Impact to Study How to Prevent it
The Netflix movie Don’t Look Up received plenty of accolades for its scarily realistic portrayal of a professor from Michigan State University attempting to warn the world about a civilization-ending asteroid impact. In reality, there are plenty of organizations in the US government and beyond whose job it is to find and avoid those impacts. And the best way to train them to do those jobs is to run scenarios and try to determine what actions would need to be taken. That was the idea behind the fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise, held at John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in April. NASA recently released a preliminary report on the results of the exercise, with a fully detailed one to come in August.
Vaonis Vespera II smart telescope review
The Vaonis Vespera II is probably the best smart telescope you can buy for the money. Simplicity, style and incredibly clear astrophotographs make it a fantastic instrument.
A Moon Base Will Need a Transport System
Through the Artemis Program, NASA will return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since Apollo 17 landed in 1972. Beyond this historic mission, scheduled for September 2026, NASA plans to establish the infrastructure that will enable annual missions to the Moon, eventually leading to a permanent human presence there. As we addressed in a previous article, this will lead to a huge demand for cargo delivery systems that meet the logistical, scientific, and technical requirements of crews engaged in exploration.
Quasars are 'cosmic signposts' pointing to rare supermassive black hole pairs
New research suggests that galaxies with quasars at their active hearts are seven times more likely to harbor elusive supermassive black hole binary paintings than other galaxies.
Watch a supermassive black hole trap a 'fluffy' disk in this simulation
A new computer simulation flies through tangled galaxies and zooms in on a black hole to dissect how these voids feats on surrounding matter.
