After each use of one of the tools at the end of the Perseverance rover’s arm, the mission’s engineering team always takes images of the tool to make sure everything is still in working order.
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Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best
Journey into the strange new worlds of the Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best. Live long and get some popcorn.
Saturn at opposition: See the Lord of the Rings at its best this month
On Sunday night (August 14th), Saturn arrives at opposition, when it lies on the opposite side of the sky from the sun.
Save £400 on the Celestron Advanced VX 8 Edge HD telescope
This Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is the complete night sky-viewing package and you can now save £400 on it.
Webb Telescope Shatters Distance Records, Challenges Astronomers
Distant galaxies in Webb images suggest we need to rethink star and galaxy evolution in the early universe.
X-Men movies in order: Chronological & release order
22 years, 13 movies, and a whole load of time travel shenanigans later, we’re still trying to figure out how to watch the X-Men movies in order.
Anti-satellite weapons: History, types and purpose
With the satellite network being a key component of modern life on Earth, space is now a major battleground for countries looking to get ahead of their competitors.
Big new Chinese rocket lofts 6 experimental satellites on debut launch (video)
The solid-fueled Lijian 1 rocket, also referred to as ZK-1A, lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on July 27, carrying six satellites into orbit on its debut flight.
Scientists spot baby alien planet that might be forming moons
Scientists using a powerful telescope array spotted gas and a possible young exoplanet in a cloud of gas and dust surrounding a distant star.
Astronomers plan to fish an interstellar meteorite out of the ocean using a massive magnet
Astronomers are planning a fishing trip to land an extraterrestrial interloper on Earth: a small meteorite from another star system that crashed into the Pacific Ocean in January 2014.
The James Webb Space Telescope makes stunning images thanks to these engineering solutions
A group of engineers was tasked with designing a space telescope that would change the way we see our universe. Just one problem: much of the technology they would need didn't exist.
Falcon 9 rocket deploys SpaceX’s 3,000th Starlink internet satellite
This long exposure photo shows SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaking into the sky over the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday night. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography
Fifty-two satellites are on the way to join SpaceX’s Starlink internet network after a sky-lighting blastoff from the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday night, a mission that included the 3,000th spacecraft to launch for the Starlink constellation.
It’s Been 10 Years Since Curiosity Landed on Mars, and the Rover is Still Going Strong
For a spacecraft that’s traveled millions of kilometers across space and driven on the surface of Mars, Curiosity is holding up pretty darned well. That’s the assessment from the operations team at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This week they celebrated ten years of the rover’s exploration across one of the more forbidding terrains in the solar system.
SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster for 1st time ahead of Starship orbital test flight (photo)
SpaceX fired up a Super Heavy booster on the launch pad today (Aug. 9) for the first time ever, notching a big milestone in the development of its Starship deep-space transportation system.
The last supermoon of the year rises Thursday: Watch it online for free
Watch the last supermoon of the year rise over Rome with the Virtual Telescope Project's free livestream, which starts on Aug. 12 at 1:30 a.m. ET.
'The Orville' Season 3 finale gives us Moclan mating rituals, Malloy's missing egg sandwich and more
Other seasons of sci-fi shows come and go, but 'The Orville' will almost certainly be missed the most.
Northrop Grumman picks Firefly to replace Russian engines on Antares rocket
Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket is about to get an all-American upgrade with the help of Firefly Aerospace.
President Biden signs CHIPS Act, approving International Space Station extension to 2030
Today (Aug. 9), President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act, which includes a NASA authorization bill — the first one to pass Congress in five years.
Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, but don't expect much
The peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower shares the sky with August’s full moon this week, meaning it will be difficult to view the iconic shooting stars.
'Cosmic butterfly' wings shimmer in image of violently colliding galaxies
Astronomers have spotted the initial stages of a clash and merger between two spiral galaxies using the Gemini North telescope, offers a glimpse at the fate of our galaxy.
Live coverage: Fifty-two more Starlink satellites set for launch today
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-26 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
