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Astrophotographers capture rare Jupiter and Mars encounter (photos)
On Aug. 14, Jupiter and Mars appeared closer together than they've been in over two years. Here are some of the best photos of this rare event.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 laptop review
When you look past its stunningly immersive and expansive display, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 begins to fall flat.
Scientists drill longest-ever piece of Earth's mantle from underwater mountain near 'Lost City'
Scientists just pulled the longest hunk of Earth's mantle from beneath the ocean.
Rocket Lab’s Mars-bound twin satellites – Blue and Gold – hit the road ahead of Blue Origin launch
The fully integrated EscaPADE satellites sit inside a clean room at Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Group facility in Long Beach, California. Image: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is gearing up for its first mission to another planet. In the fall, two of its spacecraft will hitch a ride onboard a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket to begin their 11-month trek to Mars.
How a quantum sensor on the ISS could revolutionize space exploration
Scientists are working on building a quantum sensor that could help us decode dark matter, probe solar system moons and more.
Here's what Boeing Starliner astronauts are doing on the ISS as NASA works on their ride home
NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are not idle while awaiting the decision on the conclusion of the first-ever astronaut mission aboard Boeing Starliner.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 16 – 25
Vega shines overhead as the zenith star at dusk. Jupiter and Mars are separating. When the Moon is just past full it poses next to Saturn — which, by no coincidence, is less than a month from opposition.
Watch Arctic Weather Satellite and Φsat-2 launch live
ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite and Φsat-2 missions are ready for lift-off from Vandenberg, California, with a target launch date of 16 August 2024.
The sun might've just had a record-breaking number of visible sunspots
For the first time in more than 20 years, the daily record for sunspots is likely to be broken during Solar Cycle 25.
Dino-Era Asteroid Came from the Outer Solar System
A new chemical analysis confirms the Chicxulub impactor was a fragile type of asteroid that formed in the outer solar system, unlike several other ancient impactors.
Intense solar storm opens '2-way highway' for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sun
Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet. In a rare cosmic feat last April, our planet returned the favor.
The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable
A team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away.
Save over $100 on these Vortex Crossfire HD binoculars
The Vortex Crossfire HD 10x42 binoculars are over $100 off on Amazon and one of the lowest prices we've seen.
The Supermoon Blue Moon is coming. Here's what to expect
Discover the August Supermoon Blue Moon. Learn what it is, when to see it, and what to expect from this stunning sight.
Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt
The presence of hydrated minerals, including possibly water-ice, might indicate an unexpected origin for Psyche, far from the sun.
Corel PaintShop Pro 2023 review
Is the latest incarnation of the Photoshop challenger worthy of a switch of allegiances? We put it to the test.
Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review
A U.S. nonprofit organization has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pause satellite megaconstellation launches until their environmental impact can be assessed.
Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity
NASA and its partners in the Artemis program want to find sustainable ways of building astronaut bases on the moon. An ISS experiment is investigating how.
SpaceX plans to launch 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit today
SpaceX plans to launch two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.
New Study Shows Mars Could be Terraformed Using Resources that are Already There
The idea of terraforming Mars, making its atmosphere and environment more Earth-like for human settlement, goes back decades. During that time, many proposed methods have been considered and put aside as “too expensive” or requiring technology well in advance of what we have today. Nevertheless, the idea has persisted and is often considered a part of long-term plans for establishing a human presence on Mars. Given the many plans to establish human outposts on the Moon and then use that infrastructure to send missions to Mars, opportunities for terraforming may be closer than we think.
