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What Would be in a Moon Salad?
Imagine you’re a lunar astronaut, putting in a hard day’s work building your lab or excavating moon rocks. You get back into the hab and ask, “What’s for dinner?” The answer could be “We’re starting with a Moon salad” featuring lettuce and other goodies grown on the lunar surface. It’s an idea scientists are researching as part of a project called LunarPlant, an effort to figure out ways to grow healthy veggies on the Moon.
JWST’s MIRI Instrument is Having Problems Again
Last week, NASA shared a blog post saying they detected a sensor glitch associated with the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). For some reason, the sensor for MIRI’s Medium Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) is receiving less light than expected at the longest wavelengths.
Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe has an antenna glitch in deep space
A European radar instrument was designed to penetrate ice on Jupiter's icy moons. But now the JUICE mission is having issues deploying an antenna key to sending data back to Earth.
You Don't Want to Be Within 160 Light-Years of a Supernova
Supernovae are incredibly common in the universe. Based on observations of isotopes such as aluminum-26, we know that a supernova occurs on average about every fifty years in the Milky Way alone. A supernova can outshine a galaxy, so you wouldn’t want your habitable planet to be a few light years away when it goes off. Fortunately, most supernovae have occurred very far away from Earth, so we haven’t had to concern ourselves with wearing sunscreen at night. But it does raise an interesting question. When it comes to supernovae, how close is too close? As a recent study shows, the answer depends on the type of supernova.
Curiosity rover on Mars gets a brain boost to think (and move) faster
NASA's Curiosity rover has spent more than 10 years exploring the Red Planet. Now the mission has new software allowing the rover to explore Mars more efficiently.
'Star Trek: Picard' actor and director Jonathan Frakes talks playing Riker again in exclusive interview excerpt
'Star Trek: Picard' actor and director Jonathan Frakes talks playing Riker again in an interview excerpt from the upcoming "Star Trek Explorer #7."
China's Zhurong Mars rover finds signs of recent water activity on Red Planet
Data from China's Zhurong Mars rover reveals evidence of water activity on tiny dunes, suggesting parts of the Red Planet were shaped by salty water as recently as 400,000 years ago.
Big telescope deal spotted: Unistellar eVscope 2 is $600 off
The $600 saving means it's Amazon's lowest-ever price on the telescope.
Seismic waves inside Mars' core hint at how it became hostile to life
Using the InSight lander scientists have measured seismic waves traveling through the core of Mars for the first time gathering clues as to why the Red Planet may not be fit for life.
SpaceX clears Falcon Heavy for liftoff after launch pad lightning strike
Lightning strikes Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night, with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket awaiting liftoff. Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX says engineers completed checks of the Falcon Heavy rocket, its satellite payloads, and ground systems at the Kennedy Space Center after a lightning strike on the launch pad’s tower Thursday night, part of a wave of severe weather that forced officials to delay the launch attempt.
'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi' returns to theaters ahead of its 40th anniversary
"Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" returns to theaters on April 28 for the 40th anniversary of the thrilling conclusion to the original trilogy.
Virgin Galactic spacecraft makes first glide since historic spaceflight, aims for space
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity took once again to the skies on April 26 for a glide test. The next step will be a test flight in space ahead of launching commercial service, officials said.
New 'Silo' trailer dives deep underground into Apple TV+'s upcoming sci-fi series
Apple TV+ releases the full trailer for their prestigious new sci-fi series, "Silo," based on Hugh Howey's bestselling trilogy of novels.
Save up to $90 on the DJI Mini 3, our top-ranked drone for beginners
Fly away with some top drone deals from the DJI store where the DJI Mini 3 drone and bundles are up to $90 off.
China possibly adding helicopter, 6-legged robot to its Mars sample return mission
New details are emerging about China's upcoming Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission that include a possible helicopter drone and six-legged robotic rover.
Work continues to deploy Juice RIME antenna
Juice’s ice-penetrating RIME antenna has not yet been deployed as planned. During the first week of commissioning, an issue arose with the 16-metre-long Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna, which is preventing it from being released from its mounting bracket.
Watch SpaceX launch 2 telecom satellites, land rocket at sea today
SpaceX will launch two satellites for the telecom company SES today (April 28) and land a rocket at sea, weather permitting, and you can watch the action live.
James Webb Space Telescope spots huge galactic protocluster in the early universe (photo)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted seven galaxies that are part of a developing galactic cluster just 650 million years after the Big Bang.
