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New AI tool can help find alien life in the solar system
Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have developed a new AI technique that can determine if there is evidence for past or present life, or not, with 90% accuracy.
October 15, 2023
Psyche mission launch success! Priceless asteroid, here we come
The Psyche mission has successfully launched to a priceless asteroid. The spacecraft launched on a Falcon Heavy from KSC in Florida on October 13, 2023.
October 13, 2023
Bus-sized asteroid buzzed past Earth on Thursday
A bus-sized asteroid safely passed Earth less than 1/4 the distance to the moon at 12:52 UTC (7:52 am CDT) on October 12, 2023.
October 12, 2023
Lightning on Venus? It’s rare, if it exists, says a study
Is there lightning on Venus? Contrary to previous belief, a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests it is rare, if it even exists at all.
October 10, 2023
Why did VERITAS mission scientists travel to Iceland?
An international team of scientists recently studied volcanic activity on Iceland. The data will be used to prepare for the future VERITAS mission to Venus.
October 10, 2023
Confirmed! BlueWalker 3 satellite outshines 99% of stars
A new study - published in Nature on October 2, 2023 - confirmed that AST SpaceMobile's satellite BlueWalker 3 does outshine 99% of the stars.
October 4, 2023
World Space Week is October 4 to 10. Find events here
World Space Week runs every year from October 4 to 10. This year's theme is space and entrepreneurship. Find events near you here.
October 4, 2023
More galaxies like our Milky Way than previously thought?
New data shows galaxies like our Milky Way might have been 10 times more common in the early universe than previously believed.
October 2, 2023
Curiosity rover reaches ancient ridge of mud and boulders
After 3 attempts, NASA's Curiosity rover has finally reached a large ridge composed of ancient mud and rocks. The ridge preserves a record of Mars' wet past.
October 1, 2023
A Dyson sphere harvests the energy of stars
A Dyson sphere is a megastructure that could theoretically harvest all the energy of a star and supply an advanced alien civilization.
September 29, 2023
