NASA forced to delay first Mars Helicopter flight
NASA’s Perseverance mission to Mars has been pretty much perfect thus far. The rover and its tiny helicopter companion landed on the Red Planet with …
Science
‘Mario Kart’ might teach us how to solve poverty
Looking for solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems like poverty, environmental sustainability, and agricultural struggles in developing regions can be absolutely mind-bending. There …
Here’s when you’ll finally be able to see the Mars helicopter fly
It’s now been well over a month since NASA’s Perseverance rover arrived on Mars. Along with it, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter landed safe and sound …
Elon Musk confirms that SpaceX is done trying to catch its rocket components
SpaceX has been wildly successful in just about every one of its efforts. The company was the first to make reusable rocket technology both safe …
This Mars image looks unreal, and it sort of is
The image you see above is the surface of Mars. I know that’s hard to believe since you normally see Mars in dusty, vaguely orangish …
Scientists just spotted nearly 50 totally new galaxies
You live on Earth. Earth is part of a planet-moon system that is part of the larger solar system. The solar system revolves around a …
SpaceX’s Starlink internet service just got a little more powerful
SpaceX might be struggling a bit when it comes to landing its big, shiny Starship prototypes, but the company’s other projects are moving along with …
NASA’s Perseverance is dealing with ridiculous cold temperatures
When you see images from the surface of Mars it looks a lot like deserts here on Earth. It’s dry and dusty and barren, and …
The dinosaur-killing asteroid gave Earth its rainforests, study says
When you imagine what the planet was like during the time of the dinosaurs it might be tempting to imagine the long-extinct creatures crawling through …
This new photo shows the scale of the massive Perseverance rover
You don’t even have to be a science fan or spaceflight junkie to know about NASA’s Mars rovers. It’s big news when the space agency …
This is what rain is like on other planets
Rain on Earth is something that we’ve come to know well. It’s relatively predictable in size and shape, and while we’re noticing more extreme weather …
This dolphin ‘stampede’ is absolutely bonkers
If you hand over a chunk of cash to go on a whale-watching excursion on the ocean you can expect to see some whales, and …
Nature is a natural antidepressant, study finds
Humans spend huge chunks of their lives indoors. We often work indoors, we sleep indoors, we cook most of our meals indoors and we often …
We finally know why SpaceX’s latest Starship exploded
SpaceX’s Starship program has been moving along nicely for some time now. The company has been conducting ever more ambitious flight tests as it creeps …
NASA’s Perseverance rover sends back awesome image of ‘rainbow’ on Mars
Rainbows are one of those things that can get just about anyone to stop and glance toward the sky. They’re cool to look at and …
If you take this common medication, stop what you’re doing and contact your doctor
When you take a medication that affects your brain it’s always important to be on the lookout for potential side effects. Positive changes in mood, …
Scientists just figured out how long humans were apex predators
You probably don’t feel like it when you dribble some raspberry filling from your jelly donut onto your shirt on a Monday morning, but you …
Scientists figured out a cool way to read your brain
Among the many buzzy pet projects and aspirations which you sometimes hear tech moguls like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg talk about that fall outside …
SpaceX had to make a special trip to a farmer’s house
When a rocket is launched it pushes its payload into space, but once its job is done there’s always a question of where it might …
It was a cold night for NASA’s Mars helicopter
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been stealing most of the science headlines as of late, but we can’t forget about the other vehicle that made the …
If this scientist is right, we’re going to find aliens very soon
People were dreaming of the day when we might finally discover an alien civilization long before we had the kind of telescope technology that do …
A new study says humans might have the genetic capability to spit venom
All living creatures evolve over the years, adapting to their immediate living conditions in order to survive. That includes humans as well, who have evolved …
NASA just revealed how much the pandemic has cost them, and it’s insane
The coronavirus pandemic set everyone back in one way or another. We’ve put our lives on hold for a year or more just waiting for …
Harvard scientists just discovered a major cause of baldness
We’re all different in an endless number of ways. From our height to our eye color, there are things that define who each of us …
This Hubble image is so incredible you’ll swear it’s fake
Science-fiction flicks have really skewed our perception of what various features of the universe look like. It’s become so easy to make fake planets, galaxies, …
Perseverance found a weird rock on Mars, and scientists can’t identify it
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been on Mars for a little while now. It landed successfully in late February and spent a good chunk of March …
NASA is dumping dirt on its InSight lander on purpose
NASA’s InSight lander has been chilling out on Mars for many months now. NASA has had an incredible string of luck with its Mars missions …
If you have this bottled water, stop drinking it immediately
When a company has a problem with one of its food products and the FDA gets involved, a health alert or recall is often the …
There are X-rays coming from Uranus
Uranus is big, cold, and mysterious. As the second-furthest planet from the Sun, it’s rather difficult for researchers here on Earth to study it without …
Scientists just beat diamonds at their own game
Diamonds are precious. They’re valued for their beauty but they also have some incredible real-world applications. Thanks to its incredible hardness, diamond is often used …
