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Hayabusa2 Left a Dark Spot Where it Touched Down on Ryugu. Engineers Aren’t Sure Why
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Ryugu, which mission controllers noticed after the spacecraft touched down on the…
Signs that Ancient Rivers Flowed Across the Surface of Mars, Billions of Years Ago
Billions of years ago, Mars was likely a much warmer and wetter place than the cold, dry, barren world we…
Mars One, the Plan to Make a Reality Show on Mars, is Bankrupt
According to multiple sources, Mars One - the organization intent on crowdsourcing the colonization of Mars - is apparently bankrupt.
New SpaceX Raptor Engine Beats the Chamber Pressure of Russia’s RD-180 Engine, According to Elon Musk
Elon Musk posted the results of the Raptor engine's recent test-firing, and claims it broke an almost 20-year old record!
Elon Musk’s New Plan is to Get to the Moon as Fast as Possible
With his latest update, Musk shared the first test-firing of the Raptor rocket, and indicated there would be some changes…
Astronomers Aren’t Pleased About a Russian Plan to Put Billboards in Space
It was bound to happen. While the rest of us look up at the night sky, and wonder at what…
Uh oh, Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 is Down
On January 8th, an important piece of equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope went down. The Wide Field Camera 3…
India is Going to be Sending Three People to Space in Three Years
The government of India recently announced that it will be sending a crew of three to space in 2022, and…
Prototype Version of the SpaceX Starship with a Stainless Steel Skin is Under Construction
Elon Musk recently provided updates on the mini-Starship prototype that will making a test flight next year, including the fact…
Russian Cosmonaut says that the Hole in the ISS was Drilled From the Inside
According to statements from cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, the hole found in the ISS was drilled from the inside and the…