Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning…
This document defines an optional extension to the Simple Two-way Active Measurement Protocol (STAMP) that enables a Session-Reflector to send asymmetrical pack…
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La missione SpaceX Crew-13 della NASA è prevista per lanciare quattro astronauti alla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale il 1° ottobre. Il Dragon potrebbe raggiun…
Dopo sette anni di lavoro, il telescopio canadese CHIME ha ottenuto una misurazione dell'energia oscura dal 2019. Sono previsti ulteriori studi per ampliare la …
Galassie, vaste collezioni di miliardi di stelle, gas e polvere tenute insieme dalla gravità, sono sparse nell'immensità dello spazio. Ma ogni tanto, si verific…
Due mesi dopo la notizia bomba che un gruppo di agenti aveva violato la sicurezza e hackerato i computer dell'azienda di intelligenza artificiale Hugging Face, …
A review of more than 265,000 people found that cannabis use was associated with higher rates of both committing violence and becoming a victim of it. The resea…
A disturbance characterized by above-normal sea levels is spreading up the Pacific coast of Central and North America, and it could make the damage from predict…
Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept. 30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload. NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their…
Astronomers have found strong evidence that some mysterious, minutes-long X-ray flashes are produced when two neutron stars collide and create a magnetar. One r…
A newly discovered exoplanet orbits its star backward, and it's a mystery why. The system and others like it could shed light on how some complex planetary syst…
NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6,…
Scientists have developed and experimentally demonstrated a long-sought method for identifying W states, an important form of multi-photon quantum entanglement.…
Regular exercise makes our immune cells more vigilant, potentially contributing to better long-term health, a new study finds.…
NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-bas…
Wild blacktip sharks can detect low-frequency sounds from nearly 250 feet away, according to experiments conducted off the Florida coast. The sharks not only he…
Saturn is about to reach its annual opposition this week, when it appears at its brightest and biggest all year and becomes the only planet visible all night.…
This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the Inte…
The War Department is working with industry partners to deploy the latest and greatest American artificial intelligence models and platforms, officials said tod…
A huge genomic and fossil study suggests bats first evolved in Europe around 65 to 60 million years ago before spreading across the globe. The findings also ind…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover marked 5,000 Martian days by capturing morning and afternoon views that were blended into a striking Mars “postcard.” The panorama shows …
The 2026 tropical cyclone season in the northeastern and central Pacific basins has been busy. By September 28, the number of named storms in the region had gro…