Japan and NASA plan a historic lunar RV roadtrip together
Japan has offered to provide the United States with a pressurized moon rover—in exchange for a reserved seat on the...
Deep Space
What is matter? It’s not as basic as you’d think.
A little less than one-third of the universe—around 31 percent—consists of matter. A new calculation confirms that number; astrophysicists have...
Citizen scientists can join a ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse radio experiment
Every year or two, the solar system lines up just right, with the moon casting a shadow over part of...
ADHD may have evolved to give us foraging superpowers
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
Internet use dipped in the eclipse’s path of totality
New data indicates a once-in-a-generation eclipse is a pretty surefire way to convince people to finally log off the internet—at...
The full sensory experience of eclipse totality, from inside an Audi convertible
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Heliophysics Division studies the nature of the sun and everything it touches. That includes the Earth,...
It’s on! Three finalists will design a lunar rover for Artemis
NASA has announced three finalists to pitch them their best moon car ideas by this time next year to use...
Watch a space station habitat prototype pop like water balloon
At first glance, everything seems solid. Then, a small rip begins to spread across the middle of the structure as...
NASA is designing a time zone just for the moon
What time is it on the moon? Well, right now, that’s somewhat a matter of interpretation. But humanity is going...
What SpaceX—and anyone else going to the moon—can learn from the prep for Starship’s next launch
On April 20, the most powerful rocket ever flown stood on a launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas, its stainless...
Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives a second brutal lunar night
SLIM, Japan’s first successful lunar lander, isn’t going down without a fight. After making history—albeit upside down—in January, the Smart...
This is the most cosmically perfect time in history
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
