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NASA squeezed Treasury, vibe coded, and broke the mold in bid to save Swift
“We did some really, really cool stuff. I’m absolutely gutted we weren’t able to get further.” Katalyst engineers attach Link […]
With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
NASA’s PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost. Artist’s illustration of […]
Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
Just to be safe, put two rings on it Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two […]
Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
“Black hole stars,” making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more. Astronomers have discovered a “black hole star,” an […]
Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way’s central black hole
Over time, the orbit of the newly discovered star will depend on whether Sgr A* is spinning. Credit: ESO/GRAVITY/L. Calçada […]
The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon’s shadow
With his plan accepted, Léna began organizing experiments for the historic flight. Flying at nearly 17 km above the Earth’s […]
The world’s biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun’s surface
We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see. Wherever two fluids slide past […]
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles, Betelgeuse’s companion star. The Boy of Cerro El […]
We’ve seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet’s atmosphere
If the large, rocky planet is losing helium, then we can infer what is left behind. Most of the gas […]