North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
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New black hole merger bolsters Hawking area theorem
Skip to content a black hole hunting machine Physicists spliced merger’s gravitational signal into isolated frequencies to determine surface areas. […]
Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters
“This is the first time we’ll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations.” A SpaceX Falcon 9 […]
Has Perseverance found a biosignature on Mars?
Interpreting the data is tricky because other non-biological processes could account for the findings. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Last year, we reported […]
SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”
SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight ended with […]
Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change
A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting […]
Nobel laureate David Baltimore dead at 87
Skip to content remembering a leading light Celebrated molecular biologist weathered late ’80s controversy to become Caltech president. Nobel Prize-winning […]
On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar
A Space Force spokesperson echoed these sentiments in a statement Friday. The spokesperson said the command’s mission “is to generate, […]
GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on […]
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Skip to content A 3D reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin, “jelly ice,” regenerating snail eyes, and more The virtual […]