Mars orbiter sees odd etchings in the sand | Space photo of the day for Jan. 20, 2025
Even though the Red Planet's atmosphere is thin, wind is still one of Mars' most relentless sculptors....
Even though the Red Planet's atmosphere is thin, wind is still one of Mars' most relentless sculptors....
i've been working with healthcare/biobank data and keep thinking about what "data moats" mean now that llms can ingest anything. some a16z piece from 2019 said moats were eroding — now the question se...
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first...
Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground....
Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10109-2 Author Correction: Anthropogenic influences on major tropical cyclone events...
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The sun has ejected the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years. The phenomenon caused auroras to light up the skies in some parts of the world....
NASA's first moonshot with astronauts in more than a half-century is set to take place as soon as early February. The moon rocket moves to the pad this weekend at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, with ...
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00190-y The accuracy of eyewitness evidence is questioned, and a fossil collection examined when a geological society moves its London...
Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth....
China’s commercial space sector logged 50 launches last year – more than half of the country’s total – underscoring the growing role of private players alongside the state-led space programme, with Be...
Dr. Sue Hwang, a radiation oncologist, said her own experience with breast cancer helped her see vulnerability as a strength instead of a weakness. Tim Brown Oncologist Sue Hwang was diagnosed with br...