WASHINGTON DC - During the Nov. 19 NASA news conference on Comet 3I/ATLAS, the NASA panelists likened the new observations to fans at a baseball game, each holding a camera and photographing the action from a different angle. Only by comparing and contrasting all these views will our most complete understanding of 3I/ATLAS emerge. And the game's
WASHINGTON DC - NASA has just launched a new mission to keep tabs on a Manhattan-sized interstellar comet that’s acting unlike anything scientists have ever seen before. Known as Comet 3I/ATLAS, the mysterious object has been flashing red flags since it was first spotted back in July of this year. The International Asteroid Warning Network
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Air travel produces around 2.5 percent of all global CO2 emissions, and despite decades of effort in developing alternative fuels or more efficient aircraft designs, that number hasn't budged much. However, NASA – also the US's Aeronautics administration – has kept plugging away at trying to build a more sustainable future for air
LOS ANGELES -Researchers from Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have discovered a way to extend the life and performance of lithium-ion batteries, one of the most commonly used rechargeable batteries, according to an article from the school posted on Tech Xplore. From our cell phones to our laptops and even electric vehicles, many of us
NEW YORK - The surface of Mars, when compared with its past, might have habitable conditions, but present-day Mars is a dry desert terrain. New results obtained from the NASA MAVEN mission are explaining the enigma of the change in the image of Mars, which relates to solar wind and the unusual magnetic and electric
WASHINGTON DC - As NASA looks toward long-term lunar missions, a few problems have arisen -- specifically, how to create less trash in space and what to do with the trash that people create. That's why the US space agency started the LunaRecycle Challenge. This challenge is a two-phase competition, NASA says, focused on the
NEW YORK - In a remarkable leap for space exploration, Elon Musk and SpaceX have taken another bold step towards the future of interplanetary travel. On June 6, 2024, the highly anticipated fourth test flight of the Starship rocket captivated audiences worldwide. This mission demonstrated the ingenuity behind SpaceX’s ambitious goals and marked a significant
WASHINGTON DC - A rare warning has been issued over a solar storm that could affect Earth’s power supplies and knock out the internet. A severe geomagnetic storm watch was put out by the US’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration yesterday – the first such warning since January 2005. At that time, the highest dose
LONDON - Brits planning US holidays to New York City could find themselves only facing a five-hour flight time in the near future, thanks to a new 'wingless' plane design that looks like something out of a sci-fi film. The supersonic aircraft could transport up to 300 passengers and reach speeds of up to 1,141mph (Mach 1.5) - over
NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to land on the Moon, has made the extraordinary claim that aliens intervened to prevent nuclear warfare on Earth. The former Apollo 14 participant unveiled striking information about unidentified flying objects seen by military personnel during weapons tests. He disclosed how unusual vehicles were reported around crucial
