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Why Is Mars Red? Scientists Have A New Theory

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether Mars once supported life?

This NASA Mission Could Reveal Where The Building Blocks Of Life Originated

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:45:00 +0000

In an epic NASA mission, SPHEREx will take large-scale images of the sky, observing hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies.

How Training In Submarines Helps Prepare Astronauts For Space Travel

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 13:45:33 +0000

Although the deep seas and space seem like opposites, there are actually enough similarities between them that their study can reveal insights.

4 Ways NASA Is Using AI For Space Exploration

staff@slashgear.com (Olivia Richman) — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:00:05 +0000

Artificial intelligence is making a huge splash now, but NASA saw its potential long ago. Here are four ways AI is helping the U.S. explore space.

What Do Starlink Satellites Look Like And Can You Track Them?

staff@slashgear.com (Cody D. Campbell) — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:15:22 +0000

How do you spot a Starlink satellite from the ground? What do they look like up close? Is there any way of tracking their paths? Find out here.

4 Space Projects You May Not Have Realized Kawasaki Is Involved In

staff@slashgear.com (Nadeem Sarwar) — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:45:34 +0000

Kawasaki might be better known for its dirt bikes, but it actually has a hand in some of the most sophisticated aeronautical tech out there.

NASA Wants To Explore Distant Ocean Planets With These Robots

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:45:11 +0000

The next phase of robotic research of ocean worlds is the development of underwater explorers.

A Supernova Could Help Uncover The Universe's Most Mysterious Substance

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:15:45 +0000

Scientists hope to use a gamma ray telescope to observe a future supernova to help prove the existence of dark matter.

Asteroids And Earth's Fate: Are We Really Prepared To Prevent A Catastrophe?

staff@slashgear.com (Cassidy Ward) — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:30:24 +0000

Humanity is better prepared than ever before to prevent a large asteroid from crashing into Earth, but there's more work, and surveillance, to be done.

This Planet Shows What Earth Might Look Like In 8 Billion Years' Time

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:45:26 +0000

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the future might look like.

3 Surprising Things ISS Astronauts Are Absolutely Banned From Doing

staff@slashgear.com (Jonathan H. Kantor) — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:15:03 +0000

Living aboard the ISS may seem like a dream come true, and you might be right, but everything astronauts are banned from doing might make you think twice.

Why SpaceX Ditched Landing Gear For 'Chopsticks' On Starship

staff@slashgear.com (Damir Mujezinovic) — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:23:27 +0000

SpaceX made history when it successfully caught the Starship's Super Heavy booster in "chopstick" arms. Here is why it no longer uses landing gear.

12 Of The Most Important Satellite Launches In History

staff@slashgear.com (Andrew Ekuwem) — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:30:34 +0000

Satellite history is littered with "firsts." Many early space launches constituted key moments in the Cold War space race and the progression of science.

5 Of The Most Futuristic Features Of SpaceX's EVA Suits

staff@slashgear.com (Michael Bruton) — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:30:18 +0000

SpaceX space suits look pretty different to the bulky design we've all grown used to seeing from NASA. So what makes the company's designs so different?

Mars Has Creepy Geological 'Spiders' And Researchers Have Recreated Them On Earth

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 01:15:19 +0000

The surface of Mars is covered in spider-like patterns, but how they formed has long been a mystery. Researchers at NASA may have just figured it out.

10 International Collaborations That Pushed Space Exploration Into The Future

staff@slashgear.com (Mike Bedard) — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 18:30:07 +0000

The United States may have landed on the moon first, but to achieve the most out of it, space exploration is really more of a team effort.

The Evolution Of The Telescope, From Galileo To Hubble And Beyond

staff@slashgear.com (Cassidy Ward) — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:30:26 +0000

Astronomers have constructed telescopes of every kind - massive observatories designed to pick up faint traces of light across space.

How Scientists Research Astronauts' Mental Health In Space

staff@slashgear.com (Georgina Torbet) — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:15:40 +0000

It's very important that space agencies support the mental health of astronauts. That's why there are various experiments on this topic going on right now.

Stranded NASA Astronauts Are Ditching Boeing Spacesuits For SpaceX Gear: Here's Why

staff@slashgear.com (Damir Mujezinovic) — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:17:59 +0000

The Boeing Starliner mission is set to return without its astronauts. Now, these stranded astronauts are ditching their spacesuits for SpaceX gear.

Everything We Know About SpaceX's New Raptor 3 Engine

staff@slashgear.com (Cody D. Campbell) — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:15:59 +0000

SpaceX has announced its third-generation reusable methane-oxygen staged combustion engine, the Raptor 3. This is what we know.