Mars life explorer should include an agnostic life finder

Artist’s concept of the Mars Life Explorer. Credit: Amy Williams Searching for life on Mars has been an explicit goal of the astrobiological community for decades. However, they have not…

Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector review

Specification Size: 9.6 x 4.3 x 12.8 inches Weight: 1.25lbs Bulb Type: LED Laser: Yes Control: On unit Rotation: No Sleep timer: No Speaker: Built-in voice, no Bluetooth speaker It’s…

Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day

Captured at a location called Falbreen, on May 26, 2025, 96 images were stitched together to create this 360-degree view. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover…

This Marvel Infinity Gauntlet Lego set is now 42% cheaper

Safe from the evil clutches of Thanos, you can pick up the impressive and detailed Lego Marvel Infinity Gauntlet set, which, for the price, has to be one of the…

NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon and Mars

Signed by acting administrator Sean Duffy, the July 31 memo is the latest sign of the agency’s shift towards prioritizing human space exploration over scientific research under President Donald Trump’s…

Celebrities in space quiz: S Do you know the stars among the stars?

Space: it’s no longer just for astronauts in bulky suits. In recent years, some of the world’s most recognizable celebrities have strapped in and blasted off into microgravity. From billionaires…

Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity picks up new skills

This view of tracks trailing NASA’s Curiosity was captured July 26, 2025, as the rover simultaneously relayed data to a Mars orbiter. Combining tasks like this more efficiently uses energy…

Sunrise hits SpaceX’s Crew-11 rocket on the pad photo of the day for August 4, 2025

Crew-11 was the eleventh operational crewed mission that SpaceX has launched for NASA under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), a partnership launched in the 2010s to return astronaut launches…

‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. “India is on the Moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the…

Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field

An area of deep space with thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes. Most are circles or ovals, with a few spirals. More distant galaxies are smaller, down to…