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Archive for May 11th, 2022

Water may have been on Mars much more recently than scientists thought, China’s rover suggests

May 11th, 2022 by

Evidence is growing that Mars, now cold and dry, had liquid water running on its surface much more recently than previously thought.

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China’s Mars rover Zhurong is hunkering down for its 1st Red Planet winter

May 11th, 2022 by

China’s Zhurong Mars rover is adjusting to its first winter on the Red Planet while its companion orbiter continues to map the world from above.

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SpaceX’s Crew-3 astronauts dish on their action-packed 6 months in orbit

May 11th, 2022 by

From dodging space debris to welcoming the first-ever fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission had a very eventful six months off Earth.

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Scientists peer inside a Mars meteorite to check for signs of a habitable world

May 11th, 2022 by

Liquid water once shaped the rock inside a meteorite from Mars, but likely did not support any microbial life, a new study finds.

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The Chandrasekhar limit: Why only some stars become supernovas

May 11th, 2022 by

The Chandrasekhar limit determines whether a star ends its life as a smoldering white dwarf or explodes in a supernova becoming a neutron star or black hole.

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Save $120 on the Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K 3D printer

May 11th, 2022 by

Grab a huge discount on a 3D printer that features top-quality specs that are sure to impress.

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Cretaceous asteroid armageddon ignites TV screens in ‘Dinosaur Apocalypse’

May 11th, 2022 by

‘Dinosaur Apocalypse,’ a PBS NOVA special narrated by Sir David Attenborough, attempts to reconstruct the day Earth was hit by an asteroid 66 million years ago.

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Get the Terraforming Mars video game for free right now from Epic Games

May 11th, 2022 by

The PC version of “Terraforming Mars” for free right now from Epic Games, but act fast.

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