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Archive for December 10th, 2024

NASA tests high-tech software for future mission to search for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa

December 10th, 2024 by

NASA is developing autonomous software to recognize faults and hazards on worlds like Europa, and prevent or fix them without having to await commands from Earth.

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Learn how Pike and Number One met at Starfleet Academy in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum’ (exclusive)

December 10th, 2024 by

Spend time over the holidays with Pike and Number One in this latest ‘Star Trek’ adventure, “Strange New Worlds: Asylum” from Una McCormack.

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Geminid meteor shower fills the sky with ‘shooting stars’ in spectacular time-lapse photos

December 10th, 2024 by

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro of Portugal captured a stunning display of Geminid meteors in these spectacular time-lapse photos.

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Extremely rare, black ‘anti-auroras’ paint luminous ‘letter E’ above Alaska

December 10th, 2024 by

A “bizarre” E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space.

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‘Dune: Prophecy:’ ‘Twice Born:’ Plans go awry, people die, and what’s behind those blue eyes?

December 10th, 2024 by

A recap of “Dune: Prophecy” Episode 4, “Twice Born”

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James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter

December 10th, 2024 by

A team of astronomers just spotted dozens of tiny asteroids in JWST date — including the smallest ever seen in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to ‘small men’ on the internet: ‘I should have expected this.’

December 10th, 2024 by

The astronaut and MIT engineer’s monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: “Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat.”

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SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

December 10th, 2024 by

SpaceX just test-fired the Super Heavy first stage of its seventh Starship megarocket, which is being prepped for a launch in the coming weeks.

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