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U.S. Launches 1st Human Spaceflight Mission to Earth’s Polar Regions

The crew will conduct 22 experiments aimed at advancing human health and performance in space. On Monday, the United States launched the world’s first human spaceflight mission over the Earth’s polar regions. RELATED: Nearly 2,000 U.S. Scientists Sound Alarm Over Trump’s Assault on Research A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying a four-member crew lifted off aboard […]

Stranded NASA Astronauts to Return Home Aboard Dragon Spacecraft

They have been stuck in space since last June due to technical problems of Boeing’s Starliner. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, are scheduled to return to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on Tuesday, according to NASA. RELATED: Hera Sends Images […]

Hera Sends Images of Mars and Its Moon Deimos

This planetary defense probe is on its way to visit the first asteroid whose orbit has been modified by human action. On Wednesday night, the planetary defense probe Hera captured images of the surface of Mars, as well as the face of Deimos, the smaller and more mysterious of the two Martian moons. RELATED: NASA […]

H5N1 Mutation Detected in U.S. Dairy Herds Prompts Caution on Pandemic Potential

The PB2 E627K mutation was detected in sequence data uploaded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four dairy cow herds, as this mutation could increase the risk of mammal-to-mammal transmission and disease severity. RELATED: […]

NASA Launches Two Space Missions on Single Rocket

SPHEREx and PUNCH were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. On Tuesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX launched two new missions on a single rocket to collect data from galaxies and the sun. RELATED: SpaceX Launches Two Lunar Landers to Moon on One Rocket The […]

China to Build Orbital Solar Power Plant

By 2050, the largest human-made object in space is expected to achieve the generation of 2 gigawatts of energy. During a conference at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Long Lehao, the chief designer of the Long March rockets and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, revealed that his country plans to build an […]

Fate of U.S. Lunar Module Athena is Uncertain

Intuitive Machines’s probe apparently tipped over when landing on the Moon’s south pole. On Thursday, U.S. company Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Athena touched down on the Moon, but its fate remains unclear as it may have fallen over while landing. RELATED: Chang’e-6’s Samples Suggest the Moon Once Had a Magma Ocean The uncrewed lander landed […]

Chang’e-6’s Samples Suggest the Moon Once Had a Magma Ocean

The Chang’e-6 mission accomplished humanity’s first-ever sampling from the far side of the moon. A new study of the lunar samples collected by China’s Chang’e-6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the moon was entirely covered by a molten “magma ocean” in the early stages after its birth, providing critical evidence for understanding the moon’s […]

Russian Scientists Develop Arctic Climate Monitoring System

A key component of this newly developed system is the Sea-Air-Wave Station. Scientists from Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed Russia’s first system for monitoring climate-active substances in the Arctic Ocean. RELATED: Brazil Proposes to Bring a Joint BRICS Position to the Climate Summit The system integrates both shipborne […]

NASA Rules Out Threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4 to Earth in 2032

However, NASA has slightly increased the probability of an impact on the Moon on the same date to 1.7%, though this is still considered a “very small” figure. Related: Mexican Micro Robots Set Out on a Mission to the Moon NASA confirmed this Monday that the asteroid 2024 YR4 will not pose a “significant threat” […]

Microsoft Creates New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

A quantum computer could exploit the strange and exceedingly powerful behavior of subatomic particles. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make a quantum computer that could accelerate the development of everything from batteries to medicines to artificial intelligence. RELATED: U.S. and UK Fail to […]

U.S. and UK Fail to Commit to Promoting Ethical and Open Artificial Intelligence

Participants at the Paris Summit pledged to prevent market concentration in the AI sector. On Tuesday, the United States and the United Kingdom did not sign the declaration issued by the Paris Action Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which calls for the application of this technology to be open and ethical. RELATED: California Governor Newsom […]

Chang’e-7 Mission to Land on Lunar South Pole for Water Ice Search

The Chinese probe will face extreme challenges, including temperatures below minus 100 degrees Celsius. On Monday, China Media Group reported that Chang’e-7 lunar probe, scheduled for launch in 2026, will target the moon’s south pole to search for water ice and test cutting-edge technologies critical for sustainable human activities on the moon. RELATED: SpaceX Launches […]

U.S. Congressional Staff Banned From Using DeepSeek

This is not the first time that Congress’s administrative authorities have restricted the use of an AI product for its employees. On Friday, Axios reported that the United States Congress has banned its employees from using DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) system. RELATED: DeepSeek Means a ‘Turning Point’ for AI Race, Former Google CEO […]