An article featuring engineer Richard Spaulding discusses problems and shortcomings in NASA's lunar program. Spaulding shares his personal motivation for working in the space industry — the drive to make a real contribution to rocket launches.
Researchers analyzing dolphin sounds off the Atlantic coast found that the animals use different areas of water for hunting and for social interaction with each other. The results of the study were published in the journal PeerJ.
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The American nonprofit organization SkyTruth, using satellite imagery, artificial intelligence, and ship-tracking data, has calculated that oil slicks from ships and offshore platforms cover an area of the ocean comparable to the territory of Mongolia every year.
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Scientists have found that the wolves relocated to Isle Royale in 2018–2019 to save the population have generally managed to establish themselves, although they face challenges due to inbreeding and isolation. A new study shows that the pack's numbers have grown compared to the original two individuals remaining on the island in 2016.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 was recorded near Castle Rock, Washington State. The epicenter was located at a depth of approximately 17.7 km, with over a thousand people reporting that they felt the tremors.
Search and rescue technology developed with NASA's involvement has helped save five people in areas without cellular coverage. The system uses satellite communication to transmit distress signals from remote regions.
Low-lying clouds created an autumnal atmosphere in the western regions of Washington and Oregon states. Meanwhile, mountain areas near the coast remained above the cloud layer, staying in the sunshine.
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for October 3 features a self-portrait of a Mars rover taken on Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars. The image is accompanied by a brief explanation from a professional astronomer about the details of this region.
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) featured an image of an unusual optical phenomenon — supernumerary rainbows spotted in the sky above New Jersey. These delicate colored bands arise due to light diffraction in tiny water droplets and are considered a rare atmospheric phenomenon.
An earthquake with magnitude 4.2 was recorded near the city of Uauna, Washington State. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the threat of consequences is assessed as minimal (GREEN level), however, thousands of residents in the region felt the tremors.
NASA is seeking proposals for the development of technologies and infrastructure necessary for lunar exploration and the creation of a lunar base in the South Pole region. The deadline for submissions under the Broad Agency Announcement program has been extended, with clarification published on September 28, 2026.
NASA announced the full recovery of its remote station on Guam, which was damaged by super typhoon Mawar in 2023. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on September 10, completing more than three years of restoration work. The final and most complex reconstruction phase was completed by agency engineers on July 1.
Carbon dioxide capture technology originally developed by NASA for Mars missions is now being used by breweries to create carbonated beer. The innovation allows efficient capture and reuse of CO2 generated during the fermentation process.
A team of specialists at the Johnson Space Center is working on creating advanced robotic systems to support crews on future space missions. These robots are designed to increase the efficiency of astronauts' work, reduce risks, and expand the possibilities for exploring deep space.
NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally crushed a rock on May 30, 2024, revealing pure sulfur crystals inside. The discovery occurred on the 4200th Martian day of the mission and came as an unexpected find for scientists.
NASA has published an official portrait of astronaut Anil Menon, who will serve as flight engineer for Expedition-75. The photograph was taken at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
A Soyuz spacecraft with an expedition crew to the International Space Station has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The crew consists of NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.
Scientists using the IXPE X-ray telescope have for the first time directly measured the magnetic fields of pulsar PSR J1101−6101, located in a nebula known as the 'Lighthouse.' The study also incorporated data from the Chandra observatory.
On July 20, 1976, the Viking 1 lander successfully touched down on Mars. Approximately 40 minutes after confirmation of the successful landing, the mission transmitted the first photograph in history of the Martian surface taken from the landing site.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft captured a series of images of Mars during its close approach to the planet to perform a gravity maneuver between May 2 and 15, 2026. In the composite image, the crescent of Mars grows larger as the probe approaches.
At NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, specialists transported a 40-meter liquid hydrogen tank intended for the Artemis IV mission rocket. The tank was moved from the production shop to a separate testing building on the facility's 829-acre site.
The new crew members of the International Space Station have successfully arrived on board as part of Expedition-74. The team includes representatives from Roscosmos and NASA.
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kudh-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev landed on the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in Kazakhstan. The crew spent 241 days aboard the International Space Station as part of expeditions 73 and 74.
An illustration shows how charged particles from a solar storm interact with Mars's atmosphere, causing its loss. This phenomenon is being studied by NASA's MAVEN mission, which investigates atmospheric erosion processes on the Red Planet.
The MIRI instrument of the James Webb Space Telescope obtained detailed images of the Centaurus A galaxy, located relatively close to Earth. The images reveal the complex structure of dust and hidden activity at the center of this unusual galaxy.