Meet Grace, the Hopping Robot That Will Dive Into the Moonβs Darkest Craters Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 15 February 2025 at 07:00 The first-of-its-kind lunar explorer will search for water ice, as it bounces in and out of craters.
Chunks of Alpha CentauriβOur Closest Stellar NeighborβMight Have Already Reached Us Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 14 February 2025 at 15:00 A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how much could already be here.
Bezosβ Blue Origin Cuts 10% of Jobs to Ramp Up Rocket Launches Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 14 February 2025 at 10:35 The company recently debuted its New Glenn rocket, which could rival SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.
Fireflyβs Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 14 February 2025 at 06:30 Blue Ghost fired its engines to escape Earth's gravitational tug and begin its journey to the Moon.
Vote Set to Make Muskβs Starbase an Official City After SpaceX Employees Push Petition Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 13 February 2025 at 11:35 Cameron County, Texas, is set to hold an election in May after SpaceX employees petitioned to make Starbase an official city.
Edits to Vera Rubinβs Biography Downplay the Need for Women in Science Amid Federal DEI Crackdown Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 12 February 2025 at 14:20 To comply with Trump's executive order about DEI, a federally funded telescope project has altered the biography of its namesake astronomer.
Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 12 February 2025 at 06:35 Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.
NASA Calls in Webb Telescope to Track Recently Identified Hazardous Asteroid Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 11 February 2025 at 07:22 The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are shifting, with the space rock now carrying a 1-in-48 chance of collision.
Boeing Warns of Hundreds of Layoffs With NASAβs Moon Rocket in Limbo Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 10 February 2025 at 14:00 The company cited "revisions to the Artemis program" as the reason behind the pending 400 job cuts.
The Odds of a Newly Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Keep Rising Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 10 February 2025 at 08:25 Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.
Solar Orbiter Captures Incredible Footage of Tiny Jets Near the Sunβs South Pole Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 8 February 2025 at 07:00 The jets were first discovered in 2023, and new evidence reveals they drive both fast and slow solar wind.
NASA Removes Employee Pronouns Following Trumpβs Executive Order, Report Claims Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 7 February 2025 at 10:05 The space agency is working to comply with an executive order targeting diversity and inclusion at federal agencies.
Trumpβs Political Stunt to βRescueβ ISS Astronauts Is Moving Forward Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 6 February 2025 at 13:55 NASA is reportedly reshuffling its ISS schedule to bring back the astronauts two weeks earlier than planned.
Trump Evicts Moon Rock From Oval Office, Returns It to NASA Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 6 February 2025 at 06:15 The Apollo Moon rock had been sitting in the Oval Office for the past four years before Trump's redesign.
Hereβs What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 5 February 2025 at 13:13 Bennu has a 1-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth in 2182, causing a global winter and drought.
NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About βWomen in Leadershipβ From Its Websites: Report Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 5 February 2025 at 09:02 "This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request."
Boeingβs Starliner Fiasco Has Now Burned Through $2 Billion Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 4 February 2025 at 09:25 The company may sell parts of its space business as it struggles to meet its end of a $4.3 billion contract with NASA.
NASA Puts Science Panels on Pause After Wave of Trump Orders Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 4 February 2025 at 06:50 After terminating its diversity programs, the space agency is reviewing whether several science committees are complying with presidential orders.
Indiaβs New Navigation Satellite Is Stranded in the Wrong Orbit After Thruster Glitch Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 3 February 2025 at 09:50 ISRO is exploring alternative uses for the satellite in its current orbit.
Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 26 January 2025 at 03:00 The puzzling discovery may force astronomers to rethink the origin of gamma ray bursts.