NASAβs Solar Probe Will Make History on Christmas Eve by Zooming Closer to the Sun Than Ever Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 23 December 2024 at 04:00 At 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface, Parker Solar Probe will be the closest a human-made object's ever been to our host star.
NASA Plans for βContinuous Heartbeatβ in Space After ISS Retirement Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 21 December 2024 at 03:00 The space agency is looking to maintain human presence in the microgravity environment as it transitions to commercial stations.
NASAβs Proposed Mars βChopperβ Is Ingenuity on Steroids Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 20 December 2024 at 13:20 The otherworldly helicopter, with its 36 blades, is the size of an SUVβa major upgrade from Ingenuity's four blades.
Two Lunar Landers Are Headed for Ancient Impact Sites. What You Need to Know Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 20 December 2024 at 07:35 SpaceX is gearing up to send a duo of landers to the Moon this January.
Japanese Startupβs Second Orbital Launch Attempt Ends in Failure as Kairos Rocket Self-Destructs Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 18 December 2024 at 18:10 As a result of the failure, Japan's private sector has yet to independently place a satellite in Earth orbit.
SpaceX Reportedly Lost Communication With Private Astronaut Mission Before Historic Spacewalk Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 18 December 2024 at 12:35 The incident raises concerns about companies failing to disclose issues during commercial spaceflight missions.
Boeingβs Stranded Astronauts Will Have to Stay on the ISS for Even Longer Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 18 December 2024 at 07:45 The crew launched to the ISS in June for a week-long mission but will end up spending an unplanned nine months in space.
Amateur Astronomers Pinpoint Voyager 1 Using Vintage 1950s Telescope After Glitch Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 17 December 2024 at 11:00 The Dwingeloo telescope, designed to observe signals at low frequencies, detected the farthest human spacecraft when it went dark earlier this year.
The Soaring Highs and Deflating Lows of Commercial Spaceflight in 2024 Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 16 December 2024 at 07:10 This year, private space companies were put to the test. Some thrived under pressure, while others crashed and burned.
Stars Like Our Sun Explode With βSuperflaresβ Every 100 Years, Study Suggests Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 12 December 2024 at 11:00 A survey of Sun-like stars found that they produce a superflare roughly once per century.
SpaceX Retrieves Starship Fragments off Australian Coast Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 12 December 2024 at 07:20 Starship's upper stage survived reentry and splashed down in the Indian Ocean following the rocket's sixth test flight.
Thousands of Satellites Shift Position as the Sun Unleashes Violent Outbursts Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 11 December 2024 at 09:40 The recent geomagnetic storms have resulted in a mass migration of satellites in low Earth orbit.
Enigmatic βDark Cometsβ Come in Two Distinct Types, Study Finds Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 10 December 2024 at 13:55 They look like asteroids, but act like comets.
Warm and Sunny Weather on Mars Could Mean Disaster for Future Missions Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 10 December 2024 at 09:55 Scientists have identified surprising weather patterns underlying Mars' notorious dust storms.
NASA Astronaut Captures Stunning Photo of Galactic Pair From ISS Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 10 December 2024 at 03:00 Don Pettit packed a home-made tracker to space, allowing him to bless our timelines with long-exposure images.
Space Startup Spins the Living Crap Out a Satelliteβand It Actually Survived Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 9 December 2024 at 12:30 The record-breaking milestone takes SpinLaunch one step closer to its goal of flinging satellites into space with a gigantic catapult.
Can Billionaire Space Tourist Jared Isaacman Save NASA? Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 9 December 2024 at 05:00 NASA is facing an identity crisis, with budget woes, outdated policies, and aging infrastructure threatening the space agency.
NASAβs Return to the Moon: Well, Thereβs Good News and Bad News Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 5 December 2024 at 13:40 NASA addressed doubts about the Artemis program and Orion's heat shield at a press conference held earlier today, sharing mixed updates about the lunar program.
Trump Taps Billionaire Space Tourist Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 4 December 2024 at 12:15 Isaacman served as commander on two SpaceX trips to space, and is a close ally to Elon Musk.
Watch Vega-C Rocket Make a Long-Awaited Return After 2022 Disaster [Update] Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 4 December 2024 at 10:25 The European rocket lifted off for the first time in 2022, but a troubling motor issue led to a mission failure.