Asteroid Mining Startup Loses Its Spacecraft Somewhere Beyond the Moon Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 6 March 2025 at 13:13 AstroForge's attempt to launch the first commercial deep space mission fell apart shortly after liftoff.
Intuitive Machines Lander Reaches Lunar Surface but May Be on Its Side Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 6 March 2025 at 07:52 Athena got to the lunar surface Thursday afternoon, but the spacecraft's exact position is not yet clear.
NASA Shuts Off Voyager Science Instrument, More Power Cuts Ahead to Keep Both Probes Going Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 6 March 2025 at 03:00 The twin probes should operate for about a year before the team is forced to shut off yet more instruments.
Starliner Astronauts Refuse to Play Into Trump, Muskβs Ploy to Politicize βRescueβ Mission Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 5 March 2025 at 11:05 The president is trying to pull a political stunt by claiming to rescue the two astronauts, but the Starliner crew shut it down.
Firefly Releases Stunning Footage of Blue Ghost Landing on the Moon Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 4 March 2025 at 13:35 Blue Ghost not only aced its touchdown, it filmed a breathtaking video in the process.
Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts Starship Flight 8 After Explosion Rained Debris Over the Atlantic Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 6 March 2025 at 05:45 Thursday's test flight, with the launch window opening at 6:30 p.m. ET, will attempt to deploy four Starlink simulators from the megarocket.
Fireflyβs Blue Ghost Lander Is on the Moon. Hereβs What to Expect Next Latest Tech News Gizmodo By: Passant Rabie 3 March 2025 at 09:10 The lander will spend the next two weeks exploring the site of an ancient impact on the Moon.
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.