Satellite, rocket stage nearly collide in possible ‘worst-case scenario’
Two large pieces of space debris – an old rocket body and a military satellite – nearly collided on Friday. LeoLabs, a private company that works to track satellites and…
See 4 Exoplanets Dance Around Their Star in Wondrous Time-Lapse Video
The faint blobs of light are exoplanets orbiting the star HR 8799. Jason Wang/Northwestern University We’ve been learning about exoplanets, or planets located outside our solar system, at a fast…
Potentially ‘Alien’ Comet Survives a Close Encounter With the Sun
Comet 96P/Machholz as seen in 2007. NASA Right before the bright green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest pass by Earth in 50,000 years, a bigger and stranger comet buzzed by…
NASA Mars Helicopter Snaps Awesome Views on Aerial Scouting Mission
This processed image shows one of Ingenuity’s aerial views from its 41st flight. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Image processing by Amanda Kooser/CNET This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the…
See a Real-Life ‘Terminator’ Robot Turn Into Liquid to Bust Out of a Cage
Robert Patrick as the liquid metal T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Video screenshot by CNET Scientists have created a tiny robotic system that can turn from solid to liquid…
This Bear Sure Knows to Take a Selfie
More selfies than you average bear. Boulder OSMP You never know what you might capture with a wildlife camera. Maybe a coyote and badger acting like buds. Or human pranksters…
Watch 4 Exoplanets Dance Around Their Star in Wondrous Video
The faint blobs of light are exoplanets orbiting the star HR 8799. Jason Wang/Northwestern University We’ve been learning about exoplanets, planets located outside our solar system, at a fast clip…
NASA Looks Down at Mars, Spots Bear’s Face Looking Back
A formation on the surface of Mars sure looks like a bear’s face looking back up at NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars,…
NASA Mars Rover Triumphantly Completes First Sample Depot on Another World
NASA’s official version of the January 2023 Perseverance selfie shows the rover posing with sample tubes on the ground. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series…
Potentially ‘Alien’ Comet Zooms Toward Close Encounter With the Sun
Comet 96P/Machholz as seen in 2007. NASA A few days after bright green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest pass by Earth in 50,000 years, a bigger and stranger…