Geminid meteor shower fast facts
The annual Geminids Meteor shower is peaking Wednesday morning and will be visible through Dec. 17. According to NASA, the shower started at or around 9 or 10 p.m. CST…
Russian space capsule leak likely due to micrometeorite strike, official says
A coolant leak detected from the aft end of the Russian space capsule docked to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike, according to a Russian…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes down in ocean after test flight around the moon
NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the ocean Sunday after a 25-day uncrewed test flight around the moon, concluding a mission that paves the way for astronauts on the next…
US scientists produce first successful nuclear fusion reaction resulting in net energy gain
U.S. energy officials announced Tuesday that government scientists in California produced the first successful nuclear fusion reaction resulting in net energy gain. “This is what it looks like for America…
She Brought Her Younger Self Back to Life as an AI Chatbot
Michelle Huang Michelle Huang’s been talking with her younger self a lot lately, thanks to real-time written conversations with an AI chatbot she trained on entries from her childhood journals. …
Space Solar Power Satellite Could Help Realize Our Sci-Fi Dreams of Unlimited Energy
Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in early January. Caltech Harnessing the power of the sun is all the rage right now. At the…
Her Inner Child Found Healing, Through an AI Chatbot
Michelle Huang Michelle Huang’s been talking with her younger self a lot lately, thanks to real-time written conversations with an AI chatbot she trained on entries from her childhood journals. …
NASA Considers SpaceX as Emergency Return Option for ISS Crew
NASA TV streamed a look at the Soyuz leak as it happened. NASA TV Three residents of the International Space Station are facing an uncertain future after a Russian Soyuz…
NASA Is Pumped About 2023: Here’s Why
Starliner after its return from a flight test. NASA hopes the Boeing spacecraft will carry crew to the ISS in 2023. NASA/Bill Ingalls It’s going to be tough for NASA…
How To See the 2023 Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak in a Flurry of Fire This Week
Astronauts on the International Space Station caught Quadrantids from orbit in 2020. NASA/Christina Koch The first few months of the year have a relative dearth of meteor showers, so it’s…