NASA is launching a new ‘Plus’ streaming service
NASA is about to voyage into the streaming-verse. The federal space agency is announcing a new “NASA Plus” streaming service that will bring the on-demand non-sci-fi space content you crave …
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India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander mission sends video footage back from the Moon’s south pole
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been posting images and videos of its lunar rover to X (formerly Twitter) after successfully soft-landing its Chandrayaan-3 lunar module on the Moon’s …
Ozempic and Wegovy Can Also Protect Your Heart
Obesity may lead to heart failure in a few different ways. Too much weight gain can cause inflammation, including in the heart. That inflammation can make the heart stiffer and …
Here’s a Calendar of 2023’s Space and Astronomy Events
Jump to: The New York Times has offered this calendar to readers since 2017. It is a collection of newsworthy events in spaceflight and astronomy curated by the paper’s journalists. …
Hurricane Lee: Latest Spaghetti Models and Storm Forecast
Over the Labor Day weekend, social media feeds flooded with stark warnings about a major storm slamming the East Coast of the United States next week. That hypothetical storm became …
Japan Successfully Launches SLIM Moon Lander and XRISM Telescope
On Thursday morning in Japan, a bus-size telescope with X-Ray vision soared into space. It wasn’t alone. Along for the ride was a robotic moon lander about the size of …
Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down in August
During the crypto boom of 2021, Riot Platforms was raking in cash from bitcoin mining. Now the company is losing so much money that it’s counting on energy credits from …
NASA touts 'Asteroid Autumn' with upcoming missions
(NewsNation) — NASA is preparing to launch a mission to the first metal asteroid to be studied and taking significant steps in other missions in what the agency calls “Asteroid …
Japan launches ‘moon sniper’ landing craft, X-ray telescope into space – National
Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander. The launch of the H-IIA rocket from …
Astronomers discover new class of cosmic explosion brighter than 100 billion suns
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of cosmic explosion that outshines nearly every supernova ever detected. Within 10 days, the peculiar blast grew brighter than 100 billion suns, then …