WASHINGTON — Scientists have found potential evidence of past life on Mars in a rock sample collected by a NASA rover, even as the agency’s budget proposal would cancel plans to return those samples to Earth.
At a Sept. 10 press conference, NASA officials and scientists discussed a paper published in Nature about a rock sample named Sapphire Canyon, collected by the Perseverance rover...
Retro cassette tapes may be making a comeback, with a DNA twist. While DNA has been used as an information storage medium before, researchers have now combined this with the convenience and look of a 1980s cassette tape, creating what they are calling...
Don't let AI critics tell you it's good for nothing: the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure is so enormous that it’s literally propping up the US economy.The drawback, of course, is that if the AI industry fails, it could drag the rest of the economy down with it.In 2024, the S&P 500 grew by an incredible 24 percent — what the investment...
WASHINGTON — The inclusion of a 30-day demonstration mission in revised plans by NASA to support development of commercial space stations does not represent a permanent shift to shorter missions.
NASA officials used a Sept. 8 online industry day session to clarify aspects of a draft announcement for partnership proposals released Sept. 5 for the second phase of its Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations,...
More than a dozen mammal species shimmer and glint purple and green, like precious opals. Their fur is iridescent, meaning its colour appears to change depending on the animal’s orientation relative to the viewer. The effect is similar to an oil slick’s colourful...
