A new study reconsiders the controversial findings of NASA's Viking Mars lander in 1976, which some argue may have shown signs of past life on the Red Planet.
Called SPHEREx, and set for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base no sooner than Tuesday night, the telescope will go into a polar orbit that will allow it to survey the entire sky in 102 different wavelengths every six months.
The agency is encouraging astronomy clubs to throw “star parties” to introduce people to the nebulae and galaxies spotted by Hubble in its decades of operation.
As Trump returns to the White House, however, most of those accomplishments are at risk. The budget overruns that hobble NASA’s ambitions have only gotten worse. The promised Artemis Moon landing keeps getting delayed.
Scientists have uncovered dramatic shifts in California’s coastal landscape, revealing areas that are either sinking or rising. Using satellite and radar technology, researchers mapped land motion from 2015 to 2023,