What time is it on Mars? This analog ‘Interplanetary Clock’ can tell you.
If humans ever expect to live on Mars, we’re going to need to get very good at keeping Martian time. The task is simple enough on Earth, thanks to standardized…
Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon
NASA/Michael Rushing Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to…
NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission
5 Min Read NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft taxis at Edwards, California, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, ahead of a…
Dogs act like toddlers when trying to help humans
It may be a cliché, but it’s undeniable: more often than not, cats are simply more aloof than dogs. New research suggests the disparities go even further, however. According to…
Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
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Ireland’s native goats date back to Bronze Age
Some 3,000 years of history is locked inside the DNA of a single species—the old Irish Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus). This rare indigenous breed is Ireland’s only native goat species…
JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
2 Min Read JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward PIA26706 Credits: Proteus Space Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About…
Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves
Chess is imposing to the uninitiated. Most casual fans could spend their entire lives studying a library’s worth of chess theory, only to still be routinely humiliated by competitive players.…
Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
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Inside Project Hail Mary
NASA/Dan Goods NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb.…