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This image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument of the Perseverance rover on June 15, 2021, the 114th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The location, "Airfield D" (the fourth airfield), is just east of the "Séítah" geologic unit.
Science

NASA is finishing its first off-world accident report

By Andrew Paul

Anything with mass cannot reach lightspeed.
Science

What would happen to the human body moving at near lightspeed?

By Lauren Leffer

A composite image galaxy cluster collisions known as the Abell 2744 system, known as the Pandora's Cluster. In blue is a map showing the total mass concentration (mostly dark matter) based on data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Very Large Telescope (VLT), and the Subaru telescope.
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‘Funny dark matter:’ Something is wrong about our theory of the expanding universe

By Tom Hawking

a variety of products on a banner reading 'best of what's new 2024'
Technology

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

drone flying for aerial night photography
Technology

Drones can avoid GPS jammers by navigating with the stars

By Andrew Paul

NASA South Pole Safety Challenge logo on lunar surface background
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NASA needs your help designing a gurney for the moon

By Andrew Paul

fireplace with rocket inside
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NASA’s rocket engine fireplace sets the holiday mood

By Popular Science Team

a constellation of seven stars grouped in a circle
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December’s skies illuminate with the Seven Sisters and Cold Moon

By Laura Baisas

An artificially colored view of Jupiter as seen in ultraviolet light. In addition to the Great Red Spot, which appears blue, another oval feature can be seen in the brown haze at Jupiter's south pole. The oval, an area of concentrated haze, is possibly the result of mixing generated by a vortex higher up in the planet's ionosphere. These dark UV ovals also appear periodically at the north pole, though less often.
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Great Red What? Check out Jupiter’s giant, magnetic tornado

By Laura Baisas

Image of aircraft wing over Greenland ice sheet with radar image of Camp Century underneath it
Technology

NASA radar picks up frozen, buried Cold War base Camp Century

By Andrew Paul

Concept art depicting Starship HLS on lunar surface with Earth in background
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New concept art shows how SpaceX’s Starship will transport Artemis III astronauts to the moon

By Andrew Paul

a black meteorite on display at a musuem
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4-billion-year-old mineral offers clues about Mars’ steaming hot past

By Laura Baisas

an astronaut on a spacewalk in a full spacesuit takes a selfie with earth in the background
Science

Six months in space is not that bad for your brain

By Laura Baisas

SpaceX Starship launching on fifth test flight
Science

The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it may kill birds

By Andrew Paul

Aurora MK-II rocket plane above Earth
Technology

Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years

By Andrew Paul

swirling blue and brown image on half moon and black background
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Jupiter stuns in new images

By Popular Science Team

Lafayette-Meteorite
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Meteorite found in a drawer in 1929 contains ancient evidence of liquid water on Mars

By Andrew Paul

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The best star projectors

By Brandon Russell

Gloved hand pointing to LignoSat wooden satellite prototype
Technology

World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths

By Andrew Paul

ISS's first crew poses during water survival training.
Science

November 2, 2000: The first residents move into the International Space Station

By Bill Gourgey