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NASA awards grants to 5 universities for quiet supersonic overflight education plans
The X-59 supersonic jet is part of NASA's Quesst mission to demonstrate the potential of supersonic flight absent the iconic sonic boom these…
Odysseus moon lander mission cut short after botched landing
1 of 2 | Odysseus passes over the near side of the moon following lunar orbit insertion on February 21. Intuitive Machines' Odysseus…
Odysseus transmits first pictures after lunar landing
The first image of the moon's surface to be transmitted by the Odysseus lander was released Monday by its builder, Intuitive Machines, and NASA.…
Japan’s SLIM moon responds after outlasting ‘lunar night’
Japan's space agency said early Monday morning they have unexpectedly received communications from the SLIM moon lander after it survived a lunar…
Google Doodle honors Polish-American biochemist Kazimierz Funk
Friday is Polish-American biochemist Kazimierz Funk's 140th birthday. Screenshot courtesy of Google Doodle Friday's Google Doodle…
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink orbitals
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon9 rocket with a payload of 22 Starlink satellites into space Thursday night. Photo courtesy of SpaceX/X…
Private lunar lander Odysseus set to arrive on moon’s surface
NASA will provide live coverage of the landing of the Intuitive Machines Odysseus lander starting at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday. Photo courtesy of…
DNA analysis reveals Down syndrome in prehistoric people
Six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edward syndrome (a more severe condition) have been found in the surviving DNA of human populations…
SpaceX launches Indonesian satellite into orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched commercial communications satellite Merah Putih 2 for Indonesia from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida…
OpenAI unveils new text-to-video generator Sora
A still image from a video generated by OpenAI's Sora, as seen on the company's website. Photo courtesy of OpenAI Open AI, the…