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NASA may be preparing to give one of its most recognizable rover designs an entirely new destination. During a recent Artemis update, the agency revealed that it is studying the possibility of sending PROMISE, a spare engineering model based on the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers, to the Moon’s south pole. The concept could transform…
‘Big dumb objects’ (BDOs) appear to great effect in science fiction. They come in all manner of sizes and shapes and they fulfill a wide range of functions. An early favorite of mine was Cordwainer Smith’s “Golden the Ships Were Oh! Oh! Oh!,” which I snagged on a long ago trip to a Chicago newsstand,…
As July begins, three planets adorn the early evening sky. Look toward the northwest and you’ll see Venus. The planet shines brilliantly at magnitude –4.1 and shows up easily 30 minutes after sunset. It creeps slowly away from the Sun and into a darker sky as July progresses. Venus also becomes more attractive through a…
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are seen as they make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, on January 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Almost as tall as a football field, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and…
Half a century after “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the director returns to the subject of UFOs with “Disclosure Day.” His science fiction films are informed by his fascination with alien encounters in American suburbia Jake New | Freelance Writer June 11, 2026 Director Steven Spielberg on the set of Disclosure Day, his latest UFO-inspired…
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating under isolated conditions expected during crewed missions to the Moon or Red Planet. Insights from this…
Philadelphia politicians hoped to replicate the success of the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Instead, the 1926 world’s fair lost millions of dollars, essentially bankrupting the city on the eve of the Great Depression Meilan Solly | Senior Associate Digital Editor, History June 16, 2026 An aerial view of the Sesquicentennial International Exposition Public domain via Wikimedia…
NASA’s Artemis II mission will send astronauts around the Moon for the first time since 1972. Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK1 mission will test a cargo lander to supply future lunar missions. Both are slated to launch in 2026. Credit: Blue Origin In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since…
Soldiers of Irish heritage accounted for up to 50 percent of the Continental Army’s ranks. Driven from their homeland by British oppression, Irish-born rebels also served as spies, politicians and more Sonja Anderson | Daily Correspondent July 1, 2026 8:00 a.m. Individuals and objects associated with Irish contributions to the American Revolution (clockwise from top…
The focus of today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years. The galaxy Messier 88 (M88), which is also known as NGC 4501, is located about 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). M88 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, a collection of more…