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The famous opening scene of the Martian has Mark Watney stabbed in the torso with a communications antenna. While this accident sets up the plot for what is widely regarded as a modern classic of sci-fi storytelling, what if he was wearing a space suit that would have stopped the impact altogether? That’s the idea…
We know dark matter is out there. It’s just a placeholder term for something we don’t understand, some ghostly mass that explains how galaxies rotate so quickly without flying apart. Fritz Zwicky coined the term ‘Dark Matter’ based largely on his observations of galaxies in the Coma Cluster. Zwicky found that the galaxies were moving…
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 7-13, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session this week. During the Week NASA will announce the crew for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday morning at Johnson Space Center. Under the reconfigured…
How the technology of Artemis II builds on the past and relies on the new.
Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, has finally hit cinemas worldwide. It’s been eight years since the iconic director released a movie in this genre, re-entering his UFO era with a twisted alien thriller. To mark his momentous return to sci-fi cinema, we’ve taken time to gaze across his entire sci-fi slate, ranking them…
WASHINGTON — A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to a combination of overconfidence, unrealistic schedules and NASA’s lack of insight into the vehicle. The report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General, released June 30, adds to the uncertainty about when Starliner will be approved for crewed…
Mummified remains of female dog from Rio Muerto, Peru GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—Phys.org reports that Susan deFrance of the University of Florida and her colleagues analyzed the remains of two dogs whose burials were excavated in southern Peru’s Moquegua Valley. The remains of the dogs, buried some 1,100 years ago by people of the Tiwanaku culture, were…
So, what’s the smallest thing in the universe? Thank you for your question. Take a piece of anything, cut it into tiny pieces, cut the tiny pieces into tinier pieces (at this point you might need a magnifying glass or microscope to see what you are cutting), and continue to cut them into yet tinier…
A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After renovation of the building, the artifact is once more on view in a new gallery Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science July 1, 2026 5:30 p.m. An image of Skylab captured by its final…
A controversial idea right after the American Revolution, the First Bank of the United States proved prescient. Visitors can now check out its historic home after a $43 million makeover Michele Debczak | Correspondent July 1, 2026 5:30 p.m. First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia Public domain via Wikimedia Commons A Greek Revival…