NASA Reduces Power on Aging Voyager Spacecraft

The US space agency is taking steps to conserve energy for its aging spacecraft. The Voyager probes, launched in 1977, have been traveling through space for nearly five decades, with one spacecraft now more than 13 billion miles from Earth. To save power, NASA has announced that it will deactivate one instrument on each of … Read more

Scientists Find Evidence of Mars’ Warm Past

NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered rocks on Mars that suggest the planet may have had a warm, wet climate suitable for life billions of years ago. The rocks, which contain a mineral called kaolinite, form in warm, rainy environments or near hot springs – ideal conditions for life. Geologist Roger Wiens of Purdue University analyzed … Read more

Hubble Telescope Uncovers Mysterious Kuiper Belt Asteroid Trio

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery in the distant Kuiper Belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune. The telescope has found that a system of asteroids, designated 148780 Altjira, may be triplets rather than twins as previously suspected. This discovery challenges our understanding of how these objects form and could lead … Read more

EU Leaders Unite to Boost Defense Spending for Ukraine

European Union leaders have agreed on a defense spending plan, demonstrating their support for Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia. The decision comes after US President Donald Trump announced that he would freeze $1 billion in aid intended for Ukraine’s military modernization. In Brussels, European Prime Ministers and Presidents met to discuss the security situation … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship Suffers Fatal Spiral in Spacecraft Test Flight

SpaceX’s Starship suffered a fatal malfunction during its latest test flight, spiraling out of control in space and marking the second consecutive launch where the vehicle experienced a catastrophic failure on its way to orbit. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has briefly halted flights into major Florida airports and diverted others due to concerns about … Read more

Is Apple’s New $349 iPad a Smart Buy?

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