A new study has raised some speculation about whether or not parts of Mars can allow life to grow. The study, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, highlights the potential of certain places on Mars to be able to form the right conditions for life to exist, even if that life is just microscopic … Read more
Elon Musk took to X on Sunday to tell people that if they vote for Donald Trump, he’ll take them to Mars within several years—and if they vote for Kamala Harris, they can kiss a trip to outer space goodbye. (And humanity as well, but it’s the outer space stuff that’s important here.) In a … Read more
A wobble in Mars’ orbit could very well be a sign of dark matter, a new study posits. The study builds off the idea that dark matter may actually be made up of thousands of tiny primordial black holes—black holes so tiny they’re basically microscopic. These black holes are believed to have formed in the … Read more
There’s a lot of debris in our solar system, and every so often we get to see it — meteors streaking against a starry sky, a bright comet or a passing asteroid. And sometimes, Earth temporarily grabs hold of one of these asteroids and keeps it around a little bit longer. That’s what’s happening later this … Read more
A crew of four private astronauts ascended into space early Tuesday on a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the company’s new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees were launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard … Read more
SpaceX founder Elon Musk made bold predictions about human life on Mars in a series of social media posts on Saturday. Writing on X, Musk made the forecasts in response to a post by Bill Ackman promoting a “Make America Healthy Again” ad posted by Robert F. Kennedy’s former running mate Nicole Shanahan. “Without our health and that … Read more
Mars — the maker of beloved treats for pets and people — is celebrating National Dog Day with first ever “Mars Summer Treat Pack” NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — It doesn’t get much sweeter than enjoying summer with your favorite canine companion. That’s why, this National Dog Day on Monday, August 26, M&M’S® Ice Cream Cookie … Read more
Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has partnered with Midea, one of the world’s largest home appliances makers, to enable app users to order products ranging from refrigerators to dishwashers and receive them in as little as 30 minutes. The collaboration will connect 25,000 Midea retail stores to the Meituan platform by the end of this … Read more
The Atacama is the world’s driest non-polar desert – a landscape so vast and arid that Nasa practices Mars expeditions there. So when a carpet of purple flowers began poking through the earth in October 2022, Chile’s president Gabriel Boric Font declared the diverse area a national park, giving it the most protected status the … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a sliver of moon could fit between them. In reality, our solar system’s biggest planet and its dimmer, reddish neighbor will be more … Read more
