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The Curiosity rover turns 10 years old. This is what it's taught us about Mars : NPR

The Curiosity rover turns 10 years old. This is what it’s taught us about Mars : NPR

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A self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. AP hide caption toggle caption AP A self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. AP Ten years ago, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab celebrated the successful landing of its fourth robot on Mars, The Curiosity rover. Now old enough to …

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The Webb telescope is astonishing. But the universe is even more so.

The Webb telescope is astonishing. But the universe is even more so.

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This new tool can’t do everything, but it’s capturing some of the first light emitted after the big bang, and that is already revealing wonders Joel Achenbach covers science and politics for the National desk. He has been a staff writer for The Post since 1990. August 5, 2022 at 2:23 p.m. EDT W.R. for …

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Artemis 1 rocket beside Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA

Artemis 1 moon rocket to roll out Aug. 18 for lunar launch

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NASA’s ambitious Artemis 1 moon mission is go to return to the pad, one last time, ahead of launch. The Artemis 1 stack will make the roughly 4-mile (6.4 kilometers) journey from Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B on Aug. 18, NASA confirmed on Friday (Aug. 5). The rollout will keep …

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South Korea Launch Scouts the Moon, With More Missions to Come

South Korea Launch Scouts the Moon, With More Missions to Come

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South Korea set off for the moon on Thursday. But it doesn’t want to stop there. “We are also considering using the moon as an outpost for space exploration,” Kwon Hyun-joon, director general of space and nuclear energy at South Korea’s Ministry of Science, said in a written response to questions. “Although we hope to …

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Florida braces for crowds for NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission launch

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They’re coming. Tourism officials in Florida’s Space Coast are expecting a massive influx of tourists for the upcoming Artemis 1 moon mission, the first launch for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. The “Space Coast” is a term given to the region of Florida where both Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …

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Visualizing the Relationship Between Cancer and Lifespan

Visualizing the Relationship Between Cancer and Lifespan

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Is it Possible to Bring Back Extinct Animal Species? View a higher resolution version of this infographic. Humanity has been tinkering with natural life for thousands of years. We’ve become remarkably good at it, too—to date, we’ve modified bacteria to produce drugs, created crops with built-in pesticides, and even made a glow-in-the-dark dog. However, despite …

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Tonga volcano blasted unprecedented amount of water into atmosphere

Tonga volcano blasted unprecedented amount of water into atmosphere

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Comment on this story Comment The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption lasted less than a day, but it unleashed the most water vapor into the atmosphere by a volcano on record. Researchers say the blast may temporarily warm surface temperatures in years to come and also deplete stratospheric ozone. On Jan. 15, the underwater volcano erupted …

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