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SpaceX launches private 'Odysseus' lander on pioneering moon mission by Intuitive Machines (video)

If all goes according to plan, Odysseus will touch down near the moon's south pole on Feb. 22, becoming the first-ever private spacecraft to ace a lunar landing. Success would also be a big deal for the United States, which hasn't been to the lunar surface ...

Saturn's ocean moon Titan may not be able to support life after all

Titan's ocean has a volume 12 times that of all Earth's oceans, but it may be barren of life as we know it. Comments (0). saturn hangs huge, the shadows of its rings striping its lower half. a moon. Titan is seen here as it orbits Saturn.

Dead star 'glitches' could reveal the origins of fast radio bursts

The highly magnetic neutron star underwent two massive shifts in velocity and then slowed down due to powerful magnetar winds. Comments (0). an illuminated sphere flies through black space, with wide rings jetting up and down from.

NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we know

On Dec. 12, 2023, NASA shared some worrisome news about Voyager 1, the first probe to walk away from our solar system's gravitational party and enter the isolation of interstellar space. Surrounded by darkness, Voyager 1 seems to be glitching.

Three Times That Solar Eclipses Transformed Science

A telescopic view of the sun's corona as seen from Sobral, Brazil during the total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919. Captured on an expedition organized by the physicist Arthur Eddington, this photograph and others were ...

Jeff Koons Sculptures Hitch Ride on SpaceX Rocket to the Moon

SpaceX estimates that a lunar lander, which was designed by Intuitive Machines and separated from the rocket after takeoff, will reach the moon in about a week if all goes as planned. The lander holds Koons's artwork and NASA equipment including a stereo ...

Odysseus, a Private Lunar Lander, Launches Toward the Moon

A SpaceX rocket lifted the spacecraft, which was built by Intuitive Machines of Houston to carry cargo for NASA and other customers to the lunar surface.

Newly Discovered Asteroid Fragments Are As Old as the Solar System

A fragment of the Asteroid 2024 BX1 recovered in Germany is a rare class called Aubrite. Credit: SETI. Planetary Science.

Moon company Intuitive Machines begins first mission after SpaceX launch

CNBC

CNBC

Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander launched from Florida on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, beginning the IM-1 mission. If fully successful, the IM-1 cargo mission would be the first U.S. lunar landing in more than 50 years.

Researchers identify human activities as drivers of biodiversity decline in central Mexico's reserves

Phys.Org

Phys.Org

New research shows the diversity of plant and animal life in 14 tropical reserves in Mesoamerica has plummeted since 1990 as roads and cattle ranches have expanded into protected areas. Large mammals, birds, and reptiles are disappearing, ...