SpaceX tests upcoming Starfall reentry vehicle with demonstration mission on Tuesday
The formation of continents was an important step in Earth’s history. Continents and plate tectonics are connected to the planet’s habitability, and the same is true for the habitability of other rocky exoplanets. Understanding when and how continents formed, and what factors and processes governed it, is one of planetary science’s major goals. Plate tectonics…
The June 1876 firefight resulted in the deaths of George Armstrong Custer and 267 of his men. Historians continue to debate exactly how the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne secured their victory over the U.S. Army Greg Daugherty | History Correspondent June 24, 2026 An early 20th-century depiction of the Battle of Little Bighorn…
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the winners of The Princess Royal Silver Medal, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious individual awards. Professor Robert Thomson FREng, Professor of Photonics at Heriot-Watt University, is receiving one of three 2026 awards for inventing the integrated photonic lantern. This lantern is a tool for…
Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed vertically in new exhibit at California Science Center – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you…
Soldiers and civilians alike enjoyed strategy game Ludus Latrunculorum in the Roman Empire, especially in Roman Britain Christian Thorsberg | Daily Correspondent July 2, 2026 3:45 p.m. The 3D printed board based on scans of the original game board discovered in Vindolanda Newcastle University Researchers in England, equipped with a 3D printer, created a playable…
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Sungshin Choi, Yi-Chun Chen, Emma Yates, Eduardo Bendek. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Sungshin Choi is a Project Scientist with Amentum in the Space…