How a shape-shifting tiny rover inspired by Japanese toys autonomously explored the moon

by quasarn01 | Jun 11, 2026 | Astronomy

Moon missions come in all shapes and sizes, from car-sized rovers packed with scientific equipment to towering rocket payloads—and now, a small, shape-shifting machine that is about the size of the average palm. Go to Source

Private space tourism is taking off—but laws on outer space are from another era

by quasarn01 | Jun 11, 2026 | Astronomy

Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than ever before. Go to Source

Binary asteroids’ puzzling configurations may link to multi-satellite history

by quasarn01 | Jun 11, 2026 | Astronomy

Binary asteroid systems are widespread throughout our inner solar system. For decades, the standard paradigm held that many of them form when a rapidly spinning primary asteroid casts off material, which then reaccumulates into an elongated moon orbiting near the...

Video: Calif. officer shoots colleague in ‘horseplay’ incident

by quasarn01 | Jun 11, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Video shows one officer point his gun at another officer pulling up to his vehicle; as the officer in view secures his gun, the driving officer fires his gun, shooting the first officer Go to Source

Consciousness likely not unique to earthlings, paper says

by quasarn01 | Jun 11, 2026 | Astronomy

Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood? The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. In a new working paper, Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober, a former UCR...