NASA rolls out three robotic moon missions as 2029 lunar base plans take shape

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

NASA on Tuesday announced new uncrewed missions to aid in the future creation of a lunar surface base, a project beginning to take shape despite recent setbacks. Go to Source

NASA vows to send ball to the moon if US wins World Cup

by quasarn01 | Jul 1, 2026 | Astronomy

NASA’s chief on Tuesday tried to rally Team U.S. players in this year’s World Cup tournament, promising to send a soccer ball to the moon if they win it all. Go to Source

Cosmic eruption caught in the act by submillimeter array’s new fastest response system

by quasarn01 | Jun 30, 2026 | Astronomy

On Jan. 26, 2026, the Submillimeter Array (SMA) on Maunakea crossed an important threshold for time-domain astronomy. For the first time, scientists from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) demonstrated a new rapid-response capability at...

Earth microbes can survive individual martian hazards—and evade astronaut immune systems

by quasarn01 | Jun 30, 2026 | Astronomy

Hopefully, we’re about to travel back to the moon relatively soon. And while the original “giant leap for mankind” was taken by a human, Neil Armstrong brought a plethora of other forms of life along with him. Humans themselves are essentially...

Quantum computer simulates hadronization, reproducing string breaking with 104 qubits

by quasarn01 | Jun 30, 2026 | Latest in Physics

By remotely accessing an IBM quantum computer, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully simulated a key process in particle physics: hadronization. Although based on a simplified model of quantum mechanics, the project lays the...