Memorial Day weekend is often thought of as the unofficial start of the summer season in the United States, but the first official day of summer is defined differently by forecasters and astronomers. Typically, the June solstice is considered the…
Six gray whales have been found dead in the San Francisco Bay area in the past week, bringing the total number of whale deaths in the region this year to 15. The last gray whale was found Wednesday, the California…
The administration announced Thursday the start of the next phase of testing for NASA's Artemis manned mission, which aims to return humans to the moon and will serve as a foundation for travel to Mars. Once the primary testing phase…
NASA researchers have found evidence that could help shed light on questions surrounding the history of water loss on Mars. A new study, following years of observations by NASA's Mars Atmospheric Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, shows evidence of a leaky…
China launched its Tianwen-2 space mission on Wednesday, which aims to collect asteroid samples and study main-belt comets. The LongMarch 3B rocket blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The Long March 3B Y110 rocket is heading to the…
SpaceX flew Starship for the ninth time on Tuesday, but lost contact an hour later as the spacecraft broke apart during reentry and the first stage of the super-heavy booster exploded before splashing down in the Indian Ocean on its…