NASA punts decision on Mars sample return to next administration(science.org)

14 points by geox 1 year ago | 8 comments

Bonanza of new dates rewrites the history of the Inca(science.org)

24 points by pseudolus 7 days ago | 5 comments

Science news feature by Lizzie Wade on how new radiocarbon dates show the Inca Empire lasted longer than thought and faced more resistance.

Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, uranium cubes reveal(science.org)

97 points by xqcgrek2 24 days ago | 47 comments

Science magazine news article reporting that analysis of uranium cubes shows Nazi Germany's experimental reactor lacked enough uranium and heavy water to succeed.

How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn't(science.org)

281 points by pavel_lishin 20 days ago | 95 comments

Science news article reporting a new analysis arguing Rosalind Franklin recognized the helical structure in her Photograph 51, refuting James Watson's claim.

Giant, all-seeing telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy(science.org)

170 points by gammarator 1 year ago | 59 comments

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe to conduct flyby of Torifune asteroid(www3.nhk.or.jp)

152 points by dvh 3 months ago | 17 comments

NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars(phys.org)

370 points by Tommstein 2 years ago | 124 comments

Phys.org news article reporting that NASA has regained contact with its Ingenuity mini-helicopter on Mars after a communications loss.

Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket(global.honda)

1217 points by LorenDB 1 year ago | 384 comments

Honda press release announcing a successful launch and landing test of its experimental 6.3 m reusable rocket, which reached an altitude of 300 meters.

Japan's push to make all research open access(nature.com)

612 points by sohkamyung 2 years ago | 92 comments

Nature news article on Japan allocating 10 billion yen to institutional repositories to make the nation's publicly funded research free to read.

Intuitive Machines successfully lands on the Moon(theguardian.com)

406 points by LorenDB 2 years ago | 142 comments

Guardian live blog covering the Intuitive Machines Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon on 22 February 2024, hailed by Nasa as a giant leap forward.

New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth's Atmosphere to Stay in Orbit Indefinitely(scitechdaily.com)

45 points by GordonS 1 month ago | 9 comments

SciTechDaily article on a new satellite engine concept that would use atmospheric gases as propellant, letting satellites in very low orbit stay up indefinitely.

NASA investigation finds Boeing hindering Americans' return to moon(flyingmag.com)

401 points by hobermallow 2 years ago | 292 comments

Flying Magazine article on a NASA inspector general report blaming Boeing's mismanagement and inexperienced workforce for delays to the Artemis moon program.