Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration have announced the world’s first laser-based antimatter manipulation, using a made-in-Canada laser system to cool a sample of antimatter to near absolute zero. The achievement, detailed in an article published and featured on the … Read More
The first helicopter on Mars is officially on Martian soil. NASA announced late Saturday (April 4) that the Mars helicopter Ingenuity touched down on the surface of the Red Planet after being dropped by its mother ship, the Perseverance rover. … Read More
April marks the end of the ‘meteor shower draught’ with the Lyrids. Despite the month’s popularity for this famous meteor shower, there are a few more exciting astronomical events in April 2021. Let’s see what April has planned for us … Read More
NASA’s Perseverance rover is slowly getting ready to deploy the first helicopter on Mars even as it takes a look back at the litter it’s dropping on the Red Planet. The rover, which was sterilized on Earth to prevent contaminating Mars with … Read More
The Starship SN11 prototype joined SpaceX’s previous three prototypes in rocket heaven on Tuesday. The uncrewed launch of SN11, Elon Musk’s next-generation rocket, took place on Tuesday at 8 a.m. local time (6 a.m. PT) from the Starship development facility in … Read More
Asteroid 99942 Apophis has been a serious reminder for the past 17 years that there are plenty of space rocks out there ready to hit the Earth and wipe out a significant portion of our planet. Although there are still … Read More