Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The Chinese government now has something no human has ever encountered before: rocks and soil taken from the dark side of the Moon. The successful return of Chang’e-6 to the lunar surface with its historic… Read More »
SEATTLE (AP) — Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photograph in 1968 that showed the planet as a shadowy blue marble from space, died Friday when the plane he was piloting alone crashed into offshore waters. San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90 years old. His son, retired… Read More »
SEATTLE (AP) — William AndersThe former Apollo 8 astronaut, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photograph in 1968, showing the planet as a shadowy blue marble from space, died Friday when the plane he was piloting alone crashed into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90 years old. His son,… Read More »
After a successful launch a decade in the making, Boeing’s Starliner mission is trying to solve new problems on its way to the International Space Station, according to NASA. Two additional helium leaks were detected in the vehicle, the space agency said in a post on X late Wednesday. A helium leak was discovered prior… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe taken on the far side of the moon by the Yutu-2 lunar rover.China National Space Administration/AFP via Getty Images More than 50 years after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the world is racing towards the lunar surface again. NASA was planning to land astronauts on the lunar surface earlier… Read More »
A pair of companies plan to send uncrewed spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year as part of a NASA-funded effort; This could mark the first US soft landing on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions. 1972. But in a sign of how the commercial space… Read More »
A pair of companies plan to send uncrewed spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year as part of a NASA-funded effort; This could mark the first US soft landing on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions. 1972. But in a sign of how the commercial space… Read More »
If there really is a multiverse where every possible outcome occurs, then in one of those universes, Marv Murchins, one half of the “Wet Bandits” from the movie “Home Alone,” serves as NASA administrator. Although it seems unlikely, such a thing is possible in this season of “For All Mankind.” Actor Daniel Stern, perhaps best… Read More »