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A researcher may have found a shortcut to Mars as NASA eyes red planet

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to less than a year.

Could This Fungus Survive on Mars? Scientists Study Space-Resistant Microbe

Scientists study whether Aspergillus calidoustus could survive Mars-like conditions, raising new concerns about microbes in space and planetary protection.

A researcher says shortcut could cut Mars travel time in more than half

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would shorten a roundtrip to Earth's planetary neighbor to as little as 153 days.

Here's what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA's Curiosity rover (video)

A new video released by NASA/JPL documents six years of Curiosity rover's wheels while driving on Mars.

Europe’s first reusable ‘Space Rider’ moves toward orbital debut after key tests

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced a detailed thermal emission map of LHS ...

Show HN: Loxai.tech and Neutboom – Gen AI's frontier of individuality

Hi- I hope you’re all having a good day so far! I'm not sure where to post this but I do have two things for you guys today, related to the AI space: individuality and a new era to AI! So: - LLM wrappers are crumbling- these businesses will not survive as foundational models begin to offer the functionalities consumers have been seeking. This maybe represents a failure in interpretation of individuality as horizontal growth (these startups didn't last too long...), which brings up the

Show HN: Sfera – sliding puzzle in curved space (open-sourced)

An old game from 2017. Not sure why I never open-sourced it before.It never got much attention, but I'm still a bit proud that it explored curved-space gameplay years before Hyperbolica :)Project: https://github.com/bntre/SferaPlay online: https://bntre.github.io/Sfera/Unfortunately sound still works only in native builds (Unity audio filters are still unsupported on Web). I remember sound was supposed to be an important hook.

A researcher says shortcut could cut Mars travel time in more than half

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would shorten a roundtrip to Earth's planetary neighbor to as little as 153 days.

To understand black holes, physicists turn to a mathematical ‘Rosetta stone’

A link between particle physics and gravity equations, called the double copy, applies to Hawking radiation, creating a new way into black hole puzzles.

These monster black holes did not form the usual way—their history of violence is written into spacetime ripples

The most massive black holes in the universe detected by the ripples they make in spacetime were not born directly from ...

How black holes become cosmic monsters: Scientists uncover the violent merger chain behind giant space objects

Science News: The Universe keeps throwing up surprises, and black holes are right at the centre of it. The biggest ones detected so far do not seem to fit the usual.

NASA’s new plasma engine could reduce travel time to Mars

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently reached a significant achievement in space travel technology. They successfully ...

A researcher may have found a shortcut to Mars as NASA eyes red planet

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

European Space Agency builds video game on a hunt for the hidden ninth planet

Esa has partnered with French studio DON'T NOD Entertainment on Aphelion, a science-fiction video game grounded in real space ...

ESA’s ‘Space Rider’ passes key tests in preparation for Europe’s first reusable spacecraft

Europe’s space ambitions have taken a giant leap forward as theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) advances its groundbreakingSpace ...

International Space Station — Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory

The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans have ever put into space. Explore the orbital laboratory in more detail here.

Spire Global Establishes Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Munich to Support Sovereign Space-Based Intelligence Capabilities

MUNICH, May 07, 2026--Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, today announced it has established a satellite manufacturing facility in Munich, Germany. The new site establishes sovereign, in-country manufacturing of small satellites and strengthens Germany’s ability to deploy and operate space-based intelligence capabilities.

If You're Packing For A Trip To Iceland, The 25 Items In This List Are Worth The Space In Your Bag

There's nothing better than a trip to Iceland... so long as you're properly packed.

35 Products Designed To Revitalize Your Outdoor Space Now That You’ll Actually Wanna Spend Time There

If your yard has been a tad neglected, these things will help revive it.

35 Products That Are Basically Like Casting An Expansion Spell On All Your Storage Spaces

It's gonna feel like you waved a magic wand at all those cramped areas.