A unique phenomenon that could be mistaken for spiders scuttling across the planet's surface has been spotted on Mars, according to the European Space Agency.The ESA said in a news release that one of its Mars Express orbiter captured images of the "spiders," which are really just small, dark-colored features that begin to be formed when sunshine falls on carbon dioxide deposited during the planet's winter months. The light causes the carbon dioxide ice at the bottom of the deposits to turn into...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope embarks on a cosmic treasure hunt for small belt asteroids. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope embarks on a cosmic treasure hunt, scanning the vast expanse to capture the trails of small asteroids that dart through space.
The Hubble Space Telescope has paused operations because of a mechanical issue. One of its gyroscopes, which stabilizes the craft, has been sending back faulty readings.
NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts.
The superficially Earthlike appearance of Titan, as imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope, is belied by its cold and inhospitable weirdness. Titan is a strange world — a little bit Earthlike, if land were made of water ice, rivers and seas were filled with liquid methane and other hydrocarbons, and the atmosphere were thick and hazy, dotted with methane clouds. — Read the rest
Engineers at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York, have combined all 10 mirrors for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Preliminary tests show the newly aligned optics, collectively called the IOA (Imaging Optics Assembly), will direct light into Roman's science instruments extremely precisely. This will yield crisp images of space once the observatory launches.
Lego is set to launch two new captivating sets featuring the NASA Artemis and the Milky Way galaxy. Lego is set to launch two new captivating sets designed to engage space enthusiasts, providing a journey from our moon to the wonders of the Milky Way galaxy.
The driest place in North America had a lake big enough you could kayak in this past winter.
The driest place in North America had a lake big enough you could kayak in this past winter.
The building has been destroyed in the suspected arson attack
A New York man allegedly hid hidden cameras inside a public female restroom in a public park, capturing hundreds of explicit images of prepubescent children. The post New York man allegedly placed hidden cameras in public park restroom; captured explicit images of children first appeared on WFIN Local News.
A New York man secretly recorded hundreds of women and girls in a public restroom at a local park where he worked, federal prosecutors allege. The U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, said that 54-year-old John Towers planted hidden cameras in the ladies' room of a public park in Putnam County, New York — authorities declined to share the name of the public park. Towers allegedly used the planted cameras to capture "prepubescent minors" and females using the bathroom. "John...