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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is examining dusty disks around young stars that may be the remnants of violent collisions between Moon- and Mars-sized bodies. The findings offer a rare window into how rocky planets grow, break apart, and reshape planetary systems in their earliest stages.
TechCrunch has unveiled the final five judges who will help decide the winner of Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2026, sharpening attention on one of the conference’s most closely watched pitch competitions. The lineup underscores how frontier AI and machine learning remain central to the startup economy, where investor scrutiny, technical differentiation and commercial traction are increasingly judged in the same room.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified geological evidence that groundwater, lakes and hot fluids once interacted in the same Martian environment, pointing to a far more complex and dynamic water cycle than previously understood. The finding strengthens the case that early Mars was not a uniformly dry world, but one shaped by repeated episodes of water movement, heat and mineral alteration.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered new evidence that one area of Mars once hosted groundwater, lakes and later hot fluids, strengthening the case that the planet’s ancient environment was far more dynamic than previously understood. The findings sharpen scientific interest in Mars as a former habitable world and may help guide future exploration for signs of past life and water-driven mineral systems.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered fresh evidence that ancient Mars once hosted a far more complex water environment than previously understood, including groundwater, lakes and hot fluids in the same region. The finding strengthens the case that the Red Planet’s climate shifted through multiple wet phases, with implications for how planetary habitability evolves over time.
NASA scientists have travelled to the Scottish Highlands to study ancient rocks that may resemble some of the earliest materials on Mars, in a field effort aimed at sharpening the search for signs of past life on the Red Planet. The work underscores how terrestrial geology remains central to planetary science, especially as researchers try to interpret whether Mars once had the water, chemistry and environmental stability needed to support life.
An amateur astronomer using Claude-based tools has identified a promising exoplanet candidate in archival NASA data, adding to a growing body of evidence that artificial intelligence can accelerate discovery in astronomy. The finding is not yet confirmed, but it underscores how large language models and coding assistants are increasingly helping researchers sift through vast scientific datasets that would otherwise be too time-consuming to analyze manually.
A rock sample collected on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover may contain the strongest evidence yet that the Red Planet once supported life, but the path to confirming that possibility has become increasingly uncertain. The sample’s fate now hinges on a politically fraught, technically complex return mission that has been slowed by cost, redesigns and competing priorities on Earth.
Fresh NASA imagery has identified roughly 10,000 relatively young faults on the Moon, underscoring that the lunar surface is still geologically active. The finding matters for the next wave of crewed and robotic missions, which will need to account for ground instability, landing hazards, and long-term infrastructure risks as governments and companies expand their lunar ambitions.
An amateur astronomer using Anthropic’s Claude Code has identified a promising signal in archival NASA data that may point to a previously unknown exoplanet. The finding is not yet confirmed, but it underscores how generative AI is increasingly being used to accelerate scientific discovery by helping researchers sift through vast data sets that would otherwise take years to analyze.
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching another historic milestone in interstellar space, underscoring the extraordinary durability of a probe launched nearly half a century ago. The mission remains a scientific and symbolic touchstone, demonstrating how long-term public investment can deliver unmatched returns in exploration, data, and technological resilience.
NASA’s return to Venus, dormant for more than three decades, is gaining traction as two flagship missions advance through key development milestones. The renewed push reflects both scientific urgency and a broader effort to understand how a once potentially habitable world became a furnace-like planet, with implications for climate science and planetary evolution.
A new SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station is carrying miniature human brain and heart tissue models designed to help scientists study disease, aging and the effects of microgravity. The work, led by U.S. researchers with international partners, could improve medical care for astronauts while also accelerating insights into neurodegenerative and cardiovascular conditions on Earth.
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