NASA has selected Relativity Space, led by Eric Schmidt, to launch the Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, marking a significant public-private partnership.
NASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars
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Amateur may have cracked Linear A, a 120-year-old puzzle
Self-taught linguist and AI engineer claims to have deciphered the ancient Minoan script Linear A, with expert review underway. Significance uncertain.
The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years
A highly effective Ebola vaccine developed in 2011 has not been deployed or tested in humans, despite ongoing outbreaks and its proven success in primates.
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
Blue Origin begins rebuilding its Cape Canaveral launch pad after recent explosion; Relativity Space announces plans for a Mars mission, signaling new ambitions.
As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat
Researchers identify resilient coral reefs amid climate crisis, aiming to protect and use them to restore degraded reefs affected by global warming.
16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive’s endurance rating
A 16-year-old SATA II SSD has reportedly endured 1 petabyte of data writes, surpassing its rated endurance by 25 times, without failure.
New Discovery That Hunter-Gatherer Children Died of Plague More Than Five Millennia Ago Sets Back the Date of the Earliest Outbreak
New research confirms that hunter-gatherer children in Siberia died from Yersinia pestis infection over 5,500 years ago, challenging previous assumptions about plague spread.
Scientists trace high-energy ghost particle to the ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy
Researchers trace a high-energy neutrino to the galaxy Shadow Blaster, marking the first direct link between a star-forming galaxy and a cosmic ghost particle.
In the Midst of Tornado Season, a Surprisingly Short History of Predicting Twisters
Exploring the brief history of tornado forecasting, from early experiments to modern technology, as severe storms threaten the Midwest this season.
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
A new satellite designed to rescue the aging Swift spacecraft was launched in record time, but its success remains uncertain amid technical challenges.
