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Garnet had never been confirmed in a Martian meteorite until researchers examining NWA 8171 at the Royal Ontario Museum found andradite inside a fragment smaller than one millimetre. Some surrounding minerals carry Martian chemistry, but scientists cannot yet tell whether it records an unknown magma, ancient fluid alteration, metamorphism—or debris from an asteroid that struck Mars.
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (766+ words) Andradite in the NWA 8171 Martian breccia is secure, but its tiny host clast could record Martian magma, alteration, metamorphism or material delivered by an impactor. By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 14, 2026 · How we edit A rounded grain…...
In 2026, NASA backed scientists make 'microbites' cookies from plastic bottles in vanilla flavour using baker's yeast that could feed astronauts on Mars
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (589+ words) In 2026, NASA backed scientists make 'microbites' cookies from plastic bottles in vanilla flavour using b The Times of India Plastic waste keeps piling up in oceans, landfills, and cities, while millions of people around the world still don't have enough…...
UI researcher uses NASA rover to find rare mineral on Mars
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (533+ words) A University of Iowa geology professor working with NASA helped discover a rare mineral on the Jezero crater on Mars. Valerie Payré, an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, has been working on the Mars 2020 rover…...
Joseph Grinkorn: Elon Musk Could Turn SpaceX Into the Next Tesla Success Story
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (253+ words) Investment Expert and Morris Group CEO Joseph Grinkorn Warns Investors Against doubting Elon Musk’s SpaceX Vision. Grinkorn cautions investors against taking short positions on SpaceX. He points to Musk’s record of challenging conventional expectations and building companies around technologies that…...
The U.S. Space Academy Is More of a Workforce Bet Than an Astronaut School
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (874+ words) The United States has announced a Space Academy, but nobody can apply to it. There is no campus, budget, course catalogue or opening date. President Donald Trump's executive order creates a commission that has 120 days to design the institution and…...
OPINION: Don't give up on Perseverance
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (883+ words) Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. In February 2012, the future of NASA’s Mars Exploration program looked bleak. The Obama administration’s 2013 budget request…...
China's rocket achievements threaten US space superiority
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (144+ words) Nikkei Asia China's rocket achievements threaten US space superiority America cannot assume that its current lead will hold A Zhuque-3 rocket lifts off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwestern China, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China on…...
SPCX CFO Bret Johnsen Says China Has an ‘Amazing Space Program’ — But It’s ‘Not on a Starship Level’
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (42+ words) Space Exploration Technologies Corp. CFO Bret Johnsen said China has an "amazing space program" but still falls far short of matching Starship, arguing SpaceX’s reusable launch system could become an advantage as the company pushes artificial intelligence infrastructure into orbit.......
Fall stargazing 2026: The best skywatching sights in autumn (and how to see them)
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (1502+ words) As longer nights draw in over the fall, we see the return of some stargazing favorites, including the Andromeda Galaxy, the Pleiades star cluster and the first supermoon of the season. With fall now upon us, many of us will…...
Why the search for alien life might start in lunar soil
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (565+ words) Futura, le média qui explore le monde Why the search for alien life might start in lunar soil A different kind of technosignature Searching for radio signals assumes alien civilizations are broadcasting at the precise moment humanity is listening. Pinault’s…...