Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A tiny spacecraft with big implications for lunar exploration is ready to launch. The tiny satellite, called CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A tiny spacecraft with big implications for lunar exploration is ready to launch. The tiny satellite, called CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Artemis I mega lunar rocket is ready to refuel. The fourth attempt at a final pre-launch test began on Saturday, with refueling of the rocket due to begin Monday morning. The crucial … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — NASA will launch a mission that will both pass Venus and descend through its hostile atmosphere in 2029. Called DAVINCI, the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gas, Chemistry and Imaging mission will … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Earth is expected to pass through the debris trail of a shattered comet Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. This could lead to a whole new meteor shower. Night sky watchers in North … Read more
New York CNN Business — Boeing will attempt again on Thursday to send the capsule it designed to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a successful, uncrewed test mission. After two previous attempts to complete such a mission failed, Boeing’s goal is to prove that the spacecraft can dock with the … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The NASA InSight lander, which since 2018 has revealed the mysterious interior of Mars, is coming to an end. Due to dwindling electrical power, the mission will cease science operations by the end … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — This is the big problem that scientists anticipated. NASA’s InSight lander has just detected the largest earthquake ever seen on another planet – a magnitude 5 quake that hit the Red Planet on … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The James Webb Space Telescope has the sharpest perspective on otherwise invisible light in the universe. The long-awaited first science images from the world’s first space observatory aren’t expected until this summer. But … Read more