NASA craft snaps extraordinarily close images of volcano-covered world

Behold the volcano-blanketed moon, Io. After swooping by Jupiter’s tortured moon on Feb. 3, NASA’s Juno spacecraft beamed back some of the closest-ever images of this unique world. The agency’s deep space probe came within just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io, following a similar pass just over a month ago. Planetary scientists hope these … Read more

Astroscale takes the wraps off its $25M orbital refueling craft for Space Force

Orbital operations company Astroscale has revealed new details about its approach to refueling satellites in space, as part of a $25.5 million project exploring the concept with the Space Force. Their solution is a bit like a AAA truck traveling at 25,000 MPH. The concept of on-orbit servicing and repair is attractive to anyone who … Read more

Peter Tarnoff, U.S. envoy who helped craft ‘Argo’ escape in Iran, dies at 86

Add to your saved storiesSave Peter Tarnoff, a U.S. diplomat who rose to No. 3 in the State Department in the 1990s after years as a behind-the-scenes envoy, including helping to craft a plan to smuggle six State Department employees out of Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis, in a ruse recounted in the film … Read more

Questlove, Local Natives, Warpaint Craft Signature Tacos for Scholarship Benefit’s 10th Anniversary

Questlove, Local Natives, Leon Bridges, Warpaint, and six other artists have crafted signature tacos to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Los Angeles restaurant HomeState’s Band Taco program. The program recruits artists to create and name signature tacos for sale through HomeState; all proceeds go to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, an organization that raises money to … Read more

Cian Ducrot’s ‘Half Of Me’ Enlists Matteo Romano To Craft Shifting Tribute

Cian Ducrot has paid tribute to his late finest pal on his shifting new single “Half Of Me,” which finds him teaming up with Italian rising star Matteo Romano. The observe displays on the moments Ducrot and his pal Phily shared collectively and the issues that outline a friendship. He expresses his remorse for not … Read more

Russia’s Luna-25 area craft ‘ceased to exist’ after colliding with the Moon.

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft did not land on the Moon, Roscosmos, Russia’s state-run area company, introduced in the present day. In an announcement, the group reported that the lander “ceased to exist because of a collision with the floor of the Moon.” It might’ve been the nation’s first Moon touchdown since 1976. Luna-25 entered orbit across … Read more

Warship guarding Black Sea pipelines attacked by uncrewed Ukraine craft

(Provides extra context on grain deal and pipelines) MOSCOW, Might 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry mentioned on Wednesday the Russian warship Ivan Hurs had been attacked unsuccessfully within the early morning by three Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats within the Black Sea, on the approaches to the Bosphorus strait. In a press release posted on Telegram, … Read more