NASA Space to Soil Challenge
Reported by NASA
Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation. By pushing more intelligence onboard, missions can move from passively collecting data to actively interpreting and res...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:12 +0000
Reading the Moon’s Diary, One Speck of Dust at a Time
Reported by Universe Today
Magnetism on the Moon has always been a bit confusing. Remote sensing probes have noted there is some magnetic signature, but far from the strong cocoon that surrounds Earth itself. Previous attempts to detect it in returned regolith samples blended togeth...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:45 +0000
Elon Musk lays out a new vision of AI satellites as SpaceX acquires xAI
Reported by Universe Today
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he’s making space-based artificial intelligence the “immediate focus” of a newly expanded company that not only builds rockets and satellites, but also controls xAI’s generative-AI software and the X social-media platform....
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:29 +0000
Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice
Reported by NASA
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America’s largest research base in Antarctica....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:01 +0000
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Pennsylvania
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will connect with students in Pennsylvania to answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:20 p.m....
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:44 +0000
The Magnetic Superhighways That Drive Galaxy Evolution
Reported by Universe Today
Arp 220 is a well-known pair of galaxies that are merging. New ALMA observations of polarized light reveal the complex and powerful magnetic fields that shape the process....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:50 +0000