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Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech This animation of NASA’s Perseverance was created with the Caspian visualization tool using data acquired during an 807-foot (246-meter) drive on the rim of Jezero Crater made by the rover on Dec. 10, 2025, the 1,709th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The mission’s “drivers,” or rover planners, use the information to understand the

January 29, 2026 2 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Heathrow dropped its 100-ml liquids rule. This scanner tech made it possible New CT scanners can build a 3D model of your carry-on, helping airport staff spot risks without making you unpack or decant liquids into tiny bottles By Eric Sullivan edited by

Image: Britta O'Boyle When it comes to tablets, the 13-inch iPad Air M3 is easily one of our favorites, with a giant screen, a gorgeous design, and one of Apple’s fastest processors. And today it’s got a great price too: Amazon is selling the 13-inch iPad Air for $679, a savings of $120, and the

The Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building being prepared for Artemis 2. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Jared Isaacman made something unmistakably clear during his confirmation hearing as NASA Administrator: time is not on America’s side. The United States is no longer alone in deep space ambition, and the race to return humans to

One branch of the human family tree had never shown up in one of its most studied landscapes. Despite abundant hominin fossils in Ethiopia’s Afar region, Paranthropus was missing. A newly discovered fossil fills that gap. Reported in Nature, the 2.6-million-year-old jaw is the first confirmed Paranthropus specimen from the Afar and extends the genus’s

Pour les soldes, Rakuten met en avant une belle promotion sur le smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G. Pensé pour accompagner tous les usages du quotidien, ce modèle voit son prix chuter de 299,99 € à seulement 225,99 €, une baisse significative pour un smartphone aussi bien équipé. Une offre intéressante pour celles et

În adâncurile umede ale Amazoniei peruvine se ascund ecosisteme naturale de o importanță crucială pentru sănătatea planetei: turbăriile. Aceste zone, adesea trecute cu vederea, funcționează ca adevărate rezervoare de carbon, jucând un rol esențial în echilibrul climatic global. O descoperire științifică recentă a adus în prim-plan complexitatea acestor medii, revelând prezența unor microbi până acum

Defence department boss Greg Moriarty has been appointed Australia's next ambassador to the US, replacing former prime minister Kevin Rudd. Moriarty has led the department since late 2017 and previously served as chief of staff to then-Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement on Sunday ahead of Rudd's scheduled exit

With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz. Around Christmas in Virginia, which boasts the highest concentration of data centers in the country, one advertisement seemed to air nonstop. “Virginia’s data centers are … investing billions in clean energy,” a voiceover intoned over sweeping shots of shiny solar

MoM-z14 existed just 280 million years after the Big Bang, according a team of astronomers led by Dr. Rohan Naidu from the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT. This Webb image shows the galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the Big Bang. Image credit: