They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it helps if the object of your gaze is symmetrical. Studies show humans associate symmetry with attractivenes ...

The story of the album’s development has a few interesting twists and turns that have made it a reflection of its original inception, pre-pandemic, and more recent concerns, as having completed the ...

A new study from the IIHS indicates that reflective clothing might actually harm pedestrians. Specifically, it appears to make them invisible to some automated crash prevention systems.

The technology, called TransPixar, adds a crucial feature to AI-generated videos: the ability to create see-through elements like smoke, reflections, and ethereal effects that blend naturally into ...

The question now is: will they? And if the Trump administration moves forward with Mars Sample Return (MSR), what will it look like? Could it involve a human mission to Mars instead of a series of ...

Option one would use the same "sky crane" landing system proven with NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers, a smaller sample collection spacecraft, a smaller rocket to boost the samples ...

The goal of the Mars Sample Return Program, which is being planned jointly with the European Space Agency (ESA), is to retrieve samples of rock, gas and loose surface material that were collected ...

The agency is considering two possible MSR strategies but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so. NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth, but the ...

Following months of deliberation, NASA has decided to pursue two alternative routes for its Mars Sample Return program, one of which elicits the help of the private industry. During a media ...

NASA leadership announced Jan. 7 that it would pursue studies of two architectures for its Mars Sample Return effort that would take samples currently being collected by the Perseverance rover and ...