Crater-diving hopper ‘Gracie’ launching to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month

a rectangular spacecraft with four legs sits upright on a grey, dusty landscape

A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar explorer to the moon. IM-2, the second moon mission by Houston company Intuitive Machines, will lift off from Florida’s Space Coast during a four-day window that opens on Feb. 26. If all goes to plan, Athena will land on a plateau just … Read more

NASA’s launching a satellite constellation this month to study the solar wind in 3D

The sun, for all its glitz, tends to hide behind a veil of mystery. For instance, its outer atmosphere, the corona, appears to be hotter than its surface — like, way hotter — and scientists aren’t sure why. There’s also a big puzzle concerning how the solar wind, which is a stream of charged particles … Read more

Former title challenger who holds unique record and battled Jon Jones quits UFC for new MMA promotion launching in 2025

Ovince Saint Preux is no longer a UFC fighter. The man who fought Jon Jones for UFC gold as an exciting, up-and-coming challenger in Dana White’s roster has signed with a new MMA promotion. 4 Saint Preux lost his title bout to Jones at MGM Grand by unanimous decisionCredit: Getty 4 The pair battled it … Read more