Although Kosmos 2612 is now backing away, the maneuver raised alarm bells for analysts who see it as part of a pattern of Russian aggression.

The mission, which launched on Monday, is headed to Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars. It could carry back the first samples from the Martian system.

Where did it start? How did it grow complex? Why did it get big? Three moments in Earth’s early history when evolution suddenly, inexplicably turned up the dial.

O rover Perseverance, da Nasa, já percorreu uma distância maior do que qualquer outro veículo no Sistema Solar -exceto os que estão na Terra, é claro. Leia mais (10/13/2026 - 08h40)

Matemáticos têm se mostrado impressionados com o avanço acelerado das capacidades da inteligência artificial. Nos últimos meses, foi atribuída à IA a solução de alguns dos mais difíceis problemas na área e que, até então, haviam desafiado os humanos. Leia mais (10/07/2026 - 13h24)

A Nasa não desistiu da problemática Starliner, da Boeing. Leia mais (09/29/2026 - 09h00)

The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.

Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.

Nshan Kazaryan, engenheiro da Nasa responsável pela comunicação com as sondas espaciais Voyager 1 e Voyager 2, é mais jovem do que as próprias naves com as quais conversa. Leia mais (08/29/2026 - 12h00)

Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.

Uma parte de um foguete Falcon 9, da SpaceX, atingiu a superfície da Lua na madrugada desta quarta-feira (5) a uma velocidade de 8.600 quilômetros por hora Leia mais (08/05/2026 - 15h31)

The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.

A humanidade está mais uma vez espalhando lixo no nosso vizinho celeste mais próximo. Nesta quarta-feira (5), parte de um foguete Falcon 9, da SpaceX, cairá na Lua. Leia mais (08/04/2026 - 13h30)

A espaçonave Link, lançada para salvar um telescópio espacial da Nasa, agora também precisa ser salva. Leia mais (07/31/2026 - 11h00)

A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago. Engineers think it can still succeed.

It was the 13th test overall of Starship. The success is a boon to NASA’s moon plans and SpaceX’s hopes to deploy a million data centers in orbit.

Dr. Tsimerman won one of four Fields Medals, an award for top mathematicians under 40, for his work on the André-Oort conjecture, but is now changing his focus to artificial intelligence.

The young mathematician won a prestigious Fields Medal for her work on the so-called Kakeya conjecture.

The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.

The mathematics professor has won a prestigious Fields Medal for his work at the intersection of geometry, topology and physics.