Katalyst mission to boost Swift spacecraft’s orbit
NASA has outlined plans for a robotic servicing attempt intended to raise the orbit of the agency’s Neil…
ESA astronaut assignment on Artemis 3 part of negotiations on revised Artemis roles
WASHINGTON — The assignment of a European Space Agency astronaut to the Artemis 3 mission is part of…
Hubble photographs spiral galaxy with black hole 100 million times the sun’s mass
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 88. (ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker) A…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
Astronomers detect winds from a black hole reaching 30% of the speed of light
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing two black holes. Recently, astronomers have detected powerful winds in a…
Italian astronaut to pilot Nasa’s upcoming Artemis space mission
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NASA’s Crew Safety Alert Exposed a Bigger ISS Leak Problem
The dreaded air leak on the International Space Station (ISS) has gotten so bad that Russian cosmonauts were…
Astronomers Finally Find Milky Way’s Missing Black Hole Wind
After a 50-year search, astronomers have uncovered evidence that Sagittarius A* — the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole that resides…
Hubble Could Get a New Lease on Life—If NASA Can Afford It
NASA’s Hubble space telescope is running out of time. The aging observatory is slowly being dragged down toward…
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead. The…
NASA Orders Emergency Drill as Air Leaks Force ISS Standoff
NASA just ordered an emergency safe haven drill on the International Space Station (ISS) after persistent air leaks…
NASA interested in Hubble reboost if costs can be reduced
WASHINGTON — As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, the agency…