NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max
As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday…
Webb Finds Stellar ‘Treasure Chest’ in Carina Nebula
A stunning new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals a comet-shaped cloud in the Carina…
Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft
WASHINGTON — The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it…
Astronomers have observed a wandering black hole shredding a star
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing a star and a galaxy. Astronomers have recently detected a black…
In 1972, an Apollo 16 astronaut left his family photograph on the Moon: The message identifies them as visitors “from planet Earth”
The photo left behind by the astronaut | Wikimedia Commons Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left something deeply…
Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency said this week they will adapt what they had…
In 1973, NASA sent two spiders into orbit to see whether they could build webs without gravity and both learned to adapt |
Arabella, a spider from the Skylab 3 experiment, resting on a web in microgravity. Credits – WIkimedia Commons…
Aug. 12 to feature a 6-planet parade, solar eclipse, meteor shower and new moon
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
NASA engineers create a supersonic helicopter for Mars missions
Picture a helicopter gliding effortlessly through the thin Martian atmosphere at incredible speeds! NASA’s talented engineers have achieved…
Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission
July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the…
Scientists Find Evidence of Liquid Nitrogen Beneath Pluto’s Heart
One of Pluto’s most striking landmarks is Sputnik Planitia, a massive glacier filled with frozen nitrogen ice. It…
‘Chemical fingerprints’: what scientists detected after SpaceX rocket crashed into moon – The Irish Times
A telescope in Chile has captured evidence of the impact caused by part of a SpaceX rocket slamming…