NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More
NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help evolve and transform…
China’s desert solar seas are so big you can see them from space
ORDOS (China), Sept 26 — An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner…
It’s Not Rocket Science… It’s Materials Science
Rocket propulsion technology has evolved from ancient Chinese gunpowder filled bamboo tubes that shot off into opposing armies…
Dragonfly nuclear drone that will explore Titan passes key tests
NASA’s Dragonfly drone has cleared a string of tough design and test checkpoints and is pressing toward launch.…
The Big Bang Is in Big Trouble
Just a few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about a lengthy article highlighting a total rewrite…
Private spacecraft will give NASA’s Swift space telescope an orbital boost in 2026 in 1st-of-its-kind mission
A private company will give a powerful NASA space telescope a new lease on life next year, if…
It came from outer space: Scientists solve decades-long mystery of the Silverpit Crater
After two decades of debate, researchers say they finally have definitive proof that the Silverpit Crater, a buried…
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission
NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, from the agency’s Johnson Space…
Galactic visitor alert: NASA confirms mysterious object entering solar system is ‘interstellar’ visitor
A mysterious object hurtling through space has been identified as a rare “interstellar object,” only the third of…
From Afar to Olduvai – asteroid Donaldjohanson’s landmarks get names tied to human origins
The geological features of an oddly shaped asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft now have official names, and…
NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and…
NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract
In 2016, NASA awarded a Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract to Sierra Space, formerly part of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to resupply…