SpaceX will finally send humans into space in May, according to company President Gwynne Shotwell. Both SpaceX and Boeing are part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and SpaceX will be the first company >>
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NASA and ESA want to see the Sun’s poles, but it won’t be easy
Over the course of human history, astronomers have spent a lot of time studying our nearest star. Telescopes on the ground can only see so much, and even the recently launched Parker Solar >>
NASA will test asteroid defenses by slamming a spacecraft into a space rock in 2022
If Earth were ever to be threatened by a large space rock — and it definitely will at some point in the future — humanity is going to need to have a plan. >>
NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon’s South Pole in five years
NASA is moving forward with plans to send a crewed mission to the lunar surface by 2024, a goal that will be impossible to achieve without additional funding and support that the U.S. >>
Now, it’s China’s turn to explore the Moon
NASA may have landed on the Moon decades ago, but that doesn’t mean we know all that much about our nearest celestial neighbor. We’re regularly learning new things as we stare at the >>
NASA wants you to make stuff it can send to the Moon
As we’ve known for several months now, NASA is headed back to the Moon. The administration will be sending all manner of instruments to the lunar surface to study the natural satellite in >>
