A huge asteroid stronger than a nuclear bomb is headed our way this month
Giant space rocks continue to threaten the planet as yet another large asteroid is headed towards the Earth this month. If an asteroid impact were …
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Epic NASA video imagines the surreal future of space travel
NASA has released a video showcasing its vision for the future of space travel, including kayaking on Titan. NASA continues to share inspiration for the …
This is what scientists found when they peered deep beneath the surface of Mars
New data from the exploration of Mars has provided more evidence of Mars’ volcanic past. The new study, which was published in Nature Communications, details …
NASA is testing a planetary-defense system like nothing we’ve ever seen
NASA will launch a multimillion-dollar spacecraft today, with plans to crash it into an asteroid in 2022, as a test for a possible asteroid defense …
Russia blames frightening ISS Nauka incident on a software error
The Russian Nauka module docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday at 9:29 AM EST, more than a week after its rocky launch …
NASA astronauts are growing spicy food in space
The astronauts eventually embarking on missions to Mars and deep space will need to be able to do a few things to emulate life on …
NASA and Tide team up to deal with dirty laundry in space
Humans have been living in space for years, but it took endless research and planning to make that possible. Everything we take for granted on …
NASA is launching two new missions to a ‘lost habitable world’
NASA and other space agencies around the world have been focusing a lot of their attention on Mars as of late. It makes sense, since …
No, that’s not the ‘Death Star’ in NASA’s latest Mars photo
NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently celebrating its 100th day of work on the surface of Mars, but it’s not the only vehicle that hit the …
The center of the Milky Way looks like a work of art
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has delivered so many incredible images of objects and structures in space that it’s easy to forget that NASA has a …
China just bolstered its new space station in a big way
It’s been roughly one month since China successfully launched the first module of its Heavenly Harmony space station. The spacecraft will serve as a home …
Ingenuity survived its first near-death experience on Mars
Ingenuity is probably the world’s favorite helicopter — if ever there was one. It’s the first human-made vehicle that flew on Mars, not counting the …
NASA finally let Perseverance stretch its arms and do some work
NASA fancy new Perseverance rover has been sitting on Mars since late February. It landed perfectly and everything has been going well in the months …
NASA will help send a private mission to the ISS next year
For decades now, the International Space Station has been occupied by astronauts from the United States, Russia, and other nations. These scientists are hand-picked and …
NASA’s Mars helicopter is exceeding expectations in every way
NASA’s Mars helicopter has already completed four flights on the Red Planet. According to the Ingenuity team, it’s completed everything it needs to in order …
NASA’s new boss is a former Army captain and astronaut
As is often the case when a new presidential administration takes the reins, the election of President Joe Biden meant that NASA was almost certainly …
Here’s what NASA wants its Mars helicopter to do next
NASA has already made history with its Mars rover Ingenuity. The chopper’s first flight proved that powered aircraft are viable on Mars, while its second …
NASA can’t let the Crew Dragon crew come home
The first formal crewed mission to the International Space Station using a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket was a historic achievement for …
The International Space Station is surprisingly lush
You don’t become an astronaut in the hopes of getting to eat some really good food in space. The International Space Station, for example, isn’t …
NASA’s Mars helicopter just took an extremely long flight
NASA is moving fast with its Ingenuity helicopter trials on Mars. In its first flight, the tiny aircraft took off, hovered, and landed in place. …
A robot just made oxygen on Mars, which is a huge deal
Robots are a lot easier to send to other planets than humans are. For one, they don’t complain nearly as much. On top of that, …
NASA forced to delay SpaceX crew launch until Friday
NASA and SpaceX are teaming up for another launch to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon was scheduled to ferry a team of …
NASA’s Mars helicopter took flight and lived to tell the tale
History was made today, though you probably didn’t realize it. After all, it was made on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter — a small machine …
Here’s what NASA’s asteroid probe did to space rock Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is now in a holding pattern after a lengthy mission that visited the space rock known as Bennu. The probe is …
NASA’s Mars InSight lander may be in deep trouble
Of all the missions that NASA has sent to Mars over the past decade, the InSight lander might be the one that has caused the …
NASA forced to delay first Mars Helicopter flight
NASA’s Perseverance mission to Mars has been pretty much perfect thus far. The rover and its tiny helicopter companion landed on the Red Planet with …
This Mars image looks unreal, and it sort of is
The image you see above is the surface of Mars. I know that’s hard to believe since you normally see Mars in dusty, vaguely orangish …
This new photo shows the scale of the massive Perseverance rover
You don’t even have to be a science fan or spaceflight junkie to know about NASA’s Mars rovers. It’s big news when the space agency …
It was a cold night for NASA’s Mars helicopter
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been stealing most of the science headlines as of late, but we can’t forget about the other vehicle that made the …
NASA just revealed how much the pandemic has cost them, and it’s insane
The coronavirus pandemic set everyone back in one way or another. We’ve put our lives on hold for a year or more just waiting for …
