Russia isn’t keen on Artemis, sides with China for Moon exploration
Russia’s space agency has publicly stated it has no interest in participating in NASA’s Artemis missions that would eventually return humans to the lunar surface. …
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A Mars mission just launched, but it’s not from NASA
A Mars mission from the UAE just launched to the Red Planet. The Hope Probe will orbit Mars for a full Martian year, studying the …
NASA’s next-gen space telescope delayed for the millionth time
NASA has announced that the James Webb Space Telescope will yet again miss its planned launch date and instead launch in October 2021… maybe. The …
It’s make-or-break time for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
NASA has announced that the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will return to Earth on August 2nd. The capsule, with astronauts Behnken and Hurley aboard, will …
Get ready to see the Sun like you’ve never seen it before
The Solar Orbiter mission was launched in February, but it’s already providing some stunning images of our star. The spacecraft snapped images so detailed that …
NASA reveals what the Mars Helicopter is really going to do
A pint-sized helicopter is making the trip to Mars along with the Perseverance rover. The helicopter will perform autonomous flight tests in the thin Martian …
This 4K video of comet NEOWISE is downright stunning
The comet known as NEOWISE was captured by time-lapse images from the International Space Station, and it’s now been made into a stunning 4K video. …
SpaceX is about to destroy a ridiculous NASA record
SpaceX is about to use the same booster that sent NASA astronauts to the International Space Station again, this time to send a South Korean …
NASA’s 2024 Moon mission is in serious trouble
NASA needs a lot of money if it hopes to achieve a crewed mission to the Moon by 2024, but lawmakers aren’t giving in. A …
We really, really can’t contaminate other planets with Earth microbes
A pair of new NASA directives tweaks Planetary Protection policies to allow for human exploration of the Moon and Mars Preventing contamination of other worlds …
NASA’s Curiosity rover is on a road trip
NASA is sending its Curiosity rover on a journey to a new area of Mount Sharp, the massive peak that sits in the center of …
NASA’s Perseverance rover is locked and loaded
NASA has loaded its new Perseverance rover onto the rocket bay that will carry it all the way to Mars. The launch is currently slated …
NASA says Boeing has to fix 80 things related to Starliner
NASA announced today that its investigation into Boeing’s Starliner program revealed 80 issues that need to be addressed. The issues run the gamut from software …
NASA’s Mars ‘mole’ saga is getting sadder and sadder
NASA’s InSight lander has a self-hammering probe that isn’t doing what it’s supposed to. The instrument, nicknamed “the mole,” can’t seem to get a grip …
NASA’s SLS rocket tore open like a tin can
NASA destroyed its pricey Space Launch System rocket during testing, but it was totally planned. The space agency has to push hardware beyond its limits …
The Moon is totally metal
New readings from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that the metal content within lunar craters is significantly higher than on the surface. The findings could …
NASA is moving perilously close to the end of the Mars launch window
Following two earlier delays that pushed the launch of NASA’s new Mars rover Perseverance back by several days, the launch has been delayed yet again. …
Stunning time lapse features a decade of the Sun
A new video released by NASA crunches 10 years of Sun observations by the Solar Dynamics Observatory down into just over one hour. The video …
NASA pushes back launch of Perseverance rover… again
NASA has delayed the launch of its Mars 2020 mission which includes the Perseverance rover until July 22nd. The mission was pushed back due to …
NASA finally names the asteroid it’s going to crash into
NASA is sending a spacecraft to slam into the side of a tiny asteroid in 2022. The asteroid is part of a binary pair, and …
NASA wants you to help it navigate the surface of Mars
NASA now lets you label images snapped by its Curiosity rover to help it and future Mars missions navigate the Red Planet’s surface. The tool, …
These new Hubble images are absolutely bonkers
The Hubble Space Telescope captured new images of familiar planetary nebulae using a different camera for the first time. The result is a stunning glimpse …
Here’s how late NASA could launch its Mars rover
NASA says it can push back the Mars 2020 mission launch date significantly without having to fully delay it to 2022. The mission is slated …
Coronavirus couldn’t stop NASA from completing Mars 2020 prep
A new NASA video shows how the agency tackled the completion of the Mars 2020 preparations in the midst of a global pandemic. Workers were …
Here’s what NASA thinks of its ISS manager retiring
NASA’s head ISS program manager retired yesterday, just weeks after the first Commercial Crew mission made a successful flight to the space station. The departure …
Get ready to see the Sun as you’ve never seen it before
NASA’s Solar Orbiter, a mission conducted in partnership with the European Space Agency, made its first close approach observations of the star. The spacecraft is …
Mars rover spots Earth from a distance
NASA’s Curiosity rover took a photo of the night sky and managed to spot both Earth and Venus. Curiosity is aging, but it’s still going …
NASA shakeup continues as ISS manager steps down
NASA’s International Space Station program manager Kirk Shireman has decided to retire, just weeks after the first Commercial Crew mission to the ISS was a …
The International Space Station is about to get an upgrade
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks to replace old batteries on the exterior of the International Space Station. …
NASA’s New Horizons probe just nailed another ‘first’
NASA’s New Horizons probe was able to help measure the distance between two stars and our home system thanks to its distant location. The probe’s …
