NASA astronaut returning to Earth reveals the thing she’ll miss most
NASA’s Jessica Meir will be returning to Earth this week from a long stay aboard the International Space Station. Being an ISS crew member is …
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NASA’s new Mars rover has ridiculous vision
NASA’s Perseverance rover is equipped with a suite of imaging tools that will help it navigate and study the landscape of Mars. A total of …
NASA’s asteroid probe is rehearsing for its most dangerous move yet
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is about to perform its most daring maneuver yet. In a rehearsal for the sample-gathering act planned for later this year, …
NASA is ready to send a helicopter to Mars
NASA’s Mars Helicopter — part of the Mars 2020 mission — was just installed on the Perseverance rover as the team prepares for the launch …
The coronavirus pandemic has cleaned up the air on the East Coast
Air pollution on the East Coast of the United States has dropped by as much as 30% according to data from NASA satellites. A side-by-side …
NASA could turn Moon craters into massive radio telescopes
NASA scientists dream up a way to turn a Moon crater into a massive radio telescope. The concept relies on a large crater on the …
Trio of quarantined space travelers head to the International Space Station
Three new inhabitants of the International Space Station took off in an early morning launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket today. The trio of new …
SpaceX says farewell to the original Dragon
SpaceX is officially retiring the first version of its Dragon cargo capsule after a successful return to Earth over the weekend. The current version of …
Boeing will have to reattempt failed Starliner test flight
Boeing will attempt another test flight to the International Space Station without crew members aboard its Starliner spacecraft, the company announced this week. Late last …
NASA’s Perseverance rover got some sweet new wheels
NASA’s Perseverance rover got some gorgeous new wheels. The wheels are different from those of the Curiosity rover, and will play a pivotal role in …
NASA’s bringing the worm back
NASA has revived a classic logo and will use it again for the upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. The red, …
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its shiny new mirror
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes one big step towards eventually being cleared for launch by arranging its mirror array. The telescope’s current launch date …
NASA could turn astronaut pee into Moon bases
Scientists say astronaut pee could be a vital ingredient in building structures on the Moon. Urea, found in urine, can be used to help bind …
NASA’s Perseverance rover will carry a secret message to Mars
NASA hid a coded message on its Mars Perseverance rover, and internet sleuths quickly picked up on it. On the aluminum plate attached to the …
SpaceX parachute snafu won’t delay Crew Dragon launch
NASA appears to indicate that its planned launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station is still on track for a …
NASA’s Perseverance rover now has 10.9 million names on it
NASA just added over 10 million names to the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The names were collected as part of NASA’s “Send Your Name to …
SpaceX parachute test didn’t go smoothly and may threaten NASA launch
SpaceX attempted to test its Crew Dragon parachute system but the test was cut short after the dummy object with the parachutes installed on it …
Coronavirus hits Kennedy Space Center, further complicating NASA’s plans
Coronavirus confirmed in an employee from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is trying to keep its various missions on schedule, recently stating that …
Coronavirus will delay some NASA projects, agency announces
Coronavirus will likely delay several NASA projects, with the Mars 2020 still on schedule but facing the possibility of a significant delay. The James Webb …
NASA’s Perseverance rover is coming together, virus or no virus
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, Perseverance, is coming together ahead of its expected launch to the Red Planet in July of this year. The mission is …
SpaceX will launch its first crewed mission as early as May
SpaceX and NASA are planning the launch of the first crewed flight of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station as early as May. The …
NASA just told its entire staff to work from home
NASA just elevated all of its centers to Stage 3, meaning a mandatory work-from-home order for almost all of its staff. Staff considered to be …
NASA needs your help to build a Moon digging robot
NASA’s RASSOR robot is headed to the Moon, and it’s designed to dig into the surface. The robot uses a drum to scoop up lunar …
Another NASA employee has COVID-19, forcing work-from-home order
A NASA employee in Alabama tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a lockdown and mandatory work-from-home order. All other NASA facilities are now encouraging staff to …
NASA fixed its Mars mole problem in the most unusual way
NASA’s InSight lander might have finally fixed its mole problem. A new strategy to push the mole probe into the surface appears to be working, …
Boeing’s oft-delayed SLS rocket is now more expensive than ever
NASA’s delayed SLS rocket program, headed by Boeing, continues to disappoint. Massive budget overruns and significant delays have pushed the completion of the SLS back …
NASA employee tests positive for coronavirus, prompting lockdown
A NASA employee at the Ames Research Center in California tested positive for coronavirus. NASA has issued a mandatory work-from-home policy for all employees of …
SpaceX will launch humans into space sooner than you think
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 …
NASA slaps Boeing with 61 ‘corrective actions’ after Starliner failure
A NASA investigation resulted in a long list of things Boeing needs to fix with its Starliner spacecraft. A total of 61 “corrective actions” must …
Space lettuce is just like Earth lettuce, NASA says
Lettuce grown in space proves to be just as nutritious as lettuce grown on Earth, researchers find. Future crewed missions to deep space could grow …
