Here’s how NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will hunt for life on the Red Planet
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover eventually arrives at the Red Planet in early 2021 it will be the most advanced piece of hardware the space …
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Something massive blasted X-ray energy into space, and NASA saw it happen
We’ve got it pretty good here on our little blue orb orbiting a relatively chilled-out star, but space is dark and full of terrors. In …
The International Space Station may get a new lease on life
The International Space Station has been around for long enough that it’s easy to forget that it has a finite lifespan. The massive orbiting laboratory …
Boeing proposes lunar lander it probably won’t be able to build in time for NASA’s 2024 Moon mission
NASA is bound and determined to send humans back to the Moon by 2024. The space agency was headed back there anyway, but a mandate …
Astronauts aboard the ISS just got a shipment of wine… but they’re not allowed to drink it
Astronauts who live on the International Space Station work hard. They don’t really have a choice in the matter since they live at the office. …
An asteroid as large as 2,000 feet across will speed past Earth later this month
A large space rock known to scientists as 481394 (2006 SF6) will make its closest approach to Earth in just a couple of weeks. NASA …
Curiosity just sent back some haunting photos of Mars
NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover has been chilling out on Mars for year over six years now. The bot regularly beams back images from the Red …
Boeing’s Starliner falls short of perfection in launch abort test
Boeing’s Starliner has seen many, many delays, cost overruns, and setbacks during its lengthy development. NASA is paying Boeing a fortune for its work on …
Voyager 2 escaped the Solar System, and it’s telling NASA the secrets of interstellar space
NASA launched the Voyager 2 space probe in August of 1977. It’s since spent nearly four decades making its way out of the massive bubble …
Mars just barfed up InSight’s probe and NASA doesn’t know why
Hey, so, funny story: Remember a couple of weeks back when NASA declared that a plan to get its Mars InSight probe to dig deeper …
This timelapse photo from the space station is breathtaking
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station get to see a lot of cool things. The orbiting laboratory completes a full lap of Earth in a …
NASA’s Curiosity rover just snapped another adorable selfie
NASA scientists working with the Curiosity rover have had plenty to be excited about over the years, with discoveries coming regularly, revealing tantalizing details about …
Astronauts on the International Space Station will control a robot back on Earth
When you’re a kid, few toys are as cool as radio-controlled vehicles. There’s just something awesome about piloting a tiny vehicle from afar, and even …
NASA’s Christina Koch got a little bit messy during first all-female spacewalk
There’s really nothing easy about being a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station, and the same goes for spacewalking outside of the orbiting laboratory. …
The ozone hole is smaller than ever
The hole in the ozone layer is one of the most glaring examples of how human activity has changed Earth in a negative way. Decades …
Nobody really knows if there are other ‘Earths’ out there
Are there other Earth-like planets out there in the cosmos? We simply don’t know. Scientists have been peering into space for centuries and, thanks to …
NASA’s Mars orbiter visited the InSight lander and Curiosity rover from above
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of having a single functioning machine on Mars was little more than a dream for scientists. Today, …
It worked! NASA’s plan to get its InSight tool digging again pays off
NASA’s InSight lander is doing some great work on Mars. It’s been listening closely for rumblings from inside the planet and even provides timely weather …
The first all-female spacewalk is underway – watch live right here
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are making history today. The pair are currently carrying out the first all-female spacewalk in the history of …
NASA is showering Boeing with cash for delayed SLS rocket
Going to the Moon isn’t cheap, no matter how far ahead you can plan for it. Going to the Moon on a dramatically-shortened timeline? Well, …
Here’s what NASA astronauts will wear on the Moon
A couple of weeks back, NASA teased its new spacesuits that astronauts will wear when exploring the lunar surface in years to come. The agency …
The first all-female spacewalk will finally happen on Friday
You might remember back in March that NASA was planning the first all-female spacewalk in history. The space agency didn’t specifically intend for it to …
NASA denies finding life on Mars, countering scientist’s claims
It’s been one heck of an exciting week for anyone who dreams of one day hearing about extraterrestrial life. In a recent op-ed, former NASA …
Water ice on the Moon may be billions of years old
There’s ice on the Moon. Various research efforts have shown this to be the case, and scientists are doing their best to find out exactly …
Former NASA scientists claims we found life on Mars in the 1970s
NASA’s Viking Project resulted in a pair of successful landings on Mars in 1976, and they were groundbreaking missions in many respects. The spacecraft, which …
Watch NASA astronauts spacewalking live right here
Two NASA astronauts are currently outside the International Space Station on the second of several planned spacewalks to replace batteries affixed to the outside of …
Upcoming tests will reveal whether Boeing’s Starliner is ready for prime time
It’s no secret that NASA is increasingly leaning on commercial partners to meet its various needs, and when it comes to sending humans into space, …
Here is NASA’s new spacesuit that astronauts will wear to the Moon
We’re still several years away from seeing NASA send humans back to the Moon, but when you’re planning for a mission as intense as that, …
NASA just joined the electric vehicle revolution
As automakers continue to embrace electric vehicles and more companies pledge to purge their vehicle lineups of gas engines in the coming years, the trend …
NASA’s InSight robot is fighting against Mars to save a vital instrument
NASA’s InSight lander has been resting safely on Mars for nearly a year now, and it’s doing some seriously great work. Most of the robot’s …
