ULA calls off Christmas launch for Peregrine lander, delayed to 2024
The upcoming historic launch of Astrobiotic’s Peregrine lander was originally set for Christmas Eve. However, a new update from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) has …
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NASA shares first images from iconic asteroid spacecraft
NASA’s Psyche mission is already 16 million miles away from Earth, barreling toward its targeted asteroid, where it will conduct a full study of the …
Humanity’s return to the Moon could be in for a huge delay – GAO study explains why
NASA’s Artemis missions are set to be some of the most iconic of the decade, finally putting human boots back on the Moon for the …
How bugs could help us grow food on Mars
NASA’s hopes to put humans on Mars and one day settle the Red Planet as humanity’s second home could very well rely on some of …
NASA pauses Hubble science missions due to fault gyro
NASA has paused all of the Hubble space telescope’s current science missions due to a gyro glitch, the space agency has shared. The issue first …
This rare solar system has six planets moving in synchrony
The Milky Way is full of strange galaxies and cosmic discoveries just to be made. Case in point, a new solar system discovered by NASA’s …
Scientists keep finding more reasons why humans aren’t built for space
Turns out, humans just aren’t built for space. That might seem like an understatement. After all, there isn’t any oxygen in space, and we kind …
NASA successfully tests new inflatable heat shield
Over a year ago, NASA’s Artemis I mission returned to Earth, completing a round-trip journey around the Moon and back. As it barreled through the …
Re-experience NASA’s historic Artemis I mission
Last year, NASA made history once again by launching the first of its Artemis missions. The Artemis I mission saw the agency’s Orion spacecraft travel …
NASA pauses Mars Sample Return mission due to ongoing budget issues
NASA’s iconic mission to bring back samples of Martian soil and rocks has gone awry. The space agency shared that the Mars Sample Return mission …
NASA wants to send your name to deep space aboard the Europa Clipper
NASA wants to send your name to deep space. The move is part of an ongoing campaign that the space agency is calling “Message in …
NASA can’t communicate with its Mars robots and the Sun’s to blame
NASA’s various Mars exploration robots are on their own, at least for the next few weeks. The space agency isn’t able to communicate directly with …
Lucy discovers yet another surprise during Dinkinesh flyby
Earlier this month, NASA’s Lucy probe completed its first flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh, discovering that it actually was part of a binary pair with …
NASA’s ad-free streaming service launches this month
NASA’s ad-free streaming service, NASA+, will launch this month. The space agency revealed NASA+ in July and said that the service will be wholly ad-free …
Saturn’s rings will vanish in 2025, but they won’t really be gone
Saturn’s rings will vanish in 2025, but don’t worry, they’ll return. NASA says that the rings around the planet will appear to disappear completely. However, …
NASA’s Kepler telescope discovered rare planetary system with 7 sweltering planets
While looking at compiled data from NASA’s now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have discovered the existence of a seven-planet system of sweltering planets larger than …
NASA Lucy probe spots undiscovered asteroid on Dinkinesh flyby
NASA’s Lucy probe has completed one of its first flybys, skimming past the asteroid Dinkinesh on its way to other targets. While the flyby was …
NASA’s Juno Probe finds more evidence of organic compounds on Ganymede
New observations of the Jovian moon Ganymede have uncovered further evidence that subsurface oceans could exist on the large moon. The detection was made during …
NASA captures image of eerie ‘ghost hand’ in space
In 1895, the first X-rays were taken when Wilhelm Röntgen imaged the bones in his wife’s hand. Now, we can use those same X-rays to …
NASA is working on alternatives for the Mars Sample Return
The Mars Sample Return mission is going to be exorbitantly expensive. So expensive, in fact, that a report released in late September has NASA looking …
NASA will install groundbreaking laser communication system on ISS next month
NASA and SpaceX are set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) on November 5. The uncrewed Dragon spacecraft aboard …
Mars once had the ‘right conditions’ for life, new data shows
Mars was very likely a “planet of rivers,” geoscientist Benjamin Cardenas of Penn State University and the lead author of a new research project shared …
NASA just sent a software update to a spacecraft 12 billion miles away
Voyager 2 is over 12 billion miles from Earth, making its way through interstellar space. Along its almost 50-year journey, the probe has seen more …
See the Moon’s shadow on Earth from last week’s Ring of Fire eclipse
Last week, people all throughout the central and southern United States were granted a beautiful sight as a rare annular eclipse created a “ring of …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just set another mind-blowing record
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has just smashed through the record for the fastest object ever created by humankind. The probe was the previous holder of …
Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s historic Psyche mission
SpaceX and NASA are gearing up to launch Psyche, NASA’s latest asteroid-focused spacecraft. The new spacecraft is named after the asteroid Psyche, and it will …
Webb showcases otherworldly beauty of NGC 346 in new photo
The James Webb space telescope continues to peer deep into our universe, capturing new snapshots of cosmic entities and events. The latest snapshot from Webb …
First analysis of Bennu samples shows abundance of carbon and water
NASA has finally shared details about the first analysis of samples taken from the asteroid Bennu using the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2020. While NASA scientists …
Russia’s Nauka science module on the ISS has sprung a leak
Another piece of Russian hardware has sprung a leak aboard the International Space Station, according to a post shared by NASA and Roscosmos. The new …
NASA’s Perseverance captured strange ‘blue’ sunset on Mars
While looking out over the Martian surface, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a strange and intriguing “blue” sunset over Mars, which could teach scientists more about …
