NASA Laser Communications Relay Demonstration: How to Use Lasers in Space

Medicine & Technology Dec 02, 2021

NASA will launch the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD), a new technological demonstration that potentially boost communications.

NASA’s TESS Captures Giant Active Comet Moving Farther Away From the Sun

Dec 01, 2021

New research recently showed that a giant comet known as Comet Bernadinelli-Bernstein or Comet BB turned active much farther from the sun than expected.

Sun a 'Surprising Source' of Unexplained Water on Earth: What is Solar Wind Theory?

Nov 30, 2021

New research recently showed that solar winds that interact with grains of dust carried on asteroids may have contributed to filling the oceans on Earth with water.

Plastic Waste-Powered Rocket Engine Successfully Tested; Use of Nuclear Fusion Tech Could Reduce Travel Time to Mars in Half

Nov 29, 2021

Bletchley-based nuclear fusion company, Pulsar Fusion recently conducted a successful test of a plastic waste-powered rocket engine at COTEC, a Ministry of Defense military base in Salisbury.

Space Organisms May Become a Reality, Could Invade Earth – Scientists

Nov 28, 2021

Scientists warn that space organisms might board our spaceship and pollute Earth, although the danger is limited.

Thanksgiving in Space: This Is How Astronauts Celebrate the Holiday Aboard the International Space Station

Nov 25, 2021

Thanksgiving Day is still on in space as astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday. Although, it might be a little different than on Earth, especially how they prepare their food.

China’s Hypersonic Glider More Sophisticated Than Initially Believed, Fires 2nd Missile While Traveling at 5X the Speed of Sound

Nov 23, 2021

A hypersonic glider from China that completed a test flight several months ago appears to be more sophisticated than originally thought, recent reports said.

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed, May Take Place Not Earlier Than December 22; NASA Preparations Ongoing

Nov 23, 2021

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set for launch no earlier than scheduled to enable the observatory's further testing, succeeding a recent occurrence that took place during the said space device's preparations for launch.

Mars Missions Could Result in Revolution Against Control on Earth As Future Martian Settlers Become Autonomous

Nov 19, 2021

The 120-day isolation test, Project Sirius that's being carried out in Russia is seeking to examine the autonomous behaviors of the so-called future Martian settlers.

Why is the Sky Blue, But Space is Black?

Nov 18, 2021

Once the light hits, then, bounces off something, it is the atmosphere that's allowing the "scattering," and the capability of seeing colors in the spectrum seen by the eyes, making the sky blue, and the space black.

Watch SpaceX Starship SN20 Prototype Ignited All Its 6 Raptor Engines in a Brief Static Test Fire [Watch]

Nov 13, 2021

SpaceX just test-fired all six of Starship SN20 prototype's raptor engines, signaling that they could be ready for an orbital launch attempt. They are now awaiting regulatory approval to launch the rocket.

Kamala Harris Visits NASA, Wants National Space Council To Focus On Climate Change

Nov 08, 2021

Vice President of The United States, Kamala Harris, said National Space Council will develop “comprehensive framework” for space priorities, and wants to focus on climate change.

Is NASA’s Top Priority the Discovery of Other Kinds of Life and Possible Habitat Apart from Earth?

Nov 05, 2021

A report said that according to a major report sponsored by NASA, the search for extraterrestrial life is the astronomers' tip priority in the next decade.

New Mexico Chile Cultivated, Grown on ISS Harvested for the First Time; NASA Says It's the Longest Plant Experiment in Space

Oct 30, 2021

New Mexico chile has been growing on the International Space Station and now, astronauts get to try it after its first harvest. Horticultural scientist from Espanola Jacob Torres is playing a vital role in this project in partnership with NASA.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover, Probes Call Home From Billions of Light Years Away Through DSN

Oct 28, 2021

Using the Deep Space Network, NASA can still communicate with rovers and space probes billions of miles apart from Earth.