Spacesuit Problems Solved: Spacewalking Astronauts Successfully Install, Unfurl New Solar Panels

SPACE 06.20.2021 23:17 PM

Spacewalking astronauts were able to successfully equip the International Space Station with the first, in a series of powerful solar panels earlier today.

Did the Boltysh Crater Caused Dinosaur Extinction? New Study Reveals a Different Story

06.20.2021 06:26 AM

A new study suggests that the Boltysh crater in Ukraine was created 650,000 years later than the Chicxulub impact, long after the extinction of dinosaurs. The revised age reveals that it might not caused the extinction but could have interfered with the recovery of the species.

SpaceX Eyes Launching Transporter 2 Via Falcon 9 Rocket Soon

06.20.2021 02:20 AM

SpaceX has one more mission planned for June, Falcon 9 B1060-8 launching from SLC-40 with the Transporter-2 rideshare mission.

USPS Issues New Sun Science Stamps Showcasing Different Solar Activity as Seen From Space

06.20.2021 01:51 AM

In celebration of a decade-long Sun observation from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, the US Postal Service issues a set of Sun Science stamps that showcases a range of solar activity.

ISS Next Private Astronaut Missions Open for New Proposals Following SpaceX Crew Dragon, Falcon 9

06.20.2021 00:15 AM

NASA is seeking proposals for its next two private astronaut missions to the ISS. The news follows a previously announced agreement with Axiom Space.

NASA Challenger Crew Likely Survived Explosion Before Tragic Crash to Atlantic Ocean

06.19.2021 22:47 PM

NASA Challenger crew members were likely conscious in the aftermath of the 1986 explosion. Their capsule was ejected intact into the fireball just 73 seconds after the launch.

NASA's InSight Mars Lander Gets Much-Needed Dust Cleaning, Results in Power Production Boost

06.18.2021 23:23 PM

The InSight Mars lander of NASA recently got a much-needed dust cleaning that resulted in an improvement in its production of power.

Turkey Joins Other Nations in Sending Rover to Moon by 2023, Space Agency Discusses Details

06.18.2021 22:29 PM

Turkey is planning to send a rover to the moon by 2028 or 2029, using a domestically-developed rocket engine that will have its first flight to the moon in a test mission in three years.

NASA’s Spacewalk at the ISS: How to Watch Astronauts Do Their Tasks This Sunday

06.18.2021 06:30 AM

Two astronauts set out to boost the power for the International Space Station on Sunday. Here's how to watch them spacewalk as they are running out of time.

NASA Invites People to the "Name the Artemis Moonikin Challenge" for Its Dummy Headed to the Moon

06.18.2021 05:00 AM

NASA is holding a naming contest for the mannequin that will be sent to the Moon on an upcoming uncrewed Artemis I mission flight test

Want to Go to the Moon? ESA Is Looking for Astronaut and "Parastronaut" Positions; Here's How to Apply

06.18.2021 02:20 AM

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the last call for interested people to join their space crew - including people with physical disabilities and people standing below 130cm (about 4'3").

Hubble Space Telescope Finds A Galaxy That Lacks Dark Matter

06.18.2021 01:43 AM

The most accurate distance measurement yet of ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC1052-DF2 confirms beyond any shadow of a doubt that it is lacking in dark matter.

SpaceX Launched Fifth GPS Satellite for US Space Force, Marking Its 19th Launch This Year

06.18.2021 01:30 AM

SpaceX has successfully launched GPS III SV05 for the US Space Force aboard its Falcon 9 rocket on its 19th launch this year.

Gravitational Instability's Key Role in Planet Formation Revealed as Scientists Studies Young Star

06.18.2021 01:17 AM

Scientists using ALMA discovered the key role gravitational instability plays in planet formation while observing a young star known as Elias 2-27 in the Ophiuchus Molecular Cloud.

China’s Tiangong Space Station Manned; Chinese Astronauts Now Onboard Module

06.18.2021 00:34 AM

The Shenzhou-12 mission put three astronauts aboard the new Tianhe space station module in a display of just how far China's space program has come.