Great Pyramid of Giza-Sized Asteroid to 'Close' Approach Earth Soon, Should We Worry?

SPACE 07.24.2021 22:33 PM

An asteroid about as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza is tall will make a "close" approach with Earth on Sunday, NASA calculations said.

NASA Awards $178 Million Contract to SpaceX for Jupiter Moon Mission; Falcon Heavy Rocket Set to Launch Europa Clipper

07.24.2021 02:40 AM

SpaceX has just been awared a $178 million contract for NASA to use the Falcon Heavy Rocket to launch the Clipper and future rover to Jupiter's 6th moon, Europa.

NASA's $4.25B Europa Clipper Spacecraft is Going to Jupiter's Icy Moon Aboard Falcon Heavy

07.23.2021 23:00 PM

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will be sending NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft to the icy moon of Jupiter instead of the original plan of sending it via the Space Launch System (SLS), saving NASA $2 billion.

NASA Gives Boeing Starliner A Go Signal For July 30 Test Launch

07.23.2021 05:30 AM

NASA and Boeing held a day-long flight readiness review Thursday and cleared the company's CST-100 Starliner astronaut ferry ship for launch July 30 on a second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station.

Moon Exploration: SIU Engineering Students Win NASA's Competition to Design Mining Robots

07.23.2021 01:20 AM

Engineering students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale have won first place in LUNABOTS, NASA’s annual robotics mining competition, which aims to produce robots that can operate and mine on the Moon.

NASA's Mars InSight Says Red Planet's Crust Runs About 12 Miles Deep!

07.22.2021 22:40 PM

Mars' core takes up about half of the planet's interior — much larger than scientists expected.

Perseverance Rover Prepares to Collect First Martian Rock Sample, Will Be Returned to Earth by Missions in the 2030s

07.21.2021 23:30 PM

NASA's Perseverance rover is getting ready to collect Martian rock samples to determine if Mars had ever hosted life in the past The sample will be packaged in a sealed tube to be sent to Earth by missions in the 2030s.

Russia Launches Nauka Lab Module to Space Station After Years of Delays

07.21.2021 23:10 PM

Russia has launched a laboratory module to its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. Russia launched a new multifunctional laboratory module dubbed Nauka to the International Space Station on Wednesday from Kazakhstan, after years of delays.

NASA Awards Over $41 Million Fund for Lunar Hopper to Hop Around Moon's Surface, Takes First Pictures Inside Craters

07.21.2021 22:50 PM

NASA recently awarded a $41.6-million project to build, fly and operate a deployable lunar hopper lander on the moon.

Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars Erased? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Starts the Hunt

07.21.2021 00:11 AM

Some of the rock records of the Red Planet have been washed away by super salty brine, essentially ‘resetting’ it, NASA said.

Jupiter's Polar Storms Do Not Go Away Unlike Its Earthly Variety, Study Found

07.20.2021 00:13 AM

A study showed that Jupiter's polar storms are here to stay. They remain constant as they do not disperse and hardly change over time, which makes them an easier system to study.

NASA Moon Landing Remembered: Buzz Aldrin Recalls This 'One Giant Leap' for Lunar Exploration

07.19.2021 23:39 PM

The NASA Moon landing celebrates its 52nd anniversary this week, with Buzz Aldrin's eerie "shadow" sighting hovering across the Earth revisited.

NASA Says Asteroid Twice as Big as Big Ben Will Make Near-Earth Approach; Should We Worry?

07.18.2021 23:10 PM

An asteroid tumbling through space at speeds of more than 18,000mph is expected to safely make a "close approach" on Earth this month, NASA's trackers have confirmed.

5 Ways of Shark Conservation: NASA's Earth-Observing Satellites Help in Nature Maintenance

07.18.2021 21:53 PM

As scientists at various institutions are directly focusing on shark conservation, the Earth-observing satellites of NASA collect important information about the habitat of sharks, the ocean, in particular.

Hubble Space Telescope is Back on Once Again! Backup Computing Hardware Switched On, What's Next?

07.16.2021 23:07 PM

NASA has announced that it has switched on Hubble Space Telescope's backup computing hardware and now has successfully turned it on once again. But now, what's next for the Hubble?

NASA's Curiosity Rover Detects Unusual Bump in Mars; Ends Up on Bedrock

07.16.2021 07:26 AM

NASA's Perseverance rover is on a road trip across Mars and shared snaps from a roadside attraction that's caught the rover team's attention.

Chile Peppers in Space: Why Is NASA Growing Spices in the ISS? What Does It Mean for Astronauts?

07.15.2021 07:50 AM

NASA is spicing up the outer space by planting and growing chile peppers in the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts will have to wait for four months before they can eat them.

Will NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Carry a Plaque of Famous People to Space? Here's What This Agency Claims

07.15.2021 07:17 AM

NASA engineers installed a time capsule on the Lucy spacecraft late last week that includes messages from Nobel Laureates and musicians, among others.

Hubble Space Telescope: NASA May Finally Know the Cause of Its Major Computer Glitch

07.14.2021 23:44 PM

NASA engineers pore over the manuals of the Hubble Space Telescope ahead of switching on the backup computer of the space telescope. They think they have finally identified the cause of the glitch and will attempt this risky procedure later this week.

NASA Habitat Module on the Moon: Northrop Grumman to Build Lunar Orbit Studio Apartment Under $935 Million Contract

07.14.2021 05:11 AM

NASA recently signed a contract worth almost 1 billion dollars to develop a lunar studio-type apartment. The HALO module will serve as a preparation for our return to the moon.

NASA, Purdue Team Fly Miles Above Earth up to 70,000 Feet, to Study Data on North American Monsoon Season

07.13.2021 21:52 PM

NASA recently flew higher than other platforms at heights of almost 70,000 feet, double that of most commercial flights, to investigate atmospheric and planetary science, among other applications.