Milky Way Galaxy Picture: Violent 'Downtown' Shown in NASA's New Stunning Cosmic Image

SPACE 05.29.2021 01:35 AM

"Downtown" space is just about 25,800 light-years away, a short hop in cosmic distances. A light year is the number of years that light travels, in this case to reach the Earth.

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity in Trouble on 6th Flight, Demonstrates Toughness

05.27.2021 23:59 PM

The helicopter deployed from the belly of the Perseverance rover in April, kicking off a five-flight, month-long campaign designed to demonstrate that powered aerial flight is possible above Mars. The sixth flight encountered problems.

NASA Assigns Astronaut as Specialist for Crew-3 Dragon Mission, Who is Kayla Barron?

05.27.2021 23:53 PM

NASA has assigned Kayla Barron as the fourth crew member and as a mission specialist for the agency's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS after failing to work out an agreement for the fourth seat with Roscosmos.

South Korea Becomes Tenth Country to Join Artemis Accords That Supports NASA-Led Moon Exploration

05.27.2021 21:52 PM

South Korea is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords on May 24, a pact that governs norms of behavior for those who will join the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. Brazil and New Zealand will likely sign next.

Space Tourism on the Rise: Are Other Passengers of SpaceX Considered "Astronauts"?

05.27.2021 07:09 AM

Now that SpaceX and Blue Origin are offering seats to their rockets, the term astronaut has seemingly become vague. Is it reserved to the experts or does it apply as well to those who have a short trip to space?

NASA's Earth System Observatory to Study How Climate Change Fuels Natural Disasters

05.26.2021 02:22 AM

NASA will launch at least five satellites worth at least $300 million in Earth System Observatory by 2029 to help people better understand climate change and extreme weather .

NASA Viper Robot: Space Agency Says New Crewed Moon Mission is Worth $433.5M!

05.24.2021 21:58 PM

NASA announces $433.5 million mission to send Viper rover to the moon in 2023 to scout out potential landing sites for the Artemis crew in 2024.

NASA Conducts Fourth RS-25 Rocket Engine Test for Artemis Moon Mission

05.23.2021 00:16 AM

An Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine was tested on the A-1 Test Stand at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, on 20 May 2021.

Organic Salt on Mars: Did NASA Perseverance Rover Just Find Evidence of Ancient Microbial Activity?

05.22.2021 22:21 PM

NASA scientists have likely discovered evidence of organic salts on Mars which could be the remnants of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.

Total Lunar Eclipse: Here’s What NASA Says About Why the Moon Turns Red During Such Occurrence

05.21.2021 23:21 PM

During the total lunar eclipse, "the darkest terrestrial disk is ringed by every sunrise and every sunset in the world," all at the same time, causing the moon to turn red, according to NASA.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover vs. China Zhurong Mars Rover: "Battlebot in Space"? Here's 5 Major Differences

05.21.2021 06:31 AM

China successfully landed its Zhurong rover on the red planet, according to state media, just months after NASA landed its Perseverance rover.

Fast Radio Bursts: Did Spiral Galaxy Arms Cause FRBs?

05.21.2021 00:15 AM

Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins – particularly the spiral galaxy arms – with help from the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA Viper Robot: Agency Reveals Plans for First Mobile Lunar Robot

05.20.2021 22:51 PM

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send Viper to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface.

NASA Juno Spacecraft Saw Clyde's Spot on Jupiter After a Year: Did Its Apperance Change?

05.20.2021 06:25 AM

The spot is named after astronomer Clyde Foster of Centurion, South Africa, who discovered it in 2020 using his own 14-inch telescope.

China Zhurong Mars Rover: CNSA Shares First Images of the Martian Planet

05.20.2021 00:12 AM

Elon Musk and NASA's Senator Bill Nelson recently expressed their joy and congratulated to the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) for the Zhurong Mars Rover's first images on the Red Planet.

China’s Successful Mars Mission: What Will the Zhurong Rover Do?

05.18.2021 02:19 AM

China's successful Mars mission, at approximately the same time, that NASA had its new rover launched, was a successful touchdown with a lander and rover last weekend.

How Does Solar Eruption Look Like? Here's the Description of NASA's Solar Orbiter

05.18.2021 02:15 AM

NASA's solar orbiter already captured a gorgeous glimpse at a coronal mass ejection or CME. The sunlight is still sparkling and bubbling. If large enough eruptions occur on the surface, billions of tons of plasma and electrically charged particles will be hurled against Earth.

Active Mars Volcanoes: Eruptions from 3 Million Years Ago Continues, Magma Possibly Flowing Under Martian Surface Today

05.17.2021 23:58 PM

Recent reports said, active volcanoes on Mars that existed from three and four billion years back, had smaller eruptions that continued up to three million years ago.

Fourth NASA Astronaut Joins Space X Crew-3 Mission’s Next Human Space Flight to ISS: Who Is Kayla Bayron?

05.17.2021 23:51 PM

NASA has selected Kayla Bayron as a fourth astronaut to join the next human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Cosmic Cloud from Emission Nebula

05.15.2021 21:50 PM

NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescope captured an intriguing cosmic cloud — a cloud that makes its own light.

First Movie in Space: Russia Racing to Beat Tom Cruise and NASA Movie As It Starts to Cast Stars

05.15.2021 03:23 AM

Russia casts Yulia Peresild to star in the movie "Challenge" that aims to beat the movie of Tom Cruise and NASA as the first movie to be shot in space.