NASA Successfully Completed 8-Minute SLS Rocket Test

SPACE 03.18.2021 21:12 PM

NASA hopes to eventually use the Space Launch System rocket to fly astronauts to the moon, but it has been plagued by problems.

NASA to Conduct Second SLS Rocket Test; Will The Rocket Send People to Moon in 2024?

03.18.2021 01:49 AM

NASA will conduct the next Space Launch System rocket's core stage on Thursday! NASA will perform the second Green Run hot fire test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage.

Astronauts Brains Could Be Affected By Travel to Mars; Can NASA Protect Them From Such Scenario?

03.18.2021 00:20 AM

Short bursts of artificial gravity cannot compensate for diminished cognitive capacity, according to a study simulating the consequences of weightlessness.

NASA Perseverance Rover Officially Shares the Sounds of Driving on Mars

03.17.2021 23:01 PM

Hear Perseverance's six wheels rattling and creaking as they drive over rocks on the other side of the planet.

12-Year-Old Child Prodigy Goes to College and Aims to Become NASA Engineer

03.17.2021 21:43 PM

Alena Wicker, a 12-year-old child prodigy, is starting college and aims to work for NASA in four years, driving one of those future space mobiles.

NASA Names Asteroids After Diverse Group of 27 Trailblazing Astronauts

03.17.2021 21:14 PM

NASA names 27 asteroids after African American, Hispanic, and Native American astronauts. Asteroids have been named after a group of astronauts who have been trailblazers for their ethnic groups.

Colossal Supernova Leftover Lying in Space: One-of-Its-Kind, Biggest Discovery in Astronomy

03.17.2021 05:54 AM

Astronomers recently found a completely colossal supernova leftover, an expanding could of dust and gas, lurking in space.

NASA’s Juno Orbiter Resolve Jupiter’s Mysterious 'Dawn Storm' Auroras

03.17.2021 00:34 AM

The Juno spacecraft has finally figured out why auroral "dawn rains" occur every morning on Jupiter.

Living on the Moon? Prepare $325,067 a Month for Mortgage

03.17.2021 00:03 AM

NASA's Artemis program aims to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024, hoping to pave the way to establish a lunar location for further space exploration missions - and a new study estimates the cost of living there.

Hubble Space Telescope Back Online: Captures Abel 78 in Constellation Cygnus Despite Glitch

03.16.2021 22:30 PM

NASA restored Wide Field Camera 3 over the weekend after the veteran spy of the deep cosmos took a very long nap.

Missing Water From Mars Might Be Lurking Underground

03.16.2021 20:56 PM

An ocean’s worth of water might be hiding in minerals below Mars’ surface, which could help explain why the Red Planet dried up.

Bacterial Stains Aboard International Space Station May Help Plants Grow on Mars

03.16.2021 01:09 AM

A discovery aboard the International Space Station may help generate the 'fuel' to help plants endure stressful circumstances in space.

NASA Celebrates the Navajo Language With Perseverance Finds on Mars

03.16.2021 00:46 AM

NASA honors the Native American Navajo language through the names of different features found by the Perseverance on Mars, starting with the rock named "Máaz" - Navajo for "Mars."

NASA Says Biggest Asteroid Will Pass By Earth With 77,000mph Speed; Here's How to Watch This Rare Moment

03.15.2021 23:33 PM

NASA scientists have verified that an asteroid traveling through space at around 77,000mph will safely pass Earth this week. The asteroid poses no danger to our safety.

Starship’s Orbital Launch Debut: SpaceX Targets to Make It Happen in Summer 2021

03.15.2021 21:43 PM

A NASA Spaceflight reports SpaceX wants to begin its orbital launch attempts of Starship as early as July 1, 2021, a few months from now.