NASA's Perseverance Rover Finally Takes Its Own Wheel on Mars

Medicine & Technology Jul 04, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover has taken its first autonomous drive on the red planet. The rover's enhanced AutoNav feature lets it take charge of its adventures.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Brilliant Star Cluster Despite Being in Safe Mode

Jul 03, 2021

Hubble Space Telescope captures the brilliant image of the star cluster NGC 330, which is around 800,000 light-years away from Earth, just in time before the Independence Day of the US on July 4.

Skywatching Tips: NASA Offers 2 Exciting Ways to Watch Venus, Milky Way

Jul 02, 2021

This month, NASA is back with its top skywatching tips, offering up two thrilling treats to look out for. The tips comprise how to best watch Venus and the Milky Way.

82-Year-Old 'Mercury 13' Icon Wally Funk to Join Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin Flight

Jul 02, 2021

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced earlier today that Wally Funk, one of the aviators of "Mercury 13" is joining him for a ride on his space company, Blue Origin's first crewed mission.

Comet Wirtanen Leaves Trail of Alcohol to Its Wake as It Sails Past Earth

Jul 02, 2021

Comet 46P/Wirtanen was releasing an unusual amount of alcohol as it made its historic flyby of Earth two and a half years ago.

Hubble Space Telescope Still Broken: Reason for Being Offline Remains a Mystery to NASA

Jul 01, 2021

NASA still struggles to pinpoint the exact reason Hubble Space Telescope went offline. Engineers are now investigating other hardware that might be causing the issue.

NASA’s Important Mission is Finally on Track; Can You Guess What It Is?

Jun 30, 2021

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission appears finally to be on track for a launch in 2026. The mission just got approval this month!

Could Black Holes Generate ‘Tsunamis’ to Escape Gas? Here's What Experts Say

Jun 30, 2021

Astrophysicists said tsunami-like structures may form on much bigger scales, from gas escaping the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole.

NASA's 'Moonikin' Gets Official Name Honoring Apollo 13 Hero

Jun 29, 2021

NASA announced the winning name for its Artemis I "Moonikin." It is now officially called Commander Moonikin Campos.

Asteroid Deflection: NASA, ESA Prepare for the Space Occurrence

Jun 28, 2021

DART member, Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will explain at the upcoming World Asteroid Day, an online event, the details of an international experimental asteroid deflection.

RockOn! NASA Launched 40 University Students' Experiments Aboard Suborbital Sounding Rocket

Jun 28, 2021

Various space news sites recently reported that 40 university student experiments were successfully launched on June 25, 2021, as part of NASA's RockOn! and RockSact-C Programs.

NASA Explains Process on How Perseverance Rover Takes Selfie on Mars

Jun 27, 2021

The process used to get the historic Mars Rover photo involved over a dozen people and took about a week to code.

NASA on Hubble Space Telescope Restoration: Possible Read/Write Problem but Equipment "In Good Health"

Jun 26, 2021

NASA continues to diagnose the issue with the payload computer onboard the Hubble Space Telescope - with its recent tests last June 23 and 24 revealing that the telescope and its science instruments are still in "good health" and in a "safe configuration."

Mars Hidden Underground Lake-Like Formation Discovered? Radar Signals Detect Presence of Liquid

Jun 26, 2021

MARSIS mapping technology discovered lake-like features under the Martian surface that may be a basin for liquid water.

Where Stars Are Born: NASA's SOFIA Telescope Captures High-Resolution View of a Star Nursery in the Milky Way

Jun 24, 2021

Researchers from the University of Maryland used NASA's SOFIA telescope to capture the first clear view of an expanding bubble of hot plasma where stars are born.