Why Did Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Suffer Glitch During Its 6th Flight?

Medicine & Technology May 31, 2021

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter experienced a bit of a software glitch during its sixth flight across the desolate Martian surface.

Hundreds of Mini-satellites Deployed From International Space Station; Many of These CubeSats Study Climate Change

May 31, 2021

The space station offers a lot of opportunities to get smaller things into space. Astronauts unload and prep the CubeSats on station and then deploy them out of its airlock 250 miles above the planet.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 691 in Stunning Detail

May 31, 2021

Space agencies NASA and ESA released a new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy NGC 691, the eponymous galaxy for the galaxy group where it belongs.

Did NASA Curiosity Rover See Clouds on Red Planet?

May 30, 2021

NASA Curiosity Rover first noticed clouds appearing earlier than expected in 2020 and prepared to photograph them this year.

Near-Earth Object the Size of the Washington Monument Will Whiz Past the Earth Soon; But There’s Nothing to Worry About, Experts Say

May 30, 2021

Five near-Earth objects are set to make a close approach to Earth this week. One of them is as big as the Washington Monument.

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

May 29, 2021

"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, Demonstratew Toughness

May 27, 2021

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?

May 27, 2021

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 the Tenth Country to Join Artemis Accords That Supports NASA-Led Moon Exploration

May 27, 2021

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"?

May 27, 2021

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 Will Launch Five Satellites Worth $300 Million to Study How Climate Change Fuels Natural Disasters

May 26, 2021

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 Says $433.5 Million Viper Mission Will Pave the Way for a Crewed Mission a Year Later

May 24, 2021

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 Successfully Conducted Fourth RS-25 Engine Test

May 23, 2021

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.

Did NASA Just Find Possible Organic Salt on Mars?

May 22, 2021

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

May 21, 2021

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.