NASA, Axiom Finally Deals to Send Private Crew to ISS

Medicine & Technology May 11, 2021

NASA and Axiom Space signed an agreement for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place no earlier than January 2022.

Image from Mars Captured by NASA Orbiter Looks Like a Peanut Mascot

May 11, 2021

A recent update from NASA's orbiter captures an odd shape from Mars' surface. The figure resembles what appears to be Mr Peanut.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Returning to Earth With Asteroid Samples

May 11, 2021

After accomplishing its mission on Asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has departed from the giant rock and is set to return to Earth carrying the samples it collected.

NASA’s Voyager 1 Detects Steady ‘Hum’ of Plasma in Interstellar Space

May 10, 2021

Voyager 1 has detected the constant drone of interstellar gas (plasma waves) from more than 14 billion miles away,

NASA Extends Mars Helicopter Mission After 5th Successful Test Flights

May 09, 2021

NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter nailed its last scheduled flight. But it’s not goodbye yet as the space agency gave a new mission.

NASA Shares Ingenuity Helicopter Humming Through Red Planet's Thin Air as It Completes 5th Flight

May 09, 2021

First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air.

NASA’s Black Brant XII Rocket to Lift Off from Wallops Flight Facility, Will Be Visible Across Mid-Atlantic

May 08, 2021

NASA's rocket launch mission is set to see Black Brant XII lift off from its Virginia-based Wallops Flight Facility. It might provide a short light show for people living in the eastern United States and Bermuda.

‘Mushrooms on Mars’ Not True? New Reports Debunk ‘Unscientific’ Red Planet Fungi Claims

May 08, 2021

Recent reports about mushrooms on Mars have been debunked by experts saying, such a claim is unscientific as there is no strong and critiqued evidence proving it.

It's National Space Day! How Far Have Humans Found Out About the Cosmos?

May 07, 2021

National Space Day or International Space Day is celebrated every first Friday of May to promote STEM to the youth. Take a look back to its history and see how far humans have found out about the universe.

Coldplay Releases New Song to the Galaxy Thru a Video Call With an Astronaut

May 07, 2021

While most songs today are released on the cloud (i.e. the Internet), British rock band Coldplay streamed their new single "Higher Power" from space - in a video call with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

What Happens When Astronauts Return to Earth? Here's What SpaceX Crew-1 NASA Astronauts Recount

May 06, 2021

Four astronauts who just returned from the International Space Station described their re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

NASA Parker Solar Probe Hears Weird 'Naturally Generated' Radio Signal From Venus

May 06, 2021

NASA has discovered a strange radio signal coming from the planet Venus that was picked up by Parker Solar Probe.

NASA Hubble Telescope Detects Weird Supernova Explosion With a Surprisingly Cool Star in It

May 06, 2021

An international team of researchers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe a massive yellow star 2.5 years before it exploded in a supernova.

Mushrooms Growing on Mars? Rock-Like Formations on Surface May Actually Be Fungi

May 06, 2021

A scientist also famous for the name, "Space Tiger King," is dubbed, recently claimed that the odd 'puffball-like' rocks found on Mars "are actually mushrooms."

Tianwen-1 Mission: China Reveals Attempt to Land on Mars Through Zhurong Rover

May 05, 2021

After NASA's recent Red Planning landing, China's Tianwen-1 is next in line and the space agency recently shared how it will attempt to touch down on Mars.