NASA Shares Celestial Lightsaber, Real Death Star, Tatooine in Space and More to Commemorate Star Wars Day

Medicine & Technology May 04, 2021

On Star Wars Day, we collected all the occasions when NASA gave the franchise nods by discovering similar planets and bringing characters like Baby Yoda into space.

NASA SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts to Meet Media Online After Historic Mission

May 04, 2021

NASA announced that the SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, Soichi Noguchi, will be available to answer questions about their historic mission in a virtual event on Thursday.

NASA Parker Solar Probe Now The Fastest Object Ever Built To Get Near the Sun

May 03, 2021

NASA clocked the Parker Solar Probe at over 330,000 miles per hour as it zipped through the sun's outer atmosphere.

Hundreds of Thousands of Humans Could Inhabit Space by 2050

May 03, 2021

A space advocate has been advising investors and company owners on the potential of space as a field of business. They believe that space in 2050 could already be inhabitable.

Spacex Crew-1 Astronauts Successfully Return to Earth in Nighttime Splashdown

May 03, 2021

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from JAXA, return to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown after a six-month stay on ISS.

Watch SpaceX's Crew-1 Mission Astronauts Return to Earth Tonight

May 01, 2021

SpaceX's first crewed operational mission is about to come to an end. NASA expects the Crew-1 mission to start its return to Earth.

Ingenuity's Fourth Flight: Mars Helicopter Mission May Be Extended Than Originally Planned

Apr 30, 2021

NASA is giving the Ingenuity helicopter another month after it aced its fourth flight on Mars to tackle new tough terrain and serve as a scout for the Perseverance rover.

NASA Roleplays Space Objects Passing By Earth; Here's What Happened

Apr 30, 2021

NASA held a tabletop exercise this week in which planetary defense officials pretend a near-Earth object is about to collide with the Earth.

Exoplanet Discovery: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Witnesses Growing, Feeding Giant Planet

Apr 30, 2021

The Hubble Space Telescope at NASA has captured something extraordinary: a still-forming giant planet feeding off debris and material around a young star.

FAA Authorizes SpaceX to Launch More Starship Prototypes

Apr 30, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized three upcoming launches of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, according to a recent statement.

NASA SLS Rocket Moves to Vehicle Assembly Building; Faces Challenging Launch Schedule

Apr 29, 2021

The barge Pegasus arrived at KSC on April 27 with the core stage of the SLS on board. Will NASA launch this rocket this year?

Superstorms, Slamming Comets, Auroras—What Will Juno See Next on Jupiter?

Apr 29, 2021

NASA's Juno orbiter has sent back jaw-dropping images of massive superstorms that hit Jupiter and other phenomena.

Michael Collins Dies at 90: Apollo 11 Astronaut's Never Forgotten Accomplishments

Apr 28, 2021

Collins himself never stepped foot on the moon, but his accomplishments were part of one of history's most famous space missions.

NASA Delays SpaceX Crew-1 Splashdown

Apr 27, 2021

NASA and SpaceX delay the return of a Crew Dragon spacecraft due to poor weather forecast in the splashdown location.

Blue Origin Protests NASA’s Moon Lander Award to SpaceX

Apr 26, 2021

Jeff Bezos challenges NASA's contract awarded to SpaceX for the Artemis moon lander. Elon Musk said Blue Origin "can't get [its rockets] up to orbit."