Here's How to Watch One of the Biggest Asteroid Close Passes This Year!

Medicine & Technology Mar 15, 2021

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.

NASA Astronaut May Spend Year in Space to Make A Russian Film

Mar 15, 2021

NASA could soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.

What Happened to Spacewalking NASA Astronauts To Fix ISS Plumbing? Here's What You Need to Know!

Mar 13, 2021

NASA astronauts took a spacewalk on Saturday to rearrange space station plumbing, careful to avoid toxic ammonia coolant still lingering in the lines.

Partnership in Space: Russia and China Join Forces to Build Station Around the Moon, Rivaling NASA’s Planned Gateway

Mar 10, 2021

Russia and China entered into a partnership to build an International Scientific Lunar Station that will rival NASA's planned Gateway.

Stacking Complete! NASA Assembles Space Launch System Rocket Twin Booster

Mar 09, 2021

NASA finished stacking the most powerful rocket twin booster, Space Launch System (SLS). The launch vehicle is expected to bring humans to outer space.

SpaceX Launch Carrying Four Cosmonauts Pushed Back to April 22

Mar 08, 2021

The upcoming launch will be the third manned flight to the ISS by SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. NASA earlier said that the Crew-2 launch would be no earlier than April 20.

Will NASA Include a Woman Astronaut in the Space Race?

Mar 08, 2021

NASA is working to bring the first woman to the lunar surface, almost half a century since the last Apollo explorer walked on the moon.

Here's Why Apollo 11 Astronauts Got Quarantined for 21 Days After Returning To Earth

Mar 07, 2021

Astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Aldrin were medically quarantined for three weeks following their return to Earth in 1969.

Red Supergiant’s Dim History Solved by NASA Hubble Space Telescope

Mar 07, 2021

VY Canis Majoris is expelling huge clouds of dust in the final stages of its life. Astronomers used Hubble to explain the reason for the dimming.

NASA TESS Detected Exoplanet Gliese 486b Nearby With Features Similar to Earth

Mar 06, 2021

Experts say Gliese 486b is just 24 light-years away and is just 30% the size of Earth. They say this kind of planet is what they've been dreaming about.

Perseverance Rover Makes First Drive Across Martian Terrain

Mar 05, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover has begun its exploration on the Martian terrain on March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Red Planet.

Is NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Ready To Dig More Rocks?

Mar 04, 2021

NASA Mars Perseverance rover flexes its arm on Mars for the first time. It is testing its components and confirmed nothing was damaged during the landing.

NASA Boeing Starliner Test Flight Delayed Again? What About SpaceX Crew Rotation?

Mar 03, 2021

Boeing Starliner test flight is delayed again due to the production losses caused by the Texas weather last month. SpaceX Crew 2 flight remains on time.

Apple iMac G3 Powers NASA’s Perseverance via 23-Year-Old Computer Processor

Mar 02, 2021

When the Perseverance Rover of NASA led itself to the surface of Mars on February 18, it did so through the help of the same processor that operated the iMac G3 in the late 1990s.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Reaches Final Functional Test’s Completion Before Launch

Mar 02, 2021

The James Webb Space Telescope of NASA has reached completion of its last functional performance tests at the Redondo Beach, California-based Northrop Grumman.