What If a Big Asteroid Hits Earth? Scientists Explain the Extent of Danger

Medicine & Technology Jan 31, 2022

Previously, NASA said that at present, no hazardous asteroids are coming their way to affect the planet but many now wonder, what will happen if one did hit the Earth?

Why NASA James Webb Telescope Chooses To Check Big Dipper For Its First Ever Assignment?

Jan 31, 2022

NASA said James Webb Space Telescope will check out HD 84406, a big star near Big Dipper, for its first task.

China and Russia Announce Joint Lunar Base Construction That May Rival NASA's Gateway Orbiting the Moon

Jan 30, 2022

China and Russia will join forces to construct International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) a base station on the moon that will hover side by side with NASA's Lunar Gateway.

Israel Joins NASA Artemis Program to Bring Astronauts to Moon

Jan 30, 2022

The Artemis Accords were signed by Israel to strengthen its current lunar engagements with NASA.

[LOOK] NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares Stunning Photo of Interacting Galaxies

Jan 30, 2022

In a picture released to the public on Saturday, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught one such breathtaking sight of an interacting galaxy.

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Red Planet Had Liquid Water 2 Billion Years Ago

Jan 29, 2022

Surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago, according to researchers who used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Planet Search Is Not Easy! Astronomers Tell Us How They Discovered Almost 5,000 New Exoplanets

Jan 28, 2022

When astronomers headed off to look for planets around other stars also known as exoplanets, they knew it wouldn't be easy. However, because of "tiny wobbles and faint twinkles," these space scientists found almost 5,000 new worlds.

SpaceX Wants to Launch 1 Rocket Per Week to Have 52 Missions in 2022

Jan 28, 2022

SpaceX told NASA that it will be able to launch 52 rockets in total in 2022 by launching at least one rocket every week.

NASA Completes Wind Tunnel Tests of Its Quiet Son of Concorde Supersonic Jet

Jan 27, 2022

The scaled-down version of the X-59 QueSST, which is also known as "son of Concorde," has completed wind tunnel testing at NASA's New Supersonic Jet.

NASA Psyche Spacecraft: Will It Check the Huge Crater on a Giant Asteroid?

Jan 26, 2022

A NASA spacecraft will launch in August on a mission to investigate 16 Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid.

Virtual Telescope Project Captures NASA James Webb Space Telescope Arriving In Final Destination

Jan 26, 2022

The "Elena" telescope of the Virtual Telescope Project captured an image of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Tonga Volcano Eruption Was 1,200 Times More Powerful Than Hiroshima Atomic Bomb; The Most Intense Explosion in 30 Years, NASA Says

Jan 25, 2022

NASA said the amount of energy released by Tonga Volcano eruption was about comparable to 4 to 18 megatons of TNT.

Spinoff 2022: NASA Showcases Stories of Innovations That Address Challenges and Improves Life on Earth

Jan 25, 2022

The 2022 Spinoff publication of NASA features 45 companies and start-ups that created technologies to make products and services that boost the economy, and protect and save lives.

NASA: SpaceX Dragon Ends Trip After Successful Splash Down In Florida Coast

Jan 25, 2022

SpaceX's improved Dragon cargo spaceship splashed down off the coast of Florida at 4:05 p.m. EST, according to NASA.

Falcon 9 Rocket's Second Stage Will Likely Impact Moon's Equator After 7 Years of Floating Through Space

Jan 25, 2022

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off SpaceX's Launch Complex 40 on February 11, 2015 as its first interplanetary mission but its second stage failed to return to Earth and is now on its way towards the Moon.