Medicine & TechnologyAsteroids and solar radiation both tear down lunar rocks and soil, resulting in iron nanoparticles that may be detected by sensors aboard orbiting spacecraft.
Using its freshly improved Cargo Dragon uncrewed spacecraft, SpaceX plans to launch another cargo delivery to the International Space Station next week.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is preparing for another effort to sweep up Martian rocks soon after its initial attempt earlier this month didn't go as planned.
NASA keeps an eye on every asteroid that may pass by Earth to avoid the worst possible scenario if ever it hits the planet. Currently, a potentially hazardous asteroid is coming close to the planet.
Two astronauts will do a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Aug. 24, to place a support bracket in preparation for the orbiting laboratory's third new solar array's eventual installation.
NASA Wallops Facility launched a 44-foot suborbital sounding rocket Thursday night. It brought experiments from eight community colleges and universities.
Comet Atlas may have originated from a 5,000-year-old comet that swung by the sun. It is claimed to be the sister of a comet observed in 1844. Although Comet Atlas broke down, its sister has survived.
Following the shipment of 8,200 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory earlier this month, SpaceX Cargo Dragon is expected to make another special delivery to the ISS this month.