International Space Station Astronauts’ Own Version of Olympics: Who Gets the Gold, Silver?

Medicine & Technology Aug 07, 2021

As different countries celebrate their respective wins in the Tokyo Olympics, the International Space Station has its own version of the Olympics for its astronauts and cosmonauts, too.

First High-Resolution Imaging Captures Asteroid Thermal Emission Through NASA's ALMA Telescope

Aug 07, 2021

Hoping for the chance to gather clues to a protoplanet in the Solar System, the largest asteroid on the asteroid belt was finally captured in high-resolution imaging using NASA's ALMA Telescope.

16 Psyche Asteroid: NASA Sending 2022 Mission to $10,000 Quadrillion-Worth Metallic Space Rock to Study Its Origin

Aug 06, 2021

NASA is sending a mission to study the 16 Psyche asteroid that will arrive in 2026. Scientists believe that it is packed full of precious metals that could be worth $10,000 quadrillion

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Rover About to Drill Rock As Ingenuity Helicopter Notches 11th Flight

Aug 06, 2021

NASA's robotic rover Perseverance prepared to drill its first rock sample after the Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew on its 11th flight.

NASA's Juno Celebrates 10th Year in Space! How Jupiter's Probe Studied the Planet, Took Photos of Moon Ganymede

Aug 06, 2021

Jupiter is being explored by NASA's Juno mission for 10 years now, which aims to uncover mysteries about the big planet and our solar system.

Hubble, Spitzer Space Telescope Detect Hidden Supernova

Aug 05, 2021

New research from NASA's defunct Spitzer Space Telescope reveals the discovery of five supernovae that had previously gone unnoticed in optical light.

NASA Up For New Mission; Its Oceans Melting Greenland Project Begins Final Survey of Glaciers That Flow From Greenland

Aug 05, 2021

NASA’s OMG project has started with its last survey of melting glaciers from Greenland. For the last six years, the mission has been measuring how fast the rise of sea level is.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship is ‘Immensely Complex, High Risk’

Aug 05, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin remains critical in NASA’s decision to award Elon Musk’s SpaceX with the only astronaut lunar lander contract.

Beauty After Star Explosions: NASA Shares Photo of 300-Year-Old Cassiopeia A, Supernova Remnant

Aug 04, 2021

Three of NASA's Great Observatories captured an image of Cassiopeia A at three different wavebands, which gave a colorful photo of the supernova remnant in 2005. NASA shared its photo again on its Instagram account.

NASA Reveals International Space Station Tilted 540 Degrees, Far Worse than Just 45 Degrees

Aug 03, 2021

NASA flight director reveals that the International Space Station (ISS) situation with Russia's Nauka module is worse than previously reported, saying that the incident was "a little incorrectly reported."

Tropical Forests Are Now Losing Their Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide, Study Says

Aug 03, 2021

The overall quantity of carbon emitted and absorbed in the tropics was four times greater than in temperate and boreal zones combined, NASA said.

Mars Curiosity Rover Detects Whimsical Rocks on Red Planet

Aug 03, 2021

Curiosity discovered a small sculpted rock arch that defies gravity on Mars.

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Blames Software Error Over ISS Nauka Module Incident

Aug 02, 2021

A software glitch caused the unexpected tilting of the International Space Station, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos.

Scientists Identify Bending Lights Around Supermassive Black Hole; Study Accidentally Proves Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

Aug 02, 2021

A new study captures a black hole bending light around it. The findings on the research paper coincidentally prove Einstein's theory of general relativity.

NASA Releases New Images of Mars Showing Different Landscapes of the Red Planet

Aug 02, 2021

NASA JPL Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently sent back new images of the Red Planet, which are unlike past images taken by rovers. This gave astronomers and enthusiasts a new dose of beauty and curiosity.