James Webb Space Telescope Mission: Find 'Super Earth' Exoplanets, Hot Rocky Planets That May Host Life

SPACE 02.04.2022 00:01 AM

NASA' James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, will now spend the next six months exploring the cosmic neighborhood for planets that may host life.

NASA Artemis 1 Moon Mission’s SLS Megarocket Final Prelaunch Test Delayed Until March

02.03.2022 00:04 AM

NASA will not roll out its first moon-bound megarocket to the launch pad until March, postponing the launch of the Artemis 1 mission once further.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Gets a Shocking Rock Sample After Clogging Issues

02.02.2022 22:43 PM

After cleaning stones obstructing its gear, NASA's Perseverance gathers a piece of ancient Martian rock with 'drill and abrasion markings' and resembles a shocked face.

What’s Your Birthday Astronomy Image? Here’s What NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Captured On Your Special Day

02.02.2022 10:36 AM

Since 1995, images from the Hubble space telescope of the American space agency NASA have been published on the Astronomy Picture of the Day or APOD website.

NASA Plans To Deorbit International Space Station 10 Years From Now; Will It Crash Into Sea?

02.02.2022 05:09 AM

As the clock continues to tick on the International Space Station, NASA has updated its preparations for the floating lab's demise.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures Weird Starball 117 Million Light Years Away

02.02.2022 04:05 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stellar image of NGC 1705, a remarkable cosmic outburst. NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope revisited the dwarf galaxy NGC 1705 in the constellation Pictor, roughly 17 million light-years from Earth.

NASA ATLAS Upgrade: Is It Now Capable of Full Sky Search Vs. Asteroids?

02.01.2022 23:22 PM

ATLAS, NASA's asteroid warning system, has been improved to continuously monitor the whole night sky for oncoming space objects that might endanger life on Earth.

1, 700 Feet 3D-Printed Habitat Will Be Assembled Soon For A Year-Long Mars-Living Simulation Testing

01.31.2022 22:29 PM

NASA will test a 3D-printed architecture this year along with a living simulation in preparation for our visit to Mars.

Evidence of Life on Mars Remains Mysterious Until Martian Rock Sample From NASA Curiosity Rover Will Be Analyzed

01.31.2022 21:30 PM

The recent findings from the sample taken in the Gale Crater on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover showed that they were enriched in carbon isotopes, which is a sign of life on Earth.

Ex-NASA Manager and Axiom Space CEO Michael Suffredini Eyes Making $3 Billion Space Station

01.31.2022 21:23 PM

Axiom Space, who is headed by a former NASA manager, unveils plans on the race to create the first commercial space station,

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

01.31.2022 10:57 AM

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?

01.31.2022 03:24 AM

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

01.30.2022 23:32 PM

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

01.30.2022 21:26 PM

The Artemis Accords were signed by Israel to strengthen its current lunar engagements with NASA. Israel signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, joining the US-led effort to place humans on the Moon by 2025 and thereafter on Mars, according to the Israel Space Agency (ISA).

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

01.30.2022 02:51 AM

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 Says Water on Mars Flowed 2 Billion Years Ago

01.29.2022 23:21 PM

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

01.28.2022 12:41 PM

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 Rockets Weekly to Achieve Elon Musk's Goal of Having 52 Missions in 2022

01.28.2022 00:51 AM

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

01.27.2022 21:25 PM

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?

01.26.2022 04:50 AM

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 [Watch]

01.26.2022 02:17 AM

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