James Webb Space Telescope Will Finally Take-Off on December After Decade-Long Delay; NASA and ESA Sets Sun-Earth Lagrange Point as First Stop

SPACE 09.08.2021 21:58 PM

NASA and ESA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope will finally launch in December 18, 2021 after a decade-long delay.

Retired NASA Astronaut Shares What It's Like to Land on Earth, Compares It to a Series of Car Crashes

09.08.2021 05:03 AM

Retired NASA astronaut Jack Fischer relives his experience in landing back to Earth from the International Space Station riding the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, showing how tough can spaceflight be.

How NASA's Perseverance Imaged the First Cored Martian Rock with Mastcam-Z: A Step-by-Step Overview

09.06.2021 22:43 PM

NASA's Perseverance rover have successfully gathered and imaged the first cored rock from Mars. Here is an overview of the processes the rover conducted together with its partner Mastcam-Z

New Hot Jupiter Found; Astronomers Say the Discovery is Twice Larger Than the Gas Giant Planet

09.06.2021 21:55 PM

A team of astronomers, led by Yale University’s Samuel Cabot reports the discovery of a new exoplanet of this sort, which turns out to comprise an extremely high temperature on the surface.

Hurricane Larry Path Tracker: NASA Shares Image of Monster Category-3 Typhoon As It Approaches Bermuda, US, Atlantic

09.06.2021 04:35 AM

Recent reports said, Larry, currently a Category 3 hurricane, could intensify into a stronger Category 4 storm, possibly by Sunday.

Successful Flight Extends Ingenuity's Mars 2020 Mission; Helicopter Not Yet Ready to Retire - NASA

09.06.2021 02:56 AM

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter was supposed to fly only five times on the Red Planet's surface. However, it seems it is not yet ready to retire even after its successful 13th flight.

NASA Denies Russian Claims of ISS 'Bad' Crack; ISS Not To Join Defunct Satellites at Space Cemetery Soon

09.03.2021 22:40 PM

Russia claims that the International Space Station will be retiring soon after cosmonauts found 'bad' cracks in the Zarya module, which NASA has vehemently denied. However, where would the space station go when it finally retires?

NASA's New Online Tool Opens IPCC Data on Sea Level to Public, Aims To Influence Economic, Public Policy To Favor Environment

09.03.2021 08:03 AM

The NASA Sea Level Change Team released the 'Sea Level Projection Tool,' an online platform that opens the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data to the public.

Near-Earth Object Bigger Than Statue of Liberty Will Not Harm Planet; 2021 NY1 and 17 Other Asteroids Will Fly By in September

09.03.2021 07:53 AM

In the next days, a massive near-Earth object bigger than Statue of Liberty, will pass by Earth's orbit. NASA said there's nothing to worry about.

China's Moon Landing Mission Might Use Modified Version of Long March 5 Rockets, Chief Designer Says

09.03.2021 05:55 AM

China is accelerating its Moon landing mission by 2030 by using two modified versions of the Long March 5 rocket that sent the Chang'e lunar lander last year.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finally Drills First-Ever Rock From Red Planet

09.03.2021 05:32 AM

For the first time, NASA's Perseverance rover successfully dug a sample from a rock on Mars. The space agency wants to gather more samples and bring them back to Earth to analyze later.

Life in Space: Michael López-Alegría Shares How Astronauts Eat; Describes Way to Prepare, Eat Food While Floating Above Earth

09.02.2021 21:40 PM

Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría recently shared how astronauts are eating in space from the time foods are prepared until they are consumed.

NASA’s Satellite Notes Power Outage in New Orleans Caused by Hurricane Ida: When Will Electricity Return?

09.02.2021 05:32 AM

More than 900,000 customers experienced power outage in New Orleans, Louisiana due to Hurricane Ida. NASA traced down the experience using satellites.

Is China Making Its Own Mars Helicopter? This Drone Looks Like NASA Ingenuity's Copycat

09.02.2021 03:12 AM

China's National Space Science Center (CNNSC) has unveiled a "Mars cruise drone" prototype that appears to be quite similar with NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter.

NASA's X-59 Spacecraft: Lockheed Martin's 'Quietest' Aircraft's First Flight Approaching Soon

09.01.2021 22:30 PM

The NASA X-59 QueSST is being built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and is expected to reach supersonic speeds of around 660 mph at sea level.

NASA's Space Launch System Not To Fly Until 2022, Space Agency Says

09.01.2021 02:20 AM

NASA currently eyes launching Artemis 1 mission next year. Modal testing is ongoing at Kennedy Space Center, with the aim to conduct a 'wet dress rehearsal' according to schedule.

Russia Says ISS Will Retire Soon Due to New Cracks Found in the Space Station's Walls

09.01.2021 00:15 AM

In the latest in a series of setbacks, Russian cosmonauts detect new fissures in a section of the International Space Station which might expand.

Sword and Heart: Hubble Space Telescope's WFC3 Captures Herbig-Haro Object HH111

08.31.2021 06:44 AM

A discovery by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the image from a rare Herbig-Haro object charted at the great constellation of Orion. The phenomenon was dubbed a 'blue sword' piercing through a 'celestial heart.'

NASA Chooses Ball Aerospace for Additional 2 Landsat Architecture Studies; Landsat-9 To Replace 22-Year Satellite for Earth Research

08.31.2021 00:30 AM

Landsat Next Instrument Study – Constellation Satellite Concept and Landsat Next Instrument Study – Single Satellite Concept were chosen by NASA for two Landsat Next architecture studies.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Sees Cosmic Quintuple Quasar; What Does It Mean?

08.30.2021 21:00 PM

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope accidentally discovered a system is called 2M1310–1714 when an astronomer was checking images of a quarter of a million galaxies.

Binar-1: Small but Powerful Satellite West Australian Researchers Locally Developed for the First Time

08.30.2021 04:11 AM

Binar-1 is Western Australia’s first locally-developed satellite to be sent to the ISS onboard a SpaceX rocket. This marked a significant step ahead for space technology.