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

SPACE 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.

How Do Astronauts Write in Space? NASA Explains How Fisher Space Pens Work

08.30.2021 02:44 AM

The Fisher Space Pen was created in the late1960s and has been used by NASA astronauts and others on Earth. It works underwater, in zero gravity, and in severe temperatures.

Gemini 5 Sets New Crewed Spaceflight Record 56 Years Ago Today

08.29.2021 22:25 PM

On August 29, 1965, NASA's Gemini 5 mission made a record-breaking history in the field of crewed spaceflight. Aboard the spacecraft were two astronauts that spent eight days in Earth's orbit.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Successfully Launches Food, Science Experiments to Space

08.29.2021 20:37 PM

Food, a robotic arm, and other research experiments are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA Clears New Artificial Satellite Mission That Aims to Study Mars in a Cheaper Way

08.29.2021 00:10 AM

The University of California, Berkeley, has been given formal approval to launch two satellites into orbit above Mars in October 2024.

NASA Galileo Spacecraft Continues to Fulfill Many Tasks After Passing by Asteroid Ida 28 Years Ago

08.28.2021 21:56 PM

Galileo passed within 1,500 miles of asteroid 243 Ida, just the second spacecraft to get close to it.

NASA Scientists Testing Asteroid Deflection Methods To Prevent Space Rocks From Hitting Earth

08.27.2021 05:22 AM

Experts said that deflecting an asteroid, such as 101955 Bennu, could require multiple bumps from a massive human-made deflection device to prevent it from hitting Earth.

NASA’s Dragonfly Mission to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan

08.26.2021 04:15 AM

Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, is a strange, disturbed world, bigger than the planet Mercury. However, for astrobiologists, it may be a type of "Utopia." As a result, NASA hopes to launch the Dragonfly mission as soon as possible.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Shares Gorgeous 'Einstein Ring' From Quasar Planet

08.26.2021 02:43 AM

An picture from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a "Einstein ring" amplifying light from the universe's furthest reaches.

Fact-Check: NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Sees Camels on Red Planet? False, Experts Say

08.24.2021 08:42 AM

Several photos circulating on social media depict a martian gorilla and camel. Are the creatures on Mars that space explorers claim to see real?