NASA is Looking For Healthy Adults to Join Yearlong Mars Simulations; Here's How to Apply

SPACE 08.07.2021 23:00 PM

NASA is looking for healthy people to join a yearlong mission in “Mars surface simulations." NASA is already taking applications for those who want to live on Mars.

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

08.07.2021 21:48 PM

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

08.07.2021 09:41 AM

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

08.06.2021 23:43 PM

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

08.06.2021 05:35 AM

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

08.06.2021 01:27 AM

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 Stars Exploding in Hidden Galaxies

08.05.2021 10:38 AM

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

08.05.2021 07:00 AM

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 NASA Made The Wrong Decision For Choosing Elon Musk's SpaceX

08.05.2021 02:10 AM

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

08.04.2021 04:49 AM

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

08.03.2021 04:20 AM

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."

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

08.03.2021 02:35 AM

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

08.03.2021 00:05 AM

Curiosity discovered a small sculpted rock arch that defies gravity on Mars. The Curiosity rover from NASA got a close look at a strangely patterned tiny rock structure on Mars that survives the pressures of wind and erosion.

Russia Blames Software Error Over ISS Nauka Module Incident; Is It the Most Serious Incident Yet?

08.02.2021 08:55 AM

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

08.02.2021 08:05 AM

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

08.02.2021 07:33 AM

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.

NASA to Launch Boeing Starliner Cargo Spacecraft to ISS; How to Watch Live

08.02.2021 06:15 AM

NASA is poised to launch the second uncrewed flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.

NASA-DCOTSS Mission Explores How Summertime Thunderstorms Influence Climate Change Using ER-2 809 Airplane

07.31.2021 05:28 AM

A new NASA-led study will conduct an investigation regarding the impacts of thunderstorm activities to climate change in a robot plane specialized to visit higher heights of the atmosphere.

NASA's Perseverance Rover Reveals First Martian Rock Sampling Location

07.31.2021 02:13 AM

NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to collect its first Martian rock sample a year after its launch. The rock sample will be brought back to Earth in a joint NASA and ESA mission as early as 2031.

Russia's Nauka Module Unexpectedly Tilted ISS: NASA Assures No One Was Endangered, Space Station Regained Its Control

07.30.2021 00:01 AM

A space station emergency occurred when Russia's Nauka module thrusters suddenly fired up, causing the ISS to lose altitude control by around 45 degrees. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and ISS is now back in control.

World's Youngest Astronomer: 7-Year-Old Brazilian Girl Finds 7 Asteroids for NASA!

07.28.2021 08:00 AM

Nicole Oliveira, a 7-year-old Brazilian girl, has been named the world's youngest astronomer after discovering seven asteroids for NASA.