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

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 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.

Boeing's Starliner Set to Launch this Week: Here's How to Catch its Orbital Test Flight

07.28.2021 07:45 AM

Boeing is set to launch its CST-100 Starliner later this week for its Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). Here's how you can watch "Launch America" on July 30.

NASA's Apollo 15 Mission: First Space Car Celebrates 50th Anniversary

07.28.2021 07:40 AM

Let us take a look back at the first ever space automobile driven on the surface of the Moon, 50 years after America's fourth successful Moon landing.

Russian Pirs Module Finally Detaches From ISS; Burns Up in Earth's Atmosphere

07.27.2021 07:10 AM

Russian cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station along with the Pirs airlock and docking compartment to give way to Nauka lab module.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Has Now Flown Over One Mile, Capturing Images to Help Perseverance Rover

07.26.2021 02:30 AM

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has now flown over one mile, marking its successful tenth flight on the Red Planet. It has taken photos of Raised Ridges that Perseverance rover might soon be visiting.

Artificial Intelligence Improves NASA's Sun Images, Solar Dynamics Observatory Says

07.25.2021 01:03 AM

Experts said that the upcoming artificial intelligence could specifically enhance NASA's captured images of the Sun.

Great Pyramid of Giza-Sized Asteroid to 'Close' Approach Earth Soon, Should We Worry?

07.24.2021 22:33 PM

An asteroid about as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza is tall will make a "close" approach with Earth on Sunday, NASA calculations said.

NASA Awards $178 Million Contract to SpaceX for Jupiter Moon Mission; Falcon Heavy Rocket Set to Launch Europa Clipper

07.24.2021 02:40 AM

SpaceX has just been awared a $178 million contract for NASA to use the Falcon Heavy Rocket to launch the Clipper and future rover to Jupiter's 6th moon, Europa.