NASA's Mars Ingenuity Rover Survives Most Nerve-Wracking, Ninth Flight Conquers Steep Slopes in Red Planet

SPACE 07.06.2021 02:11 AM

NASA announced on Monday Ingenuity successfully completed its ninth and "most challenging" flight yet.

Ryugu's First Sample Arrived, NASA Conducts Examination of Asteroid

07.06.2021 00:41 AM

First samples of the asteroid Ryugu recently arrived at NASA. A comprehensive study on the correlation of our planet and the asteroid begins.

Instead of Owning, NASA Rents Landing Services for the Next Manned Lunar Mission

07.05.2021 22:54 PM

Commercial biddings are now at hand as a senate bill requires two potential landing services to cater spaceships and suits to the upcoming lunar mission, Artemis.

NASA Deep Space Atomic Clock Adds New Development, Improves Spacecraft Navigation and Trajectory

07.05.2021 00:09 AM

A new report by NASA includes the improvement of spacecraft autonomy through the refrigerator-sized atomic clock technology.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Now on Self-Driving Mode; Thanks to AutoNav Feature!

07.04.2021 23:53 PM

NASA's Perseverance rover has taken its first autonomous drive on the red planet. The rover's enhanced AutoNav feature lets it take charge of its adventures.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Brilliant Star Cluster Despite Being in Safe Mode

07.03.2021 02:41 AM

Hubble Space Telescope captures the brilliant image of the star cluster NGC 330, which is around 800,000 light-years away from Earth, just in time before the Independence Day of the US on July 4.

Skywatching Venus, Milky Way: NASA Shares 2 Exciting Tips to Have the Best Glimpse

07.02.2021 22:27 PM

This month, NASA is back with its top skywatching tips, offering up two thrilling treats to look out for. The tips comprise how to best watch Venus and the Milky Way.

Oldest Person on Blue Origin: 82-Year-Old Wally Funk Will Go to Space With Jeff Bezos; Who is She?

07.02.2021 00:34 AM

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced earlier today that Wally Funk, one of the aviators of "Mercury 13" is joining him for a ride on his space company, Blue Origin's first crewed mission.

Go Home Comet Wirtanen, You're Drunk! Unusually Alcoholic Star Exhibits Some Weird Behavior

07.02.2021 00:24 AM

Comet 46P/Wirtanen was releasing an unusual amount of alcohol as it made its historic flyby of Earth two and a half years ago.

Hubble Space Telescope Still Broken: Reason for Being Offline Remains a Mystery to NASA

07.01.2021 23:57 PM

NASA still struggles to pinpoint the exact reason Hubble Space Telescope went offline. Engineers are now investigating other hardware that might be causing the issue.

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope Now One Step Closer to Reality

06.30.2021 23:53 PM

NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission appears finally to be on track for a launch in 2026. The mission just got approval this month!

Supermassive Black Holes May Host the 'Largest Tsunami-Like' Structures, Experts Say

06.30.2021 22:38 PM

Astrophysicists said tsunami-like structures may form on much bigger scales, from gas escaping the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole.

Meet 'Commander Moonikin Campos,' NASA's 'Moonikin' Honoring Apollo 13 Hero

06.29.2021 23:30 PM

NASA announced the winning name for its Artemis I "Moonikin." It is now officially called Commander Moonikin Campos.

Asteroid Deflection: How NASA, ESA Prepare for the Space Occurrence?

06.28.2021 21:40 PM

DART member, Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will explain at the upcoming World Asteroid Day, an online event, the details of an international experimental asteroid deflection.

RockOn! NASA Launched 40 University Students' Experiments Aboard Suborbital Sounding Rocket

06.28.2021 04:10 AM

Various space news sites recently reported that 40 university student experiments were successfully launched on June 25, 2021, as part of NASA's RockOn! and RockSact-C Programs.

How Did Perseverance Rover Take a Selfie on Mars? NASA Explains Process

06.27.2021 00:31 AM

The process used to get the historic Mars Rover photo involved over a dozen people and took about a week to code.

NASA on Hubble Space Telescope Restoration: Possible Read/Write Problem but Equipment "In Good Health"

06.26.2021 23:56 PM

NASA continues to diagnose the issue with the payload computer onboard the Hubble Space Telescope - with its recent tests last June 23 and 24 revealing that the telescope and its science instruments are still in "good health" and in a "safe configuration."

Mars Hidden Underground Lake-Like Formation Discovered? Radar Signals Detect Presence of Liquid

06.26.2021 07:09 AM

MARSIS mapping technology discovered lake-like features under the Martian surface that may be a basin for liquid water.

Where Stars Are Born: NASA's SOFIA Telescope Captures High-Resolution View of a Star Nursery in the Milky Way

06.24.2021 04:00 AM

Researchers from the University of Maryland used NASA's SOFIA telescope to capture the first clear view of an expanding bubble of hot plasma where stars are born.

NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Stayed 77.4 Seconds on Air for Its 8th Flight

06.24.2021 01:46 AM

NASA is not sharing many details about Ingenuity's eighth test flight, what it has said is that the helicopter flew for 77.4 seconds over a distance of 160 meters.

Strawberry Moon: It's Time! Know Some Important Things About the Last Supermoon of 2021

06.23.2021 22:27 PM

June 24, 2021, will be the next full Moon which, according to reports, will appear "opposite the Sun, in Earth-based longitude at 2:40 pm EDT".