NASA Explains How Mars Ingenuity Rover Got Its Glitch During 6th Flight

SPACE 05.31.2021 22:52 PM

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter experienced a bit of a software glitch during its sixth flight across the desolate Martian surface.

How International Space Station Helps Experts Study Climate Change on Earth

05.31.2021 04:53 AM

The space station offers a lot of opportunities to get smaller things into space. Astronauts unload and prep the CubeSats on station and then deploy them out of its airlock 250 miles above the planet.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Spiral Galaxy NGC 691 in Stunning Detail

05.31.2021 03:49 AM

Space agencies NASA and ESA released a new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy NGC 691, the eponymous galaxy for the galaxy group where it belongs.

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Sends Photos of Clouds with Ice Crystals on Red Planet

05.30.2021 05:02 AM

NASA Curiosity Rover first noticed clouds appearing earlier than expected in 2020 and prepared to photograph them this year.

NASA Tracks Five Near-Earth Asteroids Flying Past Earth Soon, But There’s No Need to Worry: Checkout Their Sizes

05.30.2021 00:48 AM

Five near-Earth objects are set to make a close approach to Earth this week. One of them is as big as the Washington Monument.

Milky Way Galaxy Picture: Violent 'Downtown' Shown in NASA's New Stunning Cosmic Image

05.29.2021 01:35 AM

"Downtown" space is just about 25,800 light-years away, a short hop in cosmic distances. A light year is the number of years that light travels, in this case to reach the Earth.

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity in Trouble on 6th Flight, Demonstrates Toughness

05.27.2021 23:59 PM

The helicopter deployed from the belly of the Perseverance rover in April, kicking off a five-flight, month-long campaign designed to demonstrate that powered aerial flight is possible above Mars. The sixth flight encountered problems.

NASA Assigns Astronaut as Specialist for Crew-3 Dragon Mission, Who is Kayla Barron?

05.27.2021 23:53 PM

NASA has assigned Kayla Barron as the fourth crew member and as a mission specialist for the agency's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the ISS after failing to work out an agreement for the fourth seat with Roscosmos.

South Korea Becomes Tenth Country to Join Artemis Accords That Supports NASA-Led Moon Exploration

05.27.2021 21:52 PM

South Korea is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords on May 24, a pact that governs norms of behavior for those who will join the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. Brazil and New Zealand will likely sign next.

Space Tourism on the Rise: Are Other Passengers of SpaceX Considered "Astronauts"?

05.27.2021 07:09 AM

Now that SpaceX and Blue Origin are offering seats to their rockets, the term astronaut has seemingly become vague. Is it reserved to the experts or does it apply as well to those who have a short trip to space?

NASA's Earth System Observatory to Study How Climate Change Fuels Natural Disasters

05.26.2021 02:22 AM

NASA will launch at least five satellites worth at least $300 million in Earth System Observatory by 2029 to help people better understand climate change and extreme weather .

NASA Viper Robot: Space Agency Says New Crewed Moon Mission is Worth $433.5M!

05.24.2021 21:58 PM

NASA announces $433.5 million mission to send Viper rover to the moon in 2023 to scout out potential landing sites for the Artemis crew in 2024.

NASA Conducts Fourth RS-25 Rocket Engine Test for Artemis Moon Mission

05.23.2021 00:16 AM

An Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine was tested on the A-1 Test Stand at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, on 20 May 2021.

Organic Salt on Mars: Did NASA Perseverance Rover Just Find Evidence of Ancient Microbial Activity?

05.22.2021 22:21 PM

NASA scientists have likely discovered evidence of organic salts on Mars which could be the remnants of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.

Total Lunar Eclipse: Here’s What NASA Says About Why the Moon Turns Red During Such Occurrence

05.21.2021 23:21 PM

During the total lunar eclipse, "the darkest terrestrial disk is ringed by every sunrise and every sunset in the world," all at the same time, causing the moon to turn red, according to NASA.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover vs. China Zhurong Mars Rover: "Battlebot in Space"? Here's 5 Major Differences

05.21.2021 06:31 AM

China successfully landed its Zhurong rover on the red planet, according to state media, just months after NASA landed its Perseverance rover.

Fast Radio Bursts: Did Spiral Galaxy Arms Cause FRBs?

05.21.2021 00:15 AM

Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins – particularly the spiral galaxy arms – with help from the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA Viper Robot: Agency Reveals Plans for First Mobile Lunar Robot

05.20.2021 22:51 PM

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send Viper to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface.

NASA Juno Spacecraft Saw Clyde's Spot on Jupiter After a Year: Did Its Apperance Change?

05.20.2021 06:25 AM

The spot is named after astronomer Clyde Foster of Centurion, South Africa, who discovered it in 2020 using his own 14-inch telescope.

China Zhurong Mars Rover: CNSA Shares First Images of the Martian Planet

05.20.2021 00:12 AM

Elon Musk and NASA's Senator Bill Nelson recently expressed their joy and congratulated to the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) for the Zhurong Mars Rover's first images on the Red Planet.

China’s Successful Mars Mission: What Will the Zhurong Rover Do?

05.18.2021 02:19 AM

China's successful Mars mission, at approximately the same time, that NASA had its new rover launched, was a successful touchdown with a lander and rover last weekend.