[WATCH] NASA Hot Fire Test Cut Short By Engine Shutdown

TECH & INNOVATION 01.16.2021 22:00 PM

NASA's hot fire test - the final test for the SLS Green Run - was cut short by an engine shutdown, with the planned eight-minute trial run lasting for a little over a minute.

Earth Considered 2020 as Second Warmest Year on Record, NOAA Says

01.15.2021 04:30 AM

According to the report, the Northern Hemisphere endured its hottest year on record, surpassing the average of the 20th century by 2.3 degrees.

NASA Declares Mars Digger Defunct After Failing to Burrow Into Planet

01.14.2021 22:44 PM

Mars Digger was expected to dig 16ft into Mars, but it just drilled down a few meters. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proclaimed the Mars Digger dead or defunct.

Giant Flare That Swept Through Solar System Came From Another Galaxy 11.4 Million Light-Years Away

01.14.2021 04:15 AM

NASA satellites detected a giant flare was detected in April as it swept past Mars. Experts say it came from a powerful neutron star 11.4 million light-years away.

Kepler Finds Triple-Star System With a Skewed Configuration

01.14.2021 00:22 AM

KOI-5Ab is an exoplanet that orbits around a triple-star system with a skewed configuration discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.

Intuitive Machines Selects SpaceX for Next Lunar Lander Mission

01.13.2021 23:59 PM

Intuitive Machines has already booked a first lander mission via SpaceX to make lunar landfall under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

NASA To Upgrade ISS This Year as Solar Arrays Continue to Degrade

01.13.2021 22:28 PM

NASA said the International Space Station's solar arrays are now due to a much-needed upgrade as it shows signs of wear and tear after 20 years of continuous work in space.

'Super-Earth' Orbiting One of Milky Way's Oldest Stars, Observed

01.13.2021 01:19 AM

Researchers estimate the average temperature on "Super Earth" is roughly around 3,140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Space Is Darker Than We Thought According To NASA New Horizons Probe

01.13.2021 00:52 AM

NASA's New Horizon's Probe proved that the space is so dark and that there can't be as many galaxies out there that add a dim light to its background.

NASA Astronauts Preparing ‘Astrobee’ Flying Robots to Enhance Space Science

01.13.2021 00:21 AM

NASA recently announced its astronauts aboard the International Space Station are currently preparing the new flying robots called Astrobee to improve science on the orbiting laboratory.

International Space Station Bids Goodbye To 12 Bottles of French Wine

01.12.2021 21:14 PM

The wine bottles have been aging in space for a year for researchers to see how space altered sedimentation and bubbles.

NASA’s Juno Found an FM Signal From One of Jupiter’s Moons

01.11.2021 23:48 PM

An FM radio signal originating from the moon Ganymede has been detected by the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter. Experts say it's not an ET.

Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab Awarded With a Major NASA Contract

01.11.2021 01:20 AM

The Utah State University (USU) Space Dynamics Laboratory has been awarded a NASA contract to investigate meteorological phenomena and the disturbances it creates on the Earth's atmosphere.

NASA Extends Juno, InSight Missions to Two Planets

01.11.2021 00:30 AM

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the extension of Juno and InSight missions to further investigate Mars and Jupiter.

NASA Set to "Hot Fire" Its Space Launch System Core Stage

01.10.2021 22:41 PM

NASA unveiled its plans for the final test in its Space Launch System's (SLS) Green Run series, the "hot fire," and the agency is looking for a January 17 test run.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares Photo Gallery of Colliding Galaxies

01.08.2021 04:01 AM

NASA and the ESA telescope have a knack for stunning mergers of galaxies. Hubble shares unusual occurrences that are prone to drastic shifts in the appearance of galaxies.

NASA Green Lights SPHEREx Space Telescope Design, Aiming to Demysify Big Bang Further

01.07.2021 09:30 AM

NASA's SPHEREx will research the first moments of the Big Bang and scan our galaxy for water ice.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Returning To Earth; First U.S. Commercial Cargo Craft To Return From ISS

01.06.2021 07:00 AM

The first US commercial cargo craft undocking from the Foreign Docking Adapter would be carried out by the improved Dragon spacecraft.

Growing Plants In Space: Astronauts Eats First Radish Grown in Space

01.04.2021 19:00 PM

Astronauts aboard the ISS are finally tasting their fruits of labor as they eat for the first time radish grown in space. Growing plants in space would help food production efforts for long-term space missions.

NASA to Build an ISS Replacement: Who is The Company Behind It?

01.04.2021 08:00 AM

NASA has tapped Axiom Space as the world’s first commercial space station builder at the Houston SpacePort at Ellington Field.

Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reaches Nearest Approach to Venus

12.28.2020 18:00 PM

The joint American-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft "had an appointment with Venus" yesterday morning, the first "in a series of planetary flybys" to hone the orbit of a probe on its journey to the sun.