NASA Spacecraft Carrying Asteroid Bennu's Sample on Track for Its Return on Earth in Fall 2023

SPACE 10.18.2022 00:30 AM

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft carrying a sample from asteroid Bennu successfully performs its first course correction maneuver just on track for its return next year. Read the article to learn more details.

NASA Engineers Finally Controls Moon-Bound CAPSTONE Space Probe

10.09.2022 00:59 AM

Read on to know how NASA stopped tiny CAPSTONE moon probe from tumbling in space. NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft, which is currently on a four-month space probe to an elliptical halo orbit around the moon, has been brought back under the supervision of a recovery team.

NASA Pushes Through With Its Artemis I Launch Next Week; Agency Says It's Not Risking Its $4.1-Billion Rocket to the Moon

09.26.2022 22:19 PM

NASA said it’s not risking the Artemis I launch, and thus, it decided to roll it back to the VAB at Kennedy Space Center next week. Read to know more about it.

CAPSTONE Update: Owner, Operator Advanced Space Announces It’s Currently Working to Address the Spacecraft’s Tumbling Issue

09.13.2022 08:30 AM

CAPSTONE experienced a problem that caused it to slip outside the capacity of the onboard reaction wheels to regulate and counter. Read to know more.

NASA's DART Captures First Picture of Didymos Asteroid System [LOOK]

09.09.2022 03:46 AM

NASA showed the first photo from DART as it captures the Didymos. This activity is in line with the agency's mission to target the asteroid using DART.

NASA Voyager 1 Now Floating 14.6 Billion Miles Away From Earth, Might Be Going to Oort Cloud After Being Restored

09.03.2022 00:56 AM

NASA finally restored Voyager 1, which is now at more than 14.6 billion miles from Earth and is far from retiring as it continues to move possibly to the Oort Cloud. Read the article to know more details.

Space Now Filled With Over 27,000 Junk, 100 Million Smaller Pieces in Earth's Orbit Which May Result to Collisions

09.02.2022 09:56 AM

The over 27,000 space junk in low Earth orbit is getting out of hand and some scientists are finding ways to solve it. Check out some of these proposed technologies that will eliminate these unwanted objects in space.

First Orbital Test Flight of SpaceX's Starship Will Not Happen This Month as Company Targets a 6-Month Window

08.12.2022 01:38 AM

SpaceX is waiting for the six-month window starting September 1 when Starship could have its first orbital test. Read the article to learn more.

NASA To Shut Down 44-Year-Old Voyager Program Soon; Is The Spacecraft Dying?

06.17.2022 23:52 PM

The Voyager spacecraft, according to NASA, is nearing the end of its journey, so they are ending the Voyager program. Continue reading for more details.

Has Extraterrestrial Life Finally Got into Contact? Astronaut Spots Stowaways Outside Cargo Spacecraft Resupplying the International Space Station

06.08.2022 08:11 AM

An astronaut tweeted a photo of a resupply spacecraft boarding the ISS but also noticed lights that seemed to be two pairs of eyes observing them. Check out the article to know what really happened.

MAVEN Mars Orbiter Pauses Operation Due to Motion Glitch; Repairs Expected to Finish By End of May

05.29.2022 00:22 AM

NASA announced that the MAVEN Mars orbiter is under repair. Read more about the malfunction that caused the problem and the future of operations related to the spacecraft.

Psyche Asteroid Mission Delayed Due to Spacecraft Software Issues, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Spokesman Says

05.26.2022 00:45 AM

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission, which was supposed to fly on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 1, has been pushed back. Read on to know the details.

NASA JPL Says Voyager 1 Spacecraft Seem to Be Mysteriously Confused With Data

05.20.2022 05:46 AM

Voyager 1 is sending a system data problem, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which has placed some doubt on the project. Continue reading to know what's their plan to address the issue.

SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic's Reusable Rocket Technology Worsens Pollution in the Atmosphere, Study Claims

05.17.2022 22:04 PM

The atmospheric pollution worsens despite the use of reusable rocket technology from SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. Read on to know why.

Boeing Clashes With Key Supplier as NASA Prepares CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft Test Flight for International Space Station Launch

05.12.2022 03:47 AM

Boeing clashes with Aerojet as NASA prepares to launch CST-100 Starliner to International Space Station. Read the article for the details.

NASA Psyche Spacecraft Installs Solar Arrays Ahead of 1.5-Billion-Mile Journey to Asteroid in Space

03.09.2022 03:56 AM

See how the new solar arrays on the Psyche spacecraft were erected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Is Dumping Old Spacecraft in Point Nemo A Good Idea? Why Are Environmentalists Against It?

03.08.2022 04:27 AM

Environmentalists are ringing the alarm for the continued use of Earth's oceans as dumping sites of old spacecraft. Read the article to know more.

China's Tiangong Space Station Shows How Its Massive Robotic Arm Can Crawl Across the Spacecraft

02.16.2022 03:15 AM

The Chinese Manned Space Agency (CMSA) recently released a video showing the massive robotic arm of China's space station rising up behind the Tianhe module to find a docking point in the foreground.

Take Me To The Moon, Alexa: Amazon Joining NASA Artemis 1 Mission To Space Atop Orion Spacecraft

01.07.2022 06:29 AM

Lockheed Martin and Amazon have announced that Alexa will be sent into orbit by NASA on the Artemis I mission, which will launch later in 2022.

China Plans to Build the World's Biggest Spacecraft; 1.5-Kilometer Ship to Travel Around Solar System for Developing Interplanetary Nation

12.30.2021 03:33 AM

China plans to launch the biggest space craft in the human history. Call for proposals are now at hand, and development for the rockets is now in place to fulfill the country's trip around the solar system.

NASA Spacecraft to Travel to Strange Metal-Rich Asteroid 16 Psych Between Mars and Jupiter In August 2022

12.26.2021 22:15 PM

NASA has provided further details about its intentions to explore the odd metal asteroid Psyche as part of a mission that will launch next year.