NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Is Being Dragged Down by the Sun
A diligent surveyor of the night skies, NEOWISE is sadly approaching its fiery demise as the Sun’s erratic outbursts are causing the infrared telescope to gradually fall out of its…
Perseverance joins the 1,000-sols club on Mars, congratulated by Curiosity
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS / NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA Perseverance rover has reached 1,000 martian sols after arriving on the faraway planet in February 2021. The rover, NASA’s most advanced to date, announced the achievement…
NASA’s Mars helicopter is about to attempt a colossal flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter is attempting its longest-ever flight this weekend. In fact, if you’re reading this on Sunday, the Ingenuity aircraft could be zipping across the martian surface at this…
NASA’s Mars helicopter still working fine after month-long break
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has taken to the skies again following a month-long break in communications with Earth. The drone-like flying machine flew for 393 meters and stayed in the…
California Legislators Slam ‘Rash’ NASA Cuts to Marquee Mars Mission
Six California lawmakers wrote to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson last week to oppose the agency’s recent cuts to the Mars Sample Return mission, which aims to bring samples collected by…
See how NASA’s cosmos-mapping SPHEREx spacecraft is starting to take shape
NASA has just offered an update on its ambitious SPHEREx mission, which plans to map the entire sky from low-Earth orbit when it launches in the next couple of years.…
NASA’s Mars helicopter just did something it’s never done before
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has surpassed the mission team’s expectations for the diminutive drone-like machine. Ever since its maiden flight over the martian surface in April 2021 in which it…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets New Speed Records on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover, equipped with an advanced computer pilot known as AutoNav, has been making significant strides on the Martian surface, setting new speed records since its landing in February…
NASA’s Main Hotline to Space Is in Jeopardy Due to Increasing Demand
In order to contact its interplanetary spacecraft, NASA relies on an array of giant radio antennas spread across different parts of the world. The trusty communications network has been transferring…
NASA’s Mars helicopter glimpses Perseverance rover from the sky
NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, captured an aerial image of the Perseverance rover during its latest flight at the end of last week. The aircraft and rover arrived together on…