Enjoy a meteor shower Monday night … and other skywatching tips from NASA
Table of Contents A new month has just started and so NASA has returned with some tips on the exciting stuff to look out for over the coming weeks. Eta…
The ISS just dodged part of a 20-year-old Chinese rocket
The International Space Station (ISS) had to raise its orbit on Wednesday to reduce the risk of being struck by a piece of space junk. The maneuver was carried out…
NASA captures remarkable aerial image of Curiosity driving across Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured what’s believed to be the first orbital image of the Curiosity rover “on the move.” The remarkable photograph, enhanced to bring out the…
How to watch NASA’s first all-female spacewalk since 2023
NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk since January. It’ll also be the first all-female spacewalk since November 2023 and only the fifth in NASA’s history. Astronauts Anne…
NASA’s Lucy shares striking close-up of Donaldjohanson asteroid
NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson asteroid, captured by its Lucy spacecraft on a recent flyby around 139 million miles (223 million km) from Earth. Our…
NASA astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday
Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Sunday local time.…
The best space imagery from Don Pettit’s incredible 7-month mission
Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). During his time in orbit some 250 miles above Earth,…
NASA astronaut is hoping for a smoother ride home than 22 years ago
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is just a couple of days away from returning to Earth on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft after a seven-month stay at the International Space Station, making…
NASA’s moon rocket meets its side boosters for crewed Artemis II voyage
NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four astronauts…
New ISS astronaut meets Bumble, Honey, and Queen robots
On her first visit to orbit, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has just introduced herself to three robots stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). “We hit the ground running (or…