NASA’s Odyssey orbiter celebrates 20 years of mapping Mars
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which has been in orbit around Mars since 2002.
What Biden’s budget means for NASA and its mission to the moon
NASA wants to return to the moon and send humans to Mars. On Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration proposed a $24.7 billion NASA budget to keep those plans rolling. The White…
Perseverance rover’s first-ever selfie also shows Mars helicopter
NASA’s Perseverance rover has snapped its first-ever Mars selfie, with the about-to-fly Ingenuity helicopter also in the frame.
Mars rainbow turns out not to be a rainbow after all
It looks like a rainbow and it arcs like a rainbow, but this image captured on Mars by the Perseverance rover definitely does not show a rainbow.
Watch NASA drop its next-gen spacecraft into a huge pool of water
Watch NASA test its next-generation Orion spacecraft by dropping it into a huge pool containing 1 million gallons of water.
Mars helicopter survives first major challenge ahead of maiden flight
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has emerged from its first challenge fighting fit, paving the way for its maiden flight attempt in the coming days.
NASA’s Mars helicopter touches down on the Martian surface
The first flight of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity is fast approaching. The helicopter has now been deployed by the rover and is sitting on the Martian surface.
NASA spacecraft prepares to visit the metal asteroid Psyche
NASA will soon be visiting asteroid Psyche, which is composed of iron and nickel and has been dubbed the ‘$10,000 quadrillion asteroid.’
How to watch NASA drop its brand new spacecraft into a massive swimming pool
On Tuesday, NASA will livestream a water impact test on its new Orion spacecraft, checking out how the craft responds to splashing down in a body of water.
Upcoming Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new exoplanets
The upcoming NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will use a method called microlensing to search for tens of thousands of exoplanets.