The art and science of aerobraking: The key to exploring Venus
The decade of Venus is almost upon us. With three upcoming Venus missions planned from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), we’re on the cusp of learning more about…
Watch four volunteers enter a simulated Mars habitat for a very long stay
Four volunteers have just entered a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll live for the next year. The exercise is part of preparations for NASA’s first crewed mission to the red…
Mars Looks Gorgeous in New Images Taken by NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
NASA’s Martian explorer, MAVEN, captured Earth’s neighboring planet in fascinating detail, revealing the changing seasons on Mars as it orbits around the Sun. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX…
NASA Says No to Lithium Mining in Area of Nevada Where Satellites Are Calibrated
A vast and barren lakebed in eastern Nevada has become an unexpected battleground in a spaceflight vs. battery tech showdown. A portion of land slated for lithium mining in the…
NASA Linked to Missing Titanic Submersible
The Titan submersible vessel, which has gone missing with five people on board, was partially constructed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. What Rules Were Written for…
NASA volunteers will live in a simulated Mars habitat for a whole year
Four volunteers are about to enter a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll spend the next 378 days as part of ongoing preparations for the first crewed mission to the faraway…
Watch NASA’s new solar array unfurl on the space station
A view of the new rollout solar array unfolding after NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg successfully installed it to the 1B power channel on June 15, 2023. NASA…
How to watch two US astronauts on a spacewalk at the ISS on Friday
NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV NASA is making final preparations for the seventh spacewalk to take place at the International Space Station (ISS) this year. On Friday, June…
NASA’s June skywatching tips include Mars in the Beehive
NASA is back again with its monthly roundup of what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks. Kicking right off with Thursday and Friday, Mars finds…
NASA’s first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft delayed
Boeing NASA’s quest to have a second U.S.-operated spacecraft for ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) has suffered another blow. The expected July 21 launch of…