The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex seen in a composite of separate exposures acquired by Webb Telescope Washington: NASA released on Friday a pair of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showing two galaxies – one nicknamed the Penguin and the other the Egg – in the process of merging in sort of a … Read more
The astronauts aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft are confident they’ll get back to Earth safely aboard the vessel, despite weeks of malfunctions and glitches that have left them stuck in space much longer than expected. Test pilots Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore appeared in a NASA-hosted livestream Wednesday from the International Space Station (ISS) looking happy … Read more
Photo: NASA The Boeing Starliner is still docked to the International Space Station on its debut crewed mission. Due to issues with the spacecraft, the mission surpassed the 26-day mark on Friday. The NASA flight test was initially scheduled to last 10 days. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams don’t have a set date when … Read more
(NewsNation) — China’s recent moon mission that retrieved rock samples from the dark side of the moon may be raising red flags over a future territorial fight in space. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told a House panel in … Read more
(NewsNation) — NASA has awarded a contract that would potentially be valued at $830 million to Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to develop a vehicle capable of deorbiting the International Space Station. NASA announced on Wednesday that SpaceX had been awarded the contract to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that would have the ability to … Read more
(NewsNation) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take shelter on Wednesday after a decommissioned Russian-owned satellite broke up in space, causing more than 100 pieces of debris to be sent into orbit. U.S. Space Command confirmed the breakup of RESURS-P1 just before noon ET on Wednesday. In a post on its X … Read more
Almost exactly two years ago, as it prepared for the next generation of human spaceflight, NASA chose a pair of private companies to design and develop new spacesuits. These were to be new spacesuits that would allow astronauts to both perform spacewalks outside the International Space Station as well as walk on the Moon as … Read more
(WJET/WFXP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched its historic GOES-U satellite Tuesday evening. The GOES-U satellite soared into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 5:26 p.m. from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In a matter of hours, the satellite’s solar array was deployed and is now operating under its … Read more
In addition to raising these legal and ethical quandaries, the Apollo waste bags have also inspired exciting scientific questions. How long did those bagged microbes last on the Moon? Did exposure to such unforgiving conditions prompt any mutations or adaptations? Since all species on Earth descend from microbes, this line of research would shed new … Read more
A family in Florida faced a scary ordeal earlier this year. No, they weren’t caught up in a Ron DeSantis rally, instead they had their house smashed up by a chunk of junk from the International Space Station that smashed through their ceiling. Now, the family is suing NASA for $80,000 to cover the costs … Read more
