Watch NASA roll out the mega moon rocket Space Launch System ahead of launch – TechCrunch
NASA engineers have completed final tests of the Space Launch System (SLS), clearing the way for the mega moon rocket…
NASA is Crowdsourcing Cloud Research—on Mars
At the end of 2020, planetary scientist Marek Slipski found himself glued to his computer, spending countless hours—more than he’d…
‘Escaping Gravity’ Takes a Brutally Honest Look at NASA
Lori Garver served as deputy administrator of NASA from 2009-2013. Her new memoir Escaping Gravity, about the struggle to get…
Why NASA chose gold-plated mirrors for the James Webb telescope
The James Webb Telescope — the largest and most powerful device of its kind ever launched into space — has…
The latest NASA supercomputer is a bit of a DIY masterpiece
NASA has announced its most powerful supercomputer yet, dubbed “Aitken”. However the new top dog is not a freshly built,…
NASA just announced an ambitious date to launch its Artemis 1 mission to the moon
NASA is shooting for the moon in terms of ambitious scheduling. Its associate administrator for exploration systems development, Jim Free,…
Even NASA is an Elder Scrolls Oblivion fan
NASA is first and foremost a pioneering cosmic photographer and aerospace researcher, but it’s also a Bethesda fan. At least,…
NASA, SpaceX launch a powerful new instrument to the ISS to study dust
A payload making its way to the International Space Station could help researchers back on Earth finally solve a climate…
Watch live: NASA, Biden reveal first James Webb telescope image
A giant golden eye flying around the sun about a million miles from Earth will give humans an unprecedented view…
NASA claims China could take over the moon. Here’s why that’s unlikely to happen
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China’s aims in space, and in particular, that China would, in some…
NASA astronauts show new way to take out space trash
Four astronauts on the International Space Station can create over 2.5 tons of trash per year, but how to get…
NASA condemns Russian cosmonauts displaying anti-Ukraine propaganda in space
On Thursday, NASA issued a statement strongly condemning the actions of three Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station, who…
NASA strives to send swarms of swimming robots into space
Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature swimming…
Rocket launch marks first key test for NASA moon base
UPDATE: Jun. 28, 2022, 6:51 a.m. EDT NASA announced that at 5:55 a.m. ET, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully…
A tiny NASA spacecraft launches to test out a new orbit around the Moon
Early this morning, a small NASA spacecraft about the size of a microwave embarked on the beginning of a four-month-long…
A rocket slammed into the moon. NASA got a picture.
The moon has a strange, new crater. But this one’s not natural. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began mapping the…
NASA determines Space Launch System testing complete – TechCrunch
The testing campaign for NASA’s super big, super expensive Space Launch System is now complete, the agency declared on Friday.…
A NASA rover just found trash on Mars
There’s trash in the deepest ocean depths, at some 35,700 feet beneath the surface. There’s also trash on Mars. While…
Astra’s failed launch resulted in the loss of two NASA weather satellites
A rocket belonging to the up-and-coming Astra space company failed to deliver two of NASA’s weather-tracking satellites to space after…
NASA announces UFO study starting this fall
NASA wants to believe. And maybe it will at the conclusion of the latest study the U.S. government’s space agency…
