How to track NASA’s Orion spacecraft on its voyage back to Earth
NASA's Orion spacecraft has been in space since last month, and is about to begin its journey back from the moon. You can track its voyage home in real time......»»
Middle-earth unites against Sauron in The Rings of Power season 2 trailer
The battle for Middle-earth intensifies in the new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con......»»
Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at why
The visual environment of the ISS seems to influence people's experience of food. Enlarge / The environment you're eating in can influence what you taste, and space is no exception. (credit: NASA) Astronauts on the ISS t.....»»
Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time
Chance that first detected emission line is a noise fluctuation is one in half a billion. Enlarge / A jet of particles moving at nearly light-speed emerges from a massive star in this artist’s concept of the BOAT. (credit: NASA.....»»
Rocket Report: ABL loses its second booster; Falcon 9 cleared for return to flight
"The team is investigating root cause." Enlarge / NASA's SLS rocket core stage for Artemis II is moved to the VAB. (credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky) Welcome to Edition 7.04 of the Rocket Report! Probably the most striking new.....»»
Watch Sierra Space destroy its inflatable space station — again
Sierra Space has been working with NASA to test the durability of an inflatable space station — by blowing it up......»»
Watch Sierra Space blow up its inflatable space station — again
Sierra Space has been working with NASA to test the durability of an inflatable space station — by blowing it up......»»
Rocket delivered to launch site for first human flight to the Moon since 1972
We're standing by for news on NASA's decision on what to do about Orion's heat shield. Enlarge (credit: NASA/Isaac Watson) The central piece of NASA's second Space Launch System rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in.....»»
No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing
"These spots are a big surprise." Enlarge / NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS).....»»
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station
Already more than a month late getting back, two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule, officials said Thursday......»»
Expert Q&A: NASA"s cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration
In July 2024, NASA announced it canceled its plans to send the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the moon's southern polar region. The rover was meant to search for water and other resources called volatiles, such as hydrogen.....»»
Image: A Saturnian summer
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn and its colossal rings on July 4, 2020, during summer in the gas giant's northern hemisphere. Two of Saturn's icy moons are also clearly visible: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom......»»
A pair of CubeSats using ground penetrating radar could map the interior of near-Earth asteroids
Characterizing near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is critical if we hope to eventually stop one from hitting us. But so far, missions to do so have been expensive, which is never good for space exploration......»»
Underground CO₂ storage: Researchers measure carbon mineralization at unprecedented small scale
As we look to the sky above and ponder one of the biggest questions of our time—how to combat the carbon emissions that are driving climate change—a potential answer just may lie beneath our feet, in Earth's deep subsurface......»»
Fermi Telescope finds new feature in brightest gamma-ray burst yet seen
In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT—the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst (GRB). Now an international science team reports that data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals a feature never s.....»»
Perseverance rover discovers rock with potential signs of ancient life
A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA's Perseverance rover. Nicknamed "Cheyava Falls" by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars was home to microscopi.....»»
Don"t lose your iPhone in South Korea, because Find My doesn"t work there
Apple's Find My will track down a lost iPhone anywhere, unless you're in South Korea, or if your phone was made there.National Assembly of the Republic of South KoreaAll iPhones made to be sold in South Korea have Find My permanently disabled. Not on.....»»
“Not a bluff”—NASA’s budget would shut down long-lived Chandra telescope
Chandra almost didn't make it to orbit on a dramatic launch of space shuttle Columbia 25 years go. Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. (credit: NASA/MSFC) NASA launched the Chandra X-ray Obs.....»»
NASA streams first 4K video from aircraft to space station and back
A team at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical (laser) communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new tech.....»»
New study supports stable mantle chemistry dating back to Earth"s early geologic history
A new analysis of rocks thought to be at least 2.5 billion years old by researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History helps clarify the chemical history of Earth's mantle—the geologic layer beneath the planet's crust......»»
Synthesis of a new compound with excellent intrinsic magnetic properties using smaller amounts of rare earth elements
The National Institute for Materials Science has successfully synthesized a new SmFe-based magnetic compound, SmFe8.8N1.1, which possesses superior intrinsic magnetic properties when compared to those of NdFeB compound used in neodymium magnets. The.....»»