Artemis II Update-2 : Perigee Raise Burn Completed with brief Communications Loss, NASA Probes
NASA confirmed the Artemis II crew completed a perigee raise maneuver on April 2, refining Orion’s orbit around…
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Artemis II Update-1: Orion Completes Proximity Operations, Perigee Burn Next
Astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission completed a key proximity operations test on April 2 while orbiting Earth.…
Artemis II Mission Launch: NASA Sends Crew on First Moon Flyby in 50 Years
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched four astronauts on April 2 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
Space Breakthrough: Astronomers confirm rogue planet candidate as a planet for the first time
An international team led by Peking University confirmed the mass of a rogue planet for the first time…
New NASA DART mission data reveals asteroids throw ‘cosmic snowballs’ at each other
Binary asteroid systems are not uncommon in our cosmic neighborhood with about 15 percent of asteroids around the…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand…
Edward Stone: 50 Years at NASA ends, but his brainchild Voyager’s Project goes on
Stone’s remarkable tenure on NASA’s longest-operating mission spans decades of historic discoveries and firsts. Edward Stone has retired…
Webb offers never-before-seen details of early universe, distant galaxy MACS0647-JD
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was specially designed to detect the faint infrared light from very distant galaxies…
NASA: Are you in an area of Lucy then take a photograph, post it to social media
On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids,…
Webb Telescope, Hubble Telescope Capture Detailed images of DART Impact
Two of NASA’s Great Observatories, the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, have captured views…
Astronomers Detect Protective Shield Defending Pair of ‘Dwarf Galaxies’ with help of FUSE, Hubble
For billions of years, the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxies – the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds –…
NASA-Built ‘Weather Sensors’ Capture Vital Data on Hurricane Ian
A pair of microwave radiometers collected data on the storm as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard…
Celebrate ‘International Observe the Moon Night’ with NASA [Details]
The public is invited to participate in NASA’s celebration of “International Observe the Moon Night” on Saturday, Oct.…
Space News: Planetary-scale ‘heat wave’ discovered in Jupiter’s atmosphere
An unexpected ‘heat wave’ of 700 degrees Celsius, extending 130,000 kilometres (10 Earth diameters) in Jupiter’s atmosphere, has…
Opportunity to Space enthusiasts: Join the exciting challenge to explore the Moon! [Details]
Lunar enthusiasts of all ages are challenged to help identify features on the Moon that might pose a…
Webb space Telescope Captures Clearest View of Neptune’s Rings, Unusual Moon ‘Triton’
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune.…
NASA to live coverage Artemis I mission Demonstration Test, Host Media Call [Live schedule, streaming website details]
NASA will provide live coverage with commentary of the upcoming Artemis I cryogenic demonstration test beginning at 7:15…
NASA Sets TV Coverage for Crewed Soyuz Mission to Space Station[Live schedule details]
NASA will provide live coverage of key events as a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts launch and dock…
After 70 years, Jupiter moves closest to Earth on Sept 26
Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 70 years and on September…
Where do high-energy particles that endanger satellites, astronauts, airplanes come from?
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a vexing problem about the weather in outer space: At…