NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to Earth. The six-wheeled geologist is […]
NASA, Northrop Grumman finalize moon outpost living quarters contract
NASA and Northrop Grumman of Dulles, Virginia, have finalized a contract to develop the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) for Gateway, which will be a critical way station and outpost […]
NASA to air departure of SpaceX cargo Dragon from space station
NASA’s SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter, loaded with approximately 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo from the International Space Station, will depart on July 6, bound for a splashdown […]
NASA’s Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for the first time
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just […]
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover provides first audio recording of red planet
A new video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as […]
Researchers use supercomputers to better understand the sun’s corona
(Newswise)–As worldwide mandates prevented gatherings over the holiday season, crowds in Chile and Argentina donned masks and eye shields to take in some outdoor magic: a two-minute solar eclipse on […]
NASA conducts test of SLS rocket core stage for Artemis I Moon mission
NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The hot fire is the final […]
NASA approves heliophysics missions to explore the sun, Earth’s aurora
NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Earth. Together, NASA’s contribution to the Extreme Ultraviolet High-Throughput Spectroscopic Telescope Epsilon […]
NASA moves forward with a campaign to return Mars samples to Earth
NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) are moving to the next phase in a campaign to deepen understanding of whether life ever existed on Mars and, in turn, better understand […]
Hubble pins down weird exoplanet with a far-flung orbit
(Newswise)–A planet in an unlikely orbit around a double star 336 light-years away may offer a clue to a mystery much closer to home: a hypothesized, distant body in the […]
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