SpaceX rocket launch spawns dazzling ‘space jellyfish’ in evening sky (photos)
If you saw something strange in the evening sky over California on Feb. 10, we can explain.
GPS civil signals are vital for America’s national security
The Global Positioning System (GPS) made its combat operations debut during Operation Desert Storm. Since then, it has evolved into a ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives that helps keep…
Recognizing Employee Excellence
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Glenn Employees Earn Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Two NASA Glenn Research Center employees were among…
U.S. Air Force extends Sierra Space contract for upper stage rocket engine
Sierra Space is positioning the VR35K-A for the launch market but also for in-space propulsion applications The post U.S. Air Force extends Sierra Space contract for upper stage rocket engine…
A Lunar Map for the Best Places to Get Samples
How can a geologic map of a lunar impact crater created billions of years ago help future human and robotic missions to the lunar surface? This is what a recent…
Space Force pushing forward with acquisition reforms
Acting procurement executive Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said the service is taking a harder line on poorly performing programs The post Space Force pushing forward with acquisition reforms appeared first…
Temperamental Stars are Messing With Our Exoplanet Efforts
We have the transit method to thank for the large majority of the exoplanets we’ve discovered. When an exoplanet transits its star, the dip in starlight tells astronomers that a…
A New Study Reveals How Dark Matter Dominated the Early Universe
During the 1970s, while probing distant galaxies to determine their mass, size, and other characteristics, astronomers noticed something interesting. When examining the rate at which these galaxies rotated (their rotational…
A Jumping Robot Could Leap Over Enceladus’ Geysers
Locomotion makes things move, and certain forms of locomotion make them move better than others. Those more effective types of locomotion change depending on the environment, which is even more…
NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm
NASA is expanding testing of distributed autonomy for its first satellite swarm, Starling. The post NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm appeared first on SpaceNews.