Rocket Lab launches eight OroraTech satellites
Rocket Lab launched eight satellites for a German company that is expanding its constellation to detect and track wildfires. The post Rocket Lab launches eight OroraTech satellites appeared first on…
How Can I See the Northern Lights? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 54
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) How can I see the northern lights? To see the northern lights, you need to be in the right…
Norman Rockwell Commemorates Gemini Program with Grissom and Young
Norman Rockwell In his painting called Grissom and Young, American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell captures technicians helping NASA astronauts John Young and Gus Grissom suit up for the first…
The Sky’s Not the Limit: Testing Precision Landing Tech for Future Space Missions
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A NASA F/A-18 research aircraft flies above California near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, testing a…
Catch a Deep Partial Solar Eclipse Spanning the North Atlantic This Weekend
Got clear skies this weekend? If clouds cooperate, observers in the North Atlantic and surrounding regions may witness a rare spectacle: a partial solar eclipse. This is the second eclipse…
There are a Billion Craters Waiting to Be Explored Near the Moon’s South Pole
The focus is all on the Moon at the moment as we strive to establish a permanent lunar base. At the south polar region there are permanently shadowed craters protecting…
Intuitive Machines emphasizes diversification beyond lunar landers
After two hard landings on the moon, Intuitive Machines is outlining a more diversified future for the company, with a greater emphasis on data services. The post Intuitive Machines emphasizes…
White House nominates Autry to be NASA’s chief financial officer
The person nominated but not confirmed to be NASA’s CFO in the first Trump administration is getting another shot in the second administration. The post White House nominates Autry to…
The new moon of March 2025 creates a partial solar eclipse this weekend
This new moon of March 2025 will create a partial solar eclipse visible in the northeastern part of North America, much of Europe and Russia.
NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time
6 Min Read NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is…