JWST Digs Into the Uranian Ionosphere
Uranus is a planet that seems to roll around on its side as it orbits the Sun. That’s because it’s tipped over, with an axial tilt of 97.8 degrees. That…
NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission
5 Min Read NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s ER-2 aircraft taxis at Edwards, California, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, ahead of a…
NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS
NASA announced major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture, adding a test flight of lunar landers in low Earth orbit while canceling planned upgrades to the Space Launch System. The…
Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026
The failure of a propellant tank during testing in January will delay the first launch of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket to at least the fourth quarter of this year. The…
China set for its first one-year human spaceflight mission, confirms Pakistani astronaut flight
China will begin its first one-year duration astronaut mission this year, while the first international astronaut will make a short visit to Tiangong space station. The post China set for…
Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…
A Method for Extracting Oxygen from Extraterrestrial Soils Just Passed a Major Test
NASA’s Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the Moon.
Space Force keeps door open to future human presence in orbit
Officials insist there are no plans to deploy troops in orbit, but commercial infrastructure and cislunar ambitions are reshaping the debate The post Space Force keeps door open to future…
Astronomers just watched a star 1,540 times the size of our sun transform into a hypergiant. Will it go supernova?
One of our universe’s biggest stars has dramatically turned into a rare, yellow ‘hypergiant’ star, and astronomers aren’t sure when it will go supernova.