Could Sweating Spacecraft Make Re-Entry Easier?
When ISS astronauts return home, they have a hot ride back to Earth’s surface. It’s been that way since the beginning of human spaceflight to orbital space and beyond. The…
NASA diagnoses fracture in a ‘huge cosmic bone’ using X-ray observatory
A combination of X-ray from NASA’s Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic “fracture” was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.
NASA diagnoses fracture in a ‘huge cosmic bone’ using X-ray observatory
A combination of X-ray from NASA’s Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic “fracture” was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.
Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she’s stepping down from the role next month.
‘Destiny 2’ is getting four new expansions, including a ‘Star Wars’ crossover that adds lightsabers and blasters (video)
Bungie might be dropping a Marathon reboot on us this year, but Destiny 2 ain’t going anywhere, and its content plans for 2025 and 2026 are enticing to say the…
A Collaboration Between China and the West Could Find Dozens of Earth-Like Worlds
If astronomy has a Holy Grail, it’s another habitable world. To find one, NASA is working with partners to develop the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). The HWO would be the…
A Collaboration Between China and the West Could Find Dozens of Earth-Like Worlds
If astronomy has a Holy Grail, it’s another habitable world. To find one, NASA is working with partners to develop the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). The HWO would be the…
Key Portion of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Thermal Vacuum Test
One half of NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just passed a lengthy test to ensure it will function properly in the space environment. This photo shows half…
Key Portion of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Thermal Vacuum Test
One half of NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just passed a lengthy test to ensure it will function properly in the space environment. This photo shows half…
A Glimpse of a Meatball
NASA/Bridget Caswell The NASA “meatball” logo, mounted on the Flight Research Building at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, peeks through tree leaves in this June 10, 2016, photo. Built…