NASA terminating $420 million in contracts
NASA is terminating $420 million in contracts the agency says are redundant or “misaligned” with its core priorities, but has provided few details about what is being cut. The post…
Dazzling photos of this month’s total lunar eclipse showcase a blood red moon near the Milky Way’s heart
Breathtaking photos of this month’s total lunar eclipse capture a blood red moon and star-studded Milky Way over NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
Mysterious blue spiral spotted over European skies. What was it? (photos)
A strange blue spiral lit up the sky over Europe on Monday night (March 24), with residents of the UK and other countries speculating on its true nature on social…
Space pirates already have their sights set on the ‘high seas’ of Earth orbit. Can we stop them?
Experts are already looking into the risks of piracy in space and solutions to this potentially devastating economic and legal problem.
Hypersonics expert urges increased U.S. investment
The Pentagon anticipates that China and Russia may target U.S. and allied forces with hypersonic glide vehicles. The post Hypersonics expert urges increased U.S. investment appeared first on SpaceNews.
A Seemingly Normal Spiral Galaxy Has Huge Jets Extending Millions of Light-Years
Scientists have detected a fascinating spiral galaxy located about one billion light-years away. At the heart of this cosmic goliath, powerful radio jets are blasting out of its centre, stretching…
Sols 4488-4490: Progress Through the Ankle-Breaking Terrain (West of Texoli Butte, Climbing Southward)
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources…
Lunar Samples Identify Exactly When the Moon’s Largest Crater Formed
China’s Chang’e-6 mission has been exploring the largest crater on the Moon. It’s known as Aitken Basin and is found at the South Pole of the Moon where craters are…
Engineering Reality: Lee Bingham Leads Lunar Surface Simulation Support for Artemis Campaign
If you design a new tool for use on Earth, it is easy to test and practice using that tool in its intended environment. But what if that tool is…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Largest Organic Molecules Found on Mars
Researchers analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the Red Planet to date. The finding, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National…