NASA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Hispanic astronauts who have flown in space. The table below lists these individuals of various nationalities who have made significant contributions to…
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown
Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; participate…
Ancient Comet Makes Appearance
NASA/Matthew Dominick NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean…
James Webb Space Telescope spies ‘inside-out’ star formation in ancient galaxy (image)
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed ‘inside-out’ star formation in a galaxy just 700 million years after the Big Bang, fleshing out our understanding of the early universe.
The key ingredients for life on Earth came from space, new evidence suggests
The vital ingredients for life on Earth may have been delivered by meteorites from larger bodies called “planetesimals” in the early solar system. The discovery could assist in the search…
A Black Hole has Destroyed a Star, and Used the Wreckage to Pummel Another Star
When a supermassive black hole consumes a star, it doesn’t just swallow it whole. It shreds the star, ripping it apart bit by bit before consuming the remains. It’s a…
Planning our lunar return? Get a telescope
Perhaps you’re a propulsion engineer making lunar landers as part of NASA’s CLPS program. Perhaps you’re a lawyer specializing in the OST. Or you are a chemist cracking the codes…
Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space
HELSINKI — China’s first retrievable and reusable satellite returned to Earth late Thursday following two weeks of experiments in low Earth orbit. The Shijian-19 satellite touched down at 10:39 p.m.…
U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster relief
TacSRT operates as a marketplace where organizations can request specific data on disaster-affected regions from commercial satellite providers The post U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster…
Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations
The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level rise. Within 50 years they will be swamped by rising seas linked to climate…