Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity
Unpopular opinion time, but someone has to say it: I think Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet was a great thing for our understanding of the solar system and…
NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is encapsulated within the payload fairing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of mating to a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for…
‘Ghosts of Mars’ at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts
In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said “Boo!” and unleashed “Ghosts of Mars” on the world. While not one of Carpenter’s most revered works, it’s still a neat sci-fi horror…
‘Project Hail Mary’ and ‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you’d expect
Amiable sci-fi author Andy Weir, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Martian,” “Artemis,” and “Project Hail Mary“, is embarking on an entirely new imaginative odyssey later this year.…
Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running
The rumors are true. SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket once the company’s giant next-generation Starship begins regular operational flights. SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the…
Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit
2 Min Read Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit PIA26811 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Perseverance Captures Another… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Perseverance…
Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth
6 Min Read Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth At the center of our solar system, the Sun influences every planet that orbits it. In two…
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead…
Aerospace demonstrates DiskSats in low-Earth orbit
SALT LAKE CITY – The Aerospace Corp. is continuing to demonstrate the viability of pancake-shaped DiskSats in the wake of their December launch on a Rocket Lab Electron. “It’s the…
MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa
1 Min Read MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa PIA26698 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal MAIA Air Sensor at Work in… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content…