Sacrifice and Success: NASA Engineer Honors Family Roots
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA operations engineer Daniel Velasquez, left, is reviewing the Mobile Vertipad Sensor Package system as part of the Air…
When will Boeing’s Starliner fly astronauts again? NASA still doesn’t know
NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer.
US and China will need to discuss moon mission plans, NASA chief predicts
NASA and China will need to discuss exchanges of data and mission plans as the two sides move to build sustainable presences on the moon, according to NASA chief Bill…
Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars (photos)
On Sept. 30, NASA’s Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.
Giant Cluster is Spitting Out Massive Stars
We live inside the Milky Way galaxy which is joined as it drifts through space by two satellite galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds. A star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud…
Inversion secures reentry license for first mission
Inversion, a startup developing systems to return cargo from space to Earth, has received a license for its first mission launching in November. The post Inversion secures reentry license for…
What is a Coral Reef?
7 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Juvenile black, white, and yellow-striped Bluehead wrasse fish dart in and out of a dead colony of pillar coral…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Jiggles
Jupiter is well known for its Great Red Spot, a feature that was discovered by Galileo over 400 years ago! Astronomers have been tracking the size and shape of it…
Solar Cycle 25 is still in max phase, so more aurora-boosting sun storms could be coming
Solar Cycle 25 remains in its maximum phase, and more powerful sun storms are likely to come over the next few months, experts say.
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024
Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and used the method to demonstrate that carrots grown in actual and simulated microgravity…
