The Polaris Dawn Crew is Back on Earth
On September 15th, 2024, the Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after spending five days in orbit. The mission was the first of three planned for the Polaris program, a…
The Polaris Dawn Crew is Back on Earth
On September 15th, 2024, the Polaris Dawn crew returned to Earth after spending five days in orbit. The mission was the first of three planned for the Polaris program, a…
‘Apollo 13: Survival:’ Director Peter Middleton on his immersive new Netflix documentary (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with “Apollo 13: Survival” director Peter Middleton about his documentary full of archival footage and interviews.
NASA’s Chandra Finds Galaxy Cluster That Crosses the Streams
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Xiamen Univ./C. Ge; Optical: DESI collaboration; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing one…
Astranis secures $13.2 million U.S. military contract for satellite upgrades
The company will add military Ka-band frequency compatibility to its next-generation Omega satellites. The post Astranis secures $13.2 million U.S. military contract for satellite upgrades appeared first on SpaceNews.
I am Artemis: Chris Pereira
As RS-25’s operations integrator, Chris Pereira is responsible for ensuring that the many pieces of the program – from tracking on-time procurement of supplies and labor loads to coordinating priorities…
Sols 4309–4310: Leaning Back, Driving Back
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 More Resources Mars…
Life Might Thrive on the Surface of Earth for an Extra Billion Years
The Sun is midway through its life of fusion. It’s about five billion years old, and though its life is far from over, it will undergo some pronounced changes as…
Jupiter-bound JUICE probe snaps photo of Earth, the moon and Uranus
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission photographed the Earth, moon and Uranus as it heads toward Venus for a gravity assist next year.
Radio pollution from SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites poses threat to astronomy, scientists say
SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites are so radio noisy that they could blind radio astronomy observatories to the universe’s most intriguing phenomena, scientists say.