Hague and Gorbunov to fly Crew-9 mission to ISS
A veteran NASA astronaut and rookie Russian cosmonaut will fly to the International Space Station in September as the downsized crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, a ripple effect…
A New Test Proves How to Make the Event Horizon Telescope Even Better
Want a clear view of a supermassive black hole’s environment? It’s an incredible observational challenge. The extreme gravity bends light as it passes through and blurs the details of the…
NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth
The American flag pictured inside the window of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner…
Co-creating authentic STEM learning experiences with Latino communities
Learn Home Co-creating authentic STEM… Community Partners Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Stories Science Activation Highlights Citizen Science 2 min read Co-creating authentic STEM…
CORRECTION: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Credit: NASA) Editor’s note: This release was updated twice on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to correct Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov’s role…
Behind the Scenes at the 2024 Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting
Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and…
NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy
5 min read NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic…
ESA Cluster Satellite to Reenter in Early September
The first of a set of groundbreaking Cluster satellites is set for a controlled reentry next week. The European Space Agency is paving the way in controlled reentry technology. ESA…
New Limits on Dark Matter
As it’s name suggests, dark matter is dark! That means it’s largely invisible to us and only detectable through its interaction with gravity. One of the leading theories to explain…
Remember those Impossible Galaxies Found by JWST? It Turns Out They Were Possible After All
When the James Webb Space Telescope provided astronomers with a glimpse of the earliest galaxies in the Universe, there was some understandable confusion. Given that these galaxies existed during “Cosmic…