Expect to wait as we develop a new kind of space mission. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who are expected to fly to the moon no later than September 2025, nearly a year later than initial expectations. A previous uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, encountered unexpected wear of the Orion spacecraft’s heat… Read More »
Like the rivers of our planet arteries of our planet. They are woven into complex networks that carry life-supporting fresh water around the world. Not only are rivers our own livelihoods, providing us with the drinking water we need to survive, but freshwater reserves are also the primary lifelines of 10 percent of all known… Read More »
Screenshot of a post taken on X on May 14, 2024 The same blue checking account, which has more than 70,000 followers, spread similar theories about extreme weather events in widely shared posts. Approximately 400 cities and towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were affected by heavy rains. Experts attribute the historic… Read More »
Lego is set to unveil a detailed model of NASA’s original “rock and roll ride”, the electric car used by the last three Apollo crews to explore the moon. The new Lego Technic “NASA Apollo Lunar Rover – LRV” set will be available in Lego stores on August 1. “Take a journey to the moon… Read More »
In less than half a decade, a 305-foot-wide asteroid named after Apophis, the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, will pass within 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers) of Earth. Scientists do not intend to let rare close passes of a space rock this size go to waste. On April 13, 2029 – a Friday, no less… Read More »
Black hole week is in full swing at this point, and to celebrate, NASA has released stunning observations of the heart of a distant spiral galaxy, as well as the monster supermassive black hole that lives within that heart. The observations were carried out by the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), led by the… Read More »
Black hole week is in full swing, and to celebrate, NASA has revealed how its next major astronomy instrument, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, will hunt for tiny black holes dating back to the Big Bang. When we think of black holes, we tend to imagine huge cosmic monsters, such as stellar-mass black holes… Read More »
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you were unlucky enough to fall into a black hole, NASA has an answer. To celebrate the start of black hole week on Monday, May 6, a visualization created on a NASA supercomputer takes the viewer on a one-way dive beyond a black hole’s event horizon. This… Read More »
The launch of two astronauts aboard a Boeing commercial spacecraft would be a first for the company, but it would also bring U.S. human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site that has been unused by crews for more than 50 years. Crew Flight Test (CFT) for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is ready to… Read More »
Update, 9pm EDT: The launch of the Boeing Starliner was delayed due to a valve problem on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. At work link to our brushing story. CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – When Boeing’s Starliner capsule carries two astronauts into space tonight (May 6), at least 100 people at Mission Control will… Read More »