CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally preparing to send astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. This is the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew, a pair of NASA pilots who will control the spacecraft during the test run, and a week-long stay… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally preparing to send astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. This is the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew, a pair of NASA pilots who will control the spacecraft during the test run, and a week-long stay… Read More »
Citizen scientists mining data collected by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered a record-breaking world and gave it a memorable nickname to match: Percival, after the father of Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books. . But in more formal terms, the extrasolar planet or “exoplanet” is called TOI 4633 c.… Read More »
Within the next few years, no one knows exactly when, three NASA satellites, each weighing as much as an elephant, will go dark. They are already drifting, slowly losing their height. They’ve been looking after the planet for more than two decades, much longer than anyone expected, helping us predict weather, manage wildfires, track oil… Read More »
Within the next few years, no one knows exactly when, three NASA satellites, each weighing as much as an elephant, will go dark. They are already drifting, slowly losing their height. They’ve been looking after the planet for more than two decades, much longer than anyone expected, helping us predict weather, manage wildfires, track oil… Read More »
WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, China — China launched an uncrewed lunar spacecraft on Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to return samples from the far side of the moon, the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program that is spurring competition with the United States and others. Chang’e 6 lifted off on time at… Read More »
If the 20th century’s space race was about political power, this century’s will be about money. But for those who dream of sending humans back to the moon and possibly Mars, this is an exciting time of survival, whether it’s presidents or billionaires who pay the price. Spaceflight is experiencing a renaissance moment; It brings… Read More »
If all goes well, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be launched into space on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on May 6, 2024. This last major test for Starliner, which will launch from Kennedy Space Center, will test the new spacecraft and take the duo to the International Space Station for about a week.… Read More »
Last night (April 30), the sun created an extremely powerful solar flare that triggered widespread radio blackouts in the Pacific region. The flare peaked at 7:46 PM EDT (2346 GMT) and ended shortly after at 7:58 PM EDT (2358 GMT). sunlight explosions Sunits surface emits intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation. They are created when magnetic… Read More »
The Mars Sample Return, a critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, is in trouble. Its budget has grown from $5 billion to more than $11 billion, and the sample return date could fall from the end of this decade to 2040. This mission will be the first to attempt to return… Read More »