Two NASA astronauts will soon make history as the first to launch into space aboard a Boeing spacecraft. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Suni Williams are planned to be launched into space. international space station (ISS) on May 6 represents the first Crew Flight Test, or CFT, of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The mission will… Read More »
When a malfunction occurs in the loneliest spacecraft in the universe, it’s not just a matter of turning it off and on again. Voyager 1, the first human-made object to leave the Solar System in 2012, went silent in November, meaning no science or engineering data would be sent back to Earth. The probe was… Read More »
Late last year, NASA scientists launched a highly anticipated space mission. Essentially, they launched a spacecraft towards an asteroid that may have been made entirely of metal; It’s a rare combination – at least near our solar system. The robot adventurer’s name is Psyche, and her namesake is the giant rock that guides her journey:… Read More »
After working for five months to restore communication with the furthest launched human-made object in existence, NASA announced this week that the Voyager 1 probe has finally called home. For the engineers and scientists working on NASA’s longest-duration mission in space, it was a moment of joy and intense relief. “We all went in that… Read More »
While examining a nearby supernova with NASA’s Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, scientists uncovered a larger mystery in an effort to discover how these stellar explosions fire charged particles called cosmic rays. The team found that the supernova, called SN 2023ixf, was completely devoid of gamma-ray emissions, which should be present when cosmic ray particles are… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. After years of delays and stunning setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally poised to make its first crewed launch. The mission will lift off from Florida on May 6, carrying NASA astronauts… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. After years of delays and stunning setbacks during test flights, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally poised to make its first crewed launch. The mission will lift off from Florida on May 6, carrying NASA astronauts… Read More »
Two experienced astronauts flew to Kennedy Space Center on Thursday afternoon to prepare for the first piloted launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, a long-awaited flight for years. behind schedule after two uncrewed test flights and comprehensive studies to solve various technical problems. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita WilliamsTwo of NASA’s most experienced astronauts, who… 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. The mission will be the first to attempt to return… Read More »
Earth’s “half moon” was likely ejected away from the actual moon relatively recently in the solar system’s history, according to a new study. Kamo’oalewa, a near-Earth object (NEO) 131 to 328 feet wide (40 to 100 meters), was recovered from an asteroid impact between 1 million and 10 million years ago; According to the study,… Read More »