Annoyed Jack Hathaway He had one last hurdle to overcome before becoming a NASA astronaut candidate: finding time to hear the news. Hathaway was expecting a call from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, then chief of the astronaut office, in 2021 to see if she, too, could join the agency. But Hathaway was aboard the carrier… Read More »
Working as a team, three lunar rovers conducted their trials at the famous “Mars Yard” at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ahead of their launch to the moon later this year or early next year. Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Research or DIALThe rovers are a trio of suitcase-sized robotic wheeled explorers where collaboration is the… Read More »
The Red Planet continues to surprise us. New research has revealed a giant volcano and possible buried glacial ice sheet. The location for this groundbreaking announcement is in the eastern part of the Tharsis volcanic field on Mars, near the planet’s equator. Due to its eroded, difficult-to-detect nature, the feature had been overlooked since Mariner… Read More »
A NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying a small ocean world will carry a metal plate engraved with the waves created by the many ways people say “water.” The Europa Clipper Vault Plate was revealed by NASA at the opening session of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, on Friday, March 8. Lori… Read More »
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission are (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hamak Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.NASA NASA opens applications for astronauts every four years. Since there are thousands of applications, it can be difficult to stand out in the crowd. NASA’s selection program… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When NASA’s Europa Clipper aims to begin its highly anticipated mission to the icy moon in October, the spacecraft will carry a unique design engraved with names, poems and artwork symbolizing humanity. The US space… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When NASA’s Europa Clipper aims to begin its highly anticipated mission to the icy moon in October, the spacecraft will carry a unique design engraved with names, poems and artwork symbolizing humanity. The US space… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Jonathan Lunine is the David C. Duncan professor of physical sciences at Cornell University. In 2023, he served on the NASA Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board. more views on CNN. How poor is our planet’s ability to support life? The answer may come from one of our closest planetary neighbours. Jonathan I.… Read More »
Is there or was there life on Mars? This profound question is so complex that it cannot be fully answered by the two NASA rovers currently investigating it. But because of the actual groundwork the rovers have performed, scientists are finally investigating the planet’s evidence of life, known as its “biological signatures,” in depth and… Read More »
Is there or was there life on Mars? This profound question is so complex that it cannot be fully answered by the two NASA rovers currently investigating it. But because of the actual groundwork the rovers have performed, scientists are finally investigating the planet’s evidence of life, known as its “biological signatures,” in depth and… Read More »