A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a new private lunar lander to the moon for Intuitive Machines and NASA this week, and you can watch it live online in a series of free webcasts. Intuitive Machines’ first Nova-C lander mission, called IM-1, will launch to the moon aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on February… Read More »
Before NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet could break the sound barrier, scientists needed to record equivalent sonic booms to use as reference. Test pilots at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center took to the skies high in the Southern California desert near the U.S. Air Force’s Edwards Air Force Base to produce the “thumps” the X-59… Read More »
A commercially chartered Crew Dragon spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere and splashed down Florida’s east coast on Friday, bringing four dedicated astronauts back to Earth. Long-term stay on the International Space Station. As Commander Michael López-Alegría and Italian co-pilot Walter Villadei, accompanied by Swedish pilot Marcus Wandt and Turkey’s Alper Gezeravci, watched the cockpit footage,… Read More »
The future of Mars exploration will be greatly enhanced by humans visiting the Red Planet. The work that astronaut crews can do on this distant world will be far greater than what mechanized Mars machines can accomplish, but certainly at a much greater cost. To that end, NASA is preparing a moon-to-Mars strategy plan that… Read More »
NASA’s newest Earth observation satellite has managed to reach orbit. The nearly $1 billion PACE mission, which the Trump administration has tried to cancel four separate times, launched early this morning (Feb. 8) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Once operational, PACE will make important observations about Earth’s… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A revolutionary new satellite has been launched that will provide an unprecedented look at Earth’s microscopic marine life and tiny atmospheric particles. The NASA PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and Ocean Ecosystem mission, launched at… Read More »
SpaceX launched an environmental research satellite for NASA early Thursday; This satellite is a nearly $1 billion spacecraft that has survived multiple cancellation threats and is now poised to shed new light on climate change and the complex interplay of heat-trapping carbon, aerosols, and marine life on a global scale. Karen St., director of NASA’s… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A revolutionary new satellite that will provide an unprecedented look at Earth’s microscopic marine life and tiny atmospheric particles is ready for launch. The NASA PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and Ocean Ecosystem mission, will… Read More »
A Vulcan rocket belonging to United Launch Alliance made its first flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on January 8. Fuel problems cut short the mission to the moon. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI February 5 (UPI) — NASA will conduct science experiments on the Moon in 2024 for the first time since 1972.… Read More »
NASA will conduct science experiments on the Moon in 2024 for the first time since 1972. Thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, these projects will open new areas of scientific possibilities. As part of several projects launched this year, teams of scientists, including myself, will conduct radio astronomy from the south pole and the… Read More »