Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers with much less processing power than today’s smartphones. Still, even fifty years later,… Read More »
Astronomers have discovered an unexpected and unexplained feature outside our Milky Way galaxy that emits high-energy light called gamma rays. The team behind the discovery, including NASA and University of Maryland cosmologist Alexander Kashlinsky, found the gamma ray signal while searching through 13 years of data from NASA’s Fermi Telescope. “This is a completely accidental… Read More »
X-59 is finally here. NASA’s newest X-plane, the X-59, is designed to break the sound barrier without the violent sonic booms that usually occur when planes go supersonic. Instead, Quesst will produce a much quieter “thump,” similar to the sound of a car door slamming heard from inside. If successful, the jet has the potential… Read More »
It’s official: 2023 was the hottest year on record. On Friday, January 12, climate scientists from NASA and NOAA released data showing that temperatures continue to rise at shocking rates, contributing to climate-driven severe weather events around the world. NOAA and NASA’s analyzes did not use satellite data or weather forecasts. Instead, their analysis used… Read More »
Recent calculations from various scientific organizations showing that Earth destroyed global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists worry that what lies behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press asked more than three dozen scientists in interviews and emails what the shredded records meant. Most said they fear an acceleration… Read More »
Recent calculations from various scientific organizations showing that Earth destroyed global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists worry that what lies behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press asked more than three dozen scientists in interviews and emails what the shredded records meant. Most said they fear an acceleration… Read More »
NEW ORLEANS – It was just two days ago when Peregrine, the first private lander contracted under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, was brilliantly launched into space by the first private flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Just hours into the journey, Peregrine began to fail. Astrobotic, the company behind the spacecraft, continues… Read More »
NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building stands at dusk at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in August. NASA announced Tuesday that it would delay Artemis launches to “overcome challenges.” File Photo: Joe Marino/UPI January 9 (UPI) — NASA announced Tuesday that it will delay Artemis launches to “overcome challenges” and “ensure the safety of the crew”… Read More »
A flight will be sent on NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission four astronauts Travel around the Moon and back to the Moon has been delayed by nearly a year, from late 2024 to at least September 2025, NASA announced Tuesday. Likewise, the first landings of astronauts on the moon are shifting from late 2025 to… Read More »
On Monday, January 8, the first dedicated American lunar spacecraft, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander, successfully launched from Florida on the first mission of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. Peregrine is scheduled to reach the lunar surface on February 23, but it’s unclear whether that will happen: The lander experienced an anomaly shortly after deploying from… Read More »