Tag Archives: NASA

Actor Daniel Stern leads NASA in ‘For All Mankind’

If there really is a multiverse where every possible outcome occurs, then in one of those universes, Marv Murchins, one half of the “Wet Bandits” from the movie “Home Alone,” serves as NASA administrator. Although it seems unlikely, such a thing is possible in this season of “For All Mankind.” Actor Daniel Stern, perhaps best… Read More »

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope breaks another record by discovering the smallest star-like object astronomers have ever seen

The central part of star cluster IC 348 as seen by JWST.NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Luhman (Penn State University) and C. Alves de Oliveira (ESA) NASA’s Webb telescope has detected what is likely the smallest brown dwarf ever observed. Brown dwarfs are some of the most unusual objects in the universe. They are not… Read More »

The Hubble Telescope is gifting us a dazzling, starry ‘snow globe’ just in time for the holidays

‘It’s the season for twinkling lights, both in your neighborhood and in the depths of space. To celebrate the festive season, NASA has released: this is the composite imageIt looks like a Christmas lights wonderland or maybe a colorful snow globe. The subject of the image is UGC 8091, an irregular dwarf containing billions of… Read More »

Mars Express orbiter provides evidence of ancient microbial life, water and volcanism on the Red Planet

The red planet Mars is visible on the left. A white box surrounds the image of the Martian surface, with an arrow from the box towards the planet. Another box, with an arrow pointing to the first box, shows a closer view of the Martian surface. A team from the University of Arizona’s Lunar and… Read More »

What’s it like to fly the Artemis SLS moon rocket in a supersonic jet? NASA’s Artemis 2 commander tells it all (video)

The first lunar commander in 50 years grins as a picture of jets and a moon rocket appears on the screen in front of him. “It was a fun day.” NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is the commander Artemis 2Intended to fly four people around moon In 2024 or so. But at a special event with… Read More »

NASA’s laser beam beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it’s a big deal

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. A laser communications experiment flying on NASA’s Psyche mission sent video to Earth from about 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away, and the short clip features a cat named Taters. NASA broadcast video from… Read More »

NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian

The Smithsonian would love to showcase the first vehicle capable of powered flight on another world, but with NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter still busy breaking records on Mars, the Washington, D.C. institution has opted for the next best thing. Officials from NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum celebrated the agency’s donation of Ingenuity’s… Read More »

NASA astronauts spend much of the week ‘thinking about ways they could die’

Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen (LR) will orbit the Moon with Artemis II – RSSIL/MEGA Flying to the Moon is the dream of most astronauts, but for the crew of the upcoming Artemis II mission, returning safely to Earth is their ultimate goal. In an exclusive interview with Telegraph subscribers,… Read More »

Perseverance Mars rover will climb crater rim on bonus mission next spring

Nearly three years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars as part of a decades-long effort to investigate whether the now barren planet hosted life. Jezero Crater It was once home to a large lake and a river delta. car sized PatienceEquipped with advanced cameras and science instruments, Mars has so far been spending… Read More »

Perseverance rover reveals intriguing new clues about water on Mars

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After spending 1,000 days on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has revealed new details about the history of an ancient lake and river delta on the red planet. New information detected through the… Read More »