The legacy of European-built and operated space modules, which began in Earth orbit and is now heading towards the moon, began 40 years ago this week. From the first launch of Spacelab, a pressurized laboratory in the payload bay of the NASA space shuttle, on November 28, 1983, to Columbus, one of the main modules… Read More »
This year, in the early hours of Christmas Eve, before the gift wrapping begins and the scent of gingerbread brightens the air, a spacecraft will launch to the moon. Peregrine Lunar Lander takes its name from the world’s fastest flying bird. Soil. If all goes as planned, the robot bird will get closer space and… Read More »
NASA has given the green light to space agency-funded researchers to apply for access to lunar samples sent to Earth via China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission. In December 2020, China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission launched 3.8 pounds (1,731 grams) of lunar rocks and soil to Earth from the Oceanus Procellarum exploration site on the near side of… Read More »
Delays in the development of SpaceX’s lunar lander, as well as an accelerated schedule and new Axiom space suitsto do Artemis’ first landing on the moon The Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday that 2025 was “unlikely” and a delay to 2027 could be expected based on past experience. “NASA and its… Read More »
NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, who was the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster in 1989, died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on Wednesday. NASA did not specify the cause of death. “I am saddened to have lost groundbreaking Dr. Mary Cleave, a shuttle astronaut,… Read More »
NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, who was the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster in 1989, died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on Wednesday. NASA did not specify the cause of death. “I am saddened to have lost groundbreaking Dr. Mary Cleave, a shuttle astronaut,… Read More »
How will we handle medical issues so far from home when astronauts fly to the moon or Mars? Finalists in the Canadian Space Agency and Impact Canada technology competition aim to redirect medical knowledge from working with remote communities, such as Indigenous groups in Canada’s far north, to help astronauts in deep space. Five finalists… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has achieved its first major milestone by successfully achieving the furthest demonstration of laser communication. The tech demo could one day help NASA missions probe deeper into… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has achieved its first major milestone by successfully achieving the furthest demonstration of laser communication. The tech demo could one day help NASA missions probe deeper into… Read More »
The recent death of Frank Borman, commander of NASA’s 1968 Apollo 8 mission, has brought attention to this incredible first journey to the Moon. It was eight months before Apollo 11, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first explored the lunar surface. But the impact of Apollo 8’s “Earthrise” image (Earth as seen from the… Read More »