American astronaut Gus Grissom felt like he was on top of the world for about 15 minutes on July 21, 1961, and indeed he was. Grissom crewed on the Liberty Bell 7 mission, a ballistic test flight that launched him into the atmosphere on a rocket. During testing, it sat in a small capsule and… Read More »
On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped to Earth a capsule containing pure carbonaceous regolith collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. These samples were obtained after the probe made an impressive, seven-year round-trip journey across the solar system. Ever since these pieces of space rock arrived (about 120 grams of sample, to be exact),… Read More »
NASA’s oldest active astronaut will return to space for a six-month mission in September. 69-year-old Don Pettit will fly International Space station (ISS) as part of the Roscosmos-led Soyuz MS-26 mission, which included Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Russian state media source TASS said this week that the launch date would be September… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A next-generation weather satellite has left its home planet behind. Following concerns that weather conditions would not be suitable, an excellent window of opportunity opened today (June 25) for the launch of GOES-U, the fourth and final member of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). GOES-R series Earth observation… Read More »
As NASA and Boeing focus on completing the first astronaut mission on the Starliner spacecraft early next month, what will happen next is already on everyone’s mind. Boeing’s Starliner capsule was delayed once again on Friday, June 21, as it completed its first International Space Station (ISS) mission with astronauts on board, including NASA’s Butch… Read More »
NASA canceled a spacewalk on the International Space Station today (June 24) following a spacesuit coolant leak in the hatch. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt were told by Mission Control to abort a planned 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT). The duo had switched… Read More »
A threatening asteroid could bring Earth’s oft-quarreling nations together, at least for a while. Dealing with a large, dangerous asteroid in the crosshairs of our planet will require a healthy dose of international cooperation, experts say, and it’s best to start thinking about that scenario now while we have enough time to determine a potential… Read More »
When it comes to tools, the more they are used, the less reliable they become. And of course, by the way Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO) device at NASA and European Space Agency‘S SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) The spacecraft did an excellent job providing us with images. recent strong geomagnetic solar stormsis… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was preparing to celebrate its biggest achievement this month: launching two NASA astronauts on a round trip to the International Space Station, proving that the long-delayed and over-budget capsule was ready for… Read More »
The return of Boeing’s Starliner capsule to Earth will be delayed a few more days due to thruster troubleshooting and a planned spacewalk. NASA announced today (June 18) that Starliner will complete its first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no later than June 26, approximately three weeks after launch. Landing that day… Read More »