We Came in Peace for All Mankind
“We Came in Peace for All Mankind.” On July 20, 1969, two American astronauts made history by landing on the surface of another celestial body.
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Astronomers witnessed a Black Hole ‘Blink’
The telltale sign that the black hole was feeding vanished, perhaps when a star interrupted the feast. The event could lend new insight into these mysterious objects.
From floating guts to ‘sticky’ blood – here’s how to do Surgery in Space
Nina Louise Purvis, THE CONVERSATION. Earlier this year, it was reported that an astronaut in space had developed a potentially life-threatening blood clot in the neck.
Comet NEOWISE is now visible
Comet NEOWISE is now visible and it won’t be for almost 7,000 years. Watch the amazing video taken from the ISS showing the comet over the Earth.
Perseverance Mars Rover attached to Atlas V Rocket
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to the top of the rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet this summer.
Psyche- Mission to an Asteroid
An electric Hall thruster, identical to those that will be used to propel the Psyche spacecraft, undergoes testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Heat Shield Milestone Complete for the Orion spacecraft
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently finished meticulously applying more than 180 blocks of ablative material to the heat shield for the Orion spacecraft
Curiosity Mars Rover begins Summer-long journey
Curiosity Mars rover begins summer-long journey, to investigate the clay-bearing unit in the Gale Crater.
A Huge Forest Fire spotted from Space
NASA’s Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument imaged areas burned by the Bighorn Fire north of Tucson, Arizona, on June 29.
Saturn’s Northern Hexagon
Why would clouds form a hexagon on Saturn? Nobody is sure. Originally discovered during the Voyager flybys of Saturn in the 1980s, nobody has ever seen anything