A Football Stadium Balloon to carry a big Telescope
NASA to build a football stadium balloon to carry a cutting-edge 8.4-foot telescope, high into the stratosphere, 24 miles above Antarctica.
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The First Images From Solar Orbiter
These are the first impressive images from ESA’s Solar Orbiter, revealing ‘campfires’ on the Sun.
The Structured Tails of Comet NEOWISE
Of the two Comet NEOWISE tails evident, the blue ion tail on the left points directly away from the Sun and is pushed out by the flowing
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.
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