Science NASA will launch a spacecraft into an asteroid to knock it off course To test its 'DART' planetary defense system By Cohen Coberly, November 23, 2021, 5:41 PM 17 comments
Science NASA delays James Webb space telescope December 18 launch date over an 'incident' during launch prep phase Additional testing means the telescope will now launch on December 22 at the earliest By Humza Aamir, November 23, 2021, 7:29 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture Science Check out Hubble's annual tour of the outer solar system A closer look at the gas giants By Shawn Knight, November 19, 2021, 12:29 PM
Science Russian ASAT missile destroyed a satellite creating a debris field within the ISS's orbital path The space station had two near misses with a large piece of junk By Cal Jeffrey, November 16, 2021, 3:03 PM 14 comments
Science NASA delays crewed Moon landing to 'no earlier than 2025' NASA pinned the blame on the Blue Origin lawsuit and an overly optimistic target date By Shawn Knight, November 10, 2021, 11:04 AM 15 comments
Science NASA's Juno probe provides additional insight about gas giant Jupiter NASA earlier this year extended Juno's mission through late 2025 By Shawn Knight, October 29, 2021, 1:34 PM
Science Astronomers find first evidence of an exoplanet outside the Milky Way galaxy It could be decades before the discovery is confirmed By Shawn Knight, October 25, 2021, 3:08 PM
Science Tech Culture Communication with Mars rover has been restored after multi-week blackout Eat your heart out Johnny-5 By Jimmy Pezzone, October 24, 2021, 9:34 AM 7 comments
Science NASA uses gravitational lensing to find 'dead' galaxies from the early universe Gravity warps space, bending and magnifying light in the process By Shawn Knight, September 27, 2021, 9:48 AM
Science NASA wants you to design a bus for Artemis astronauts A space-shuttle-bus, one might say By Isaiah Mayersen, September 25, 2021, 10:29 AM
Science NASA's Artemis rover will explore permanently shadowed region of the Moon NASA will send a rover to the Moon in 2023 By Shawn Knight, September 21, 2021, 2:06 PM
Science NASA sets a new launch date of December 18 for the James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope will help unlock the mysteries of the universe By Shawn Knight, September 8, 2021, 11:45 AM 15 comments
Science NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shares new panorama as it climbs Mount Sharp Curiosity has been exploring Mars for over nine years By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2021, 11:56 AM 8 comments
Science Astronomers discover a previously undetected feature of our Milky Way galaxy The James Webb Space Telescope can't get here soon enough By Shawn Knight, August 18, 2021, 12:33 PM 10 comments
Science Hardware NASA switches Hubble to backup hardware in last-ditch effort to get it back online It should resume scientific operations by tomorrow after the rest of its systems are stable By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2021, 2:27 PM 13 comments
Science NASA teams with Tide to develop laundry detergent for use in space Astronauts need clean clothes, too By Shawn Knight, June 22, 2021, 1:18 PM
Science NASA wants you to help name its Artemis I dummy Moony McMoonface isn't an option, sadly By Rob Thubron, June 16, 2021, 7:43 AM 8 comments
Science NASA's Juno spacecraft sends back its first images of Jupiter moon Ganymede NASA recently extended Juno's mission operations to 2025 By Shawn Knight, June 9, 2021, 9:41 AM 23 comments
Science The Hubble Space Telescope takes a closer look at an unusual spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away I can't wait for the James Webb Space Telescope By Shawn Knight, May 28, 2021, 11:09 AM 11 comments
Science General Motors and Lockheed Martin team up to build lunar rover for NASA's return to the Moon Astronauts will need transportation on the Moon By Shawn Knight, May 27, 2021, 12:16 PM 9 comments
Science NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes historic first flight A true Wright Brothers moment By Shawn Knight, April 19, 2021, 9:39 AM 14 comments
Tech Culture Lego Space Shuttle Discovery with Hubble Telescope set drops on April 1 for $199.99 Lego's latest creation is sure to pique the interest of space fans globally By Shawn Knight, March 22, 2021, 2:10 PM 8 comments
Electronics Hardware NASA's Mars Perseverance rover uses the same CPU as Apple's iMac from 1998 Ruggedness and reliability above all else By Shawn Knight, March 2, 2021, 1:59 PM 28 comments
Tech Culture The Web Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) hid an Easter egg in the parachute of NASA's Perseverance rover Engineers say there are many more to find, some that even they don't know about By Cal Jeffrey, February 24, 2021, 5:40 PM 10 comments
Science Touchdown: NASA's Mars Perseverance rover lands safely on the Red Planet The Perseverance rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars By Shawn Knight, February 19, 2021, 11:10 AM 33 comments