ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightCasper, Scooby-Doo and Yogi Rock: How NASA's Naming System for Martian Landscape Evolved Over TimeLarge features across Mars' terrain get official names, while mission teams get to choose silly nicknames for rocks,…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 9, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Fears Budget Cuts Are Imminent After Biden Signs New LegislationThe space agency's deputy administrator anticipates that NASA will likely not get its full budget request for 2024.ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 9, 2023Comments (12)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWhistleblower's Alleged UFO Leak Piques Congress' CuriosityA former intelligence officer allegedly leaked classified info to Congress, and now House Republicans are hoping to…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 9, 2023Comments (23)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightThis Is Your Brain on Space: New Research Uncovers Perils of Long Duration SpaceflightAstronauts need at least three years between missions for their brains to recover from the effects of microgravity,…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 9, 2023Comments (5)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWatch Live as Astronauts Install Solar Arrays Outside the ISSThe spacewalk is set to begin at 9:15 a.m. ET on Friday and last for about six and a half hours.ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 8, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightSpaceX Starship Woes Have NASA Worried About Artemis Moon Landing DelaysStarship needs to carry out an uncrewed lunar landing before it transports astronauts to the Moon, but the vehicle…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 8, 2023Comments (38)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightLawsuit Accuses Boeing of Swindling Partner for NASA SLS Megarocket ProjectColorado-based Wilson Aerospace says Boeing abruptly severed communications after it developed hardware for the NASA…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 8, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightULA's Vulcan Rocket Successfully Fires Engines Ahead of Debut FlightAfter suffering multiple delays, the heavy-lift Vulcan Centaur is on the verge of finally getting off the ground for…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 8, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightWatch Live as ULA Gives Static Fire Test of Vulcan Centaur Rocket Another GoThe company tried to test the rocket's engine earlier in May, but it was pushed back due to an issue with the…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightTime-Lapse Shows First-Ever Livestream From MarsRain in Spain caused a disruption during last week's transmission, in which Europe's Mars Express Orbiter beamed…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBefore and After Satellite Imagery Reveal Extent of Ukraine Dam CollapseUkraine officials have reportedly called the incident an “ecological disaster” and a “terrorist act.”ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (14)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA's Parker Solar Probe Solves a Longtime Mystery About the SunThe small spacecraft stared straight at the source of solar wind, likely uncovering the process that drives the…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 7, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightNASA Mission to Explore Metal World Psyche Is Back on Track After a Troubled YearThe exploratory mission missed its initial launch window in 2022 due to a software glitch, in addition to…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 6, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightOuter Space Activities Are Poised to Dramatically Reshape Regional InequalitiesThe increasing involvement of nation states and corporations in the space race is bound to produce impacts down…ByMatthew Finch, The ConversationPublishedJune 6, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHouston, We Have a Dust Problem: Future Moon Landings Could Jeopardize SpacecraftAn increasing number of lunar landers are expected to reach the Moon in the coming years, but scientists are worried…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 6, 2023Comments (17)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightEurope Aims for SpaceX-Like Commercial Cargo Missions to Earth OrbitThe European Space Agency is inviting proposals from the private sector for spacecraft capable of transporting cargo…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 5, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightPrivate Ax-2 Astronauts Reflect on Seeing Earth From Space for the First TimeThe four-person crew landed back on Earth earlier this week after completing a 10-day mission on board the ISS.ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 2, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightScientists Successfully Transmit Space-Based Solar Power to Earth for the First TimeCaltech's recent breakthrough has moved us closer to achieving the transformative potential of space-based solar…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 2, 2023Comments (110)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightBoeing Calls Off Its First Crewed Starliner Flight Due to Major Safety IssuesThe highly-anticipated test flight was scheduled for July 21 but is now delayed indefinitely. It's a bad situation…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 2, 2023Comments (29)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightHow to Watch the First-Ever Livestream Beamed Down From MarsThe European Space Agency will livestream an hour of Martian imagery from its orbiter, allowing us to see Mars like…ByPassant RabiePublishedJune 1, 2023Comments (2)