Crew-2 Astronauts Head to Space Station to Conduct Microgravity Science
NASA’s SpaceX 4 person Crew-2 mission is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on Earth Day, …
Let's Dance with Aliens
NASA’s SpaceX 4 person Crew-2 mission is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on Earth Day, …
From the vantage point of space, NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites investigates connections between ecosystems that are continents apart, or right next door. Source:: Goddard …
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland invites America’s small businesses and minority educational institutions to participate in its Small Business Connection virtual meeting from 11 …
On Jan. 9, 2020, NASA’s Lucy mission officially announced that it would be visiting not seven, but eight asteroids. As it turns out, Eurybates, one …
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 19, 2021 — Tom Zelibor, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in …
Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the …
NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. …
Matter in the hearts of neutron stars – dense remnants of exploded massive stars – takes the most extreme form we can measure. Now, thanks …
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, returned to Earth on Saturday, following six months living and working aboard …
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Hello. I am Colleen Kiernan with the Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed to …
NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX …
Scientific activities conducted aboard the International Space Station the week of April 12 included testing autonomous robots, harvesting leafy green plants, and measuring radiation dose …
The following is a statement from Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Friday’s announcement of the intended nomination by President Joe Biden of former NASA …
NASA’s investment in space – both the unique Earth science conducted in orbit and the technology developed by living in space and exploring the solar …
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Friday, April 16, to announce the company or companies selected to move forward in …
By Bill Keeter 63 Soyuz (63S) Undock/Landing: The 63S vehicle carrying Kate Rubins, Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Ryzhikov is scheduled to undock tonight at 8:33 PM …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has given scientists the first complete look at Venus’ orbital dust ring, a collection of microscopic dust particles that circulates …
By Andrew de Naray In this episode: We meet environmental engineer Dr. Tracy Fanara, a research scientist and program manager at the National Oceanic and …
What is a black hole? How do we study them when we can’t see them? Astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center joins …
Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A. Source:: updates 3 …
Hubble captured this image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2813 demonstrating spectacularly the concept of gravitational lensing. Source:: Goddard
The winners of the 2021 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge – one of seven NASA Artemis Student Challenges – are announced. Source:: updates 2
NASA has awarded a contract modification to United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to add Vulcan Centaur launch services to the company’s NASA Launch …
Like boot prints on the Moon, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Bennu. New images — taken during the spacecraft’s final fly-over on …
A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic dance in a new NASA visualization. The movie traces how …
By Bill Keeter Change of Command Ceremony: A Change of Command ceremony was performed today during which Shannon Walker assumed command of the ISS from …
The soon-to-launch SHIELDS sounding rocket will observe light interstellar particles drifting into our solar system. They could reveal new details about interstellar space and the …
The night lights of Tokyo, Japan, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island nation. Source:: updates 3 …
By Space Foundation Editorial Team BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 14, 2021 — Ball Aerospace has named two new directors to its Washington Operations to support efforts in …
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Hello, this is Andrew de Naray with the Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed …
Media Invited to Capture Arrival of Rocket Core Stage at Kennedy for Artemis I Source:: updates 2
This week in 1965, technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center successfully test-fired the Saturn V first stage for the first time. Source:: updates 2 …
By Bill Keeter Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Boeing Environment Responding …
Patrick Stoliker began to scan the sky as he heard the loud double boom. He and about 320,000 spectators knew that sound signaled the re-entry …
By Lesley Conn Job Growth, Strong Markets and 2020 Launch Vehicles Examined in ‘The Space Report 2021 Q1’ Released Today Key U.S. space sectors add …
This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole. Source:: Chandra
In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in the galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable …
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are scheduled to end their mission on the International Space Station Friday, April …
By Bill Keeter Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility – Left (CBEF-L): The crew continued the series of CBEF-L activities with an Measurement Experiment Unit detachment, …
During the past six months, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins has embodied what it means to be an International Space Station scientist. Source:: space station 2 …