NASA’s Mars helicopter soars past 1-mile mark in 10th flight over Red Planet
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its first mile on the Red Planet. The small chopper surpassed the 1-mile (1.6 km) mark of its total […]
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Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space
Black carbon particulates from wildfires spreads eastward across the U.S. in this image captured July 21, 2021. (Image credit: Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory) NASA has […]
Airborne fire sensor project plans a trial for possible space mission
As wildfires currently devastate western North America, a new airborne project team hopes to develop a space solution to stop conflagrations before they get out […]
Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2: Live updates
Refresh 2021-07-23T00:18:15.531Z (Image credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA) The CST-100 Starliner capsule has passed its flight readiness review (FRR) for the upcoming liftoff, which will kick off the uncrewed […]
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to icy Jupiter moon
NASA’s highly anticipated mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa now has a rocket ride. The $4.25 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch atop a SpaceX […]
The first four ‘Star Trek’ films are getting remastered to warp back into stores in 4K UHD
The first four “Star Trek” movies are getting an ultra-high-definition makeover to be released in 4K as a box set in September, just in time […]
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is emitting strange radio waves and NASA’s Juno probe is listening
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is “listening” in on radio emissions from Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, allowing researchers to discover what triggers the strange radio waves. Of […]
What would happen if the moon were twice as close to Earth?
In the 2003 Jim Carrey movie “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey’s character suddenly acquires God-like powers, and uses those powers to lasso the full moon and pull […]
Boeing’s Starliner capsule is ‘go’ for July 30 test launch for NASA
Boeing’s astronaut taxi has cleared a big hurdle on the road to its July 30 launch to the International Space Station. The CST-100 Starliner capsule […]
Oregon congressman proposes new space tourism tax
People who buy joyrides to the final frontier could soon find an additional charge on their bill. U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) plans to introduce […]