Mar 16 Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94 By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died. Continue reading
Mar 02 Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch from 2014, but China is… Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: House hearing reviews NASA’s planned mission to Mars By News Desk and Associated Press The House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held an online status update and review of NASA's Artemis Initiative on Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 23 International Space Station ‘largely isolated’ from tensions over Ukraine By Alex Sanz, Associated Press In 2020, the space station marked two decades of people continuously living and working in orbit. Russia kept station crews coming and going after NASA's Columbia disaster in 2003 and after the space shuttles retired in 2011. Continue reading
Feb 11 NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Officials for the James Webb Space Telescope said Friday that all 18 segments of the primary mirror seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission. Continue reading
Jan 28 One former NASA astronaut’s view on what is next in space exploration By Nicole Ellis "It's a good time to be a human being because, you know, these things are starting to open up and everybody is going to be able, or more people at least are going to be able to see what it's… Continue reading
Jan 24 New James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop 1 million miles away from Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters Monday, one month after launching on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:59 NASA’s new Webb space telescope opens its golden ‘eye’ By PBS NewsHour The world’s most powerful telescope unfurled its final mirror today as it sped away to its final destination one million miles from earth. NASA completed the final step of the Webb telescope’s difficult two-week initiation process Saturday, unfolding the final… Continue watching
Jan 03 NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope ‘hunky-dory’ after problems fixed By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Officials said Monday that the huge sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope is now fully open and in the process of being tightened. Continue reading
Dec 25 Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. Continue reading