Jan 29 NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the universe with infrared eyes. Continue reading
Jan 23 First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press "Overall, I think it's a pretty awesome first experiment.”… Continue reading
Jan 15 The last decade was the hottest on record By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press 2019, the second-warmest year on record, capped off a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity. Continue reading
Dec 28 US astronaut Christina Koch sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman By Associated Press A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission. Continue reading
Dec 26 This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission By Jamie Leventhal Planetary scientist Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle breaks down NASA's upcoming mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, to learn about how early life may develop. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Boeing’s Starliner off course in orbit after launch debut By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Everything went flawlessly as the Atlas V rocket soared with the Starliner just before sunrise. But a half-hour into the flight, Boeing reported that the capsule didn't get into the position needed to get to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Oct 22 South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press This year's hole is even smaller than the one first discovered in 1985. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 2:49 How these 2 astronauts took a giant leap for womankind By William Brangham NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday. The occasion represented a momentous milestone for the space program, which long disregarded women. Meir and Koch held a news conference… Continue watching
Oct 17 WATCH: NASA conducts 1st all-female spacewalk As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the job with wrenches, screwdrivers and power-grip tools, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that men weren't part of the action. Continue reading
Sep 15 How nine days underwater helps scientists understand what life on a Moon base will be like By Csilla Ari D'Agostino, The Conversation How is NASA preparing astronauts for high-stress living on the moon? Turns out the answer is by living in undersea bases just off the coast of Florida in a lab known as Aquarius Reef Base. Continue reading