Jun 29 Watch 7:34 NASA promising July 4 big bang — and lots of science — when Juno probe reaches Jupiter By PBS News Hour On Independence Day NASA’s Juno spacecraft reaches the largest planet in our solar system and is expected to transmit pictures the 1.8 billion miles back to Earth. But even more interesting than pictures, scientists hope to collect tons of data… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 5:52 NASA scientists try to stop space fires — by setting them By PBS News Hour Confined spaces, low gravity and high concentrations of oxygen mean any unexpected fire on a space station could well be a death sentence, especially since fire extinguishers aren’t very effective away from Earth. So NASA scientists are trying to develop… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 7:10 Beam me up — NASA experiments with inflatable modules By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space Station added a module like none other. Think an RV that expands out the back with extra space for sleeping quarters. In the case of the ISS, it was an inflatable… Continue watching
May 25 Fossilized bubbles could expand our search for habitable planets By Nsikan Akpan Bubbles buried in ancient lava on Earth may guide the search of habitable exoplanets. Continue reading
May 11 Can our bodies handle the hyperloop? By Nsikan Akpan The hyperloop wants to transport people at near supersonic speeds. An engineer and a NASA doctor explain if the human body can cope. Continue reading
May 10 NASA’s Kepler mission doubles tally of exoplanets by weeding out impostors By Nsikan Akpan NASA has confirmed 1,284 exoplanets, the largest number announced at once, thanks to a new math formula. Continue reading
May 09 Mercury makes rare trip between the Earth and the sun By Nsikan Akpan Don't miss Mercury's transit! It only happens 13 times per century. Continue reading
Mar 18 This February was the hottest month in recorded history By Dominique Bonessi February 2016 was hot, really hot. So hot, climate scientists could not find the superlatives to describe February 2016’s record breaking temperature. Continue reading
Mar 18 What we’ve learned about Pluto since the flyby By Nsikan Akpan NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto continues to astonish in new set of five studies on the dwarf planet. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH LIVE: NASA commander Scott Kelly discusses his one-year space mission By Nsikan Akpan At 2 p.m. EST today, astronaut Scott Kelly will be live from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he will share his personal perspective on his 340-day mission in space. Continue reading