Jan 19 How a photographer captured these stunning views of space By Alaska Public Media Travis Rector photographs the far-flung corners of space that are normally undetectable to the human eye. Continue reading
Jan 05 Can you spot your ABCs from space? By Alexandra Sarabia NASA tracked all 26 letters of the English alphabet using only satellite imagery and astronaut photography. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 4:42 What a reusable rocket means for the future of spaceflight By PBS News Hour A SpaceX rocket made a historic landing Monday night. After taking off from Cape Canaveral, the rocket booster landed gently back on Earth, suggesting a possible future for reusable rockets. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Dec 22 What made this week’s SpaceX rocket landing historic By Nsikan Akpan SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket booster late Monday. Here's why should you care. Continue reading
Dec 05 NASA releases clearest photos of Pluto we may see for decades By Andrew Mach NASA released two black and white images of Pluto on Friday, billing them as the dwarf planet's "best close-ups that humans may see for decades."… Continue reading
Dec 02 Astronauts testify before Congress from space By Associated Press On his 249th consecutive day in space, astronaut Scott Kelly testified before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Kelly spoke about space debris, his relationship with the Russian cosmonauts accompanying him and what it's like to grow things on… Continue reading
Nov 03 4K NASA video lets you see the sun in a new light By Justin Scuiletti NASA is allowing you to engage in an extended gazing session at our planet's star this week with the release of a new video that reveals the sun -- rotation, solar flares and all -- in unprecedented detail. The… Continue reading
Oct 29 Astronaut Scott Kelly sets record for most days in orbit By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins As of today, International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly has spent more days off the planet than any other American. With 216 days in orbit, he sets the American record for most days spent space. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 1:41 Flying through an icy plume to test a moon’s hospitality By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, a NASA spacecraft flew into an icy spray coming off one of Saturn’s moon to figure out whether it has hydrothermal vents that could support life. A NASA video explains the science… Continue watching