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
Oct 28 7 times that science explained aliens By Nsikan Akpan, Joshua Barajas You want to believe in aliens, UFOs, crop circles and Roswell, but science says not so fast. Happy Halloween!… Continue reading
Oct 22 NASA carefully steers New Horizons mission toward second target By Joshua Barajas Flight controllers initiated the first of four maneuvers Thursday needed to change New Horizons’ trajectory toward an object elsewhere in the Kuiper Belt. Continue reading
Oct 14 The life of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut, in pictures By Nsikan Akpan A new photobiography details Sally Ride's childhood, her early struggles with stardom and the scientific zeal of America's first woman in space. Continue reading
Oct 02 What ‘The Martian’ can teach us about the weather on Mars By Nsikan Akpan The Martian author Andy Weir and the NASA director of planetary science discuss the movie, Mars weather and where else people might one day live in our solar system. Continue reading