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
Sep 27 8 things you didn't know about the moon By Carey Reed Just in time for the supermoon lunar eclipse, here are eight things you may not have known about the moon. Continue reading
Sep 17 New images reveal what sunset on Pluto looks like By Joshua Barajas NASA released images Thursday that show more details of the dwarf planet's icy landscape. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 2:25 What NASA's twin tests will teach us about life in space By PBS News Hour What are the long-term effects of living in space? Astronaut Scott Kelly is now halfway through a year-long mission. In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, NASA offers a progress report, comparing Scott with his twin brother, retired astronaut… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 2:18 Will 3D printing in space allow us to build new worlds? By PBS News Hour So far, space travel is limited because we have to transport everything we need using rockets. But what if we could build whatever we needed? Jason Dunn, whose company built the first 3D printer to operate in space, shares his… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 0:50 See the spectacular light show of this year's Perseid meteor shower By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, stargazers catch a glimpse of the annual Perseid meteor shower. This year, the show is especially brilliant. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 5:10 To find life in the universe, a new initiative to help us hear the signals By PBS News Hour Are we alone in the universe? A new project called the Breakthrough Initiative may help scientists like Stephen Hawking get closer to the answer. Tech investor Yuri Milner pledged $100 million to help survey one million of the closest stars… Continue watching
Jul 20 Russian billionaire and Stephen Hawking announce $100 million search for aliens By Nsikan Akpan Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner funds the most ambitious hunt to date for alien life, thanks to a new $100 million project called the Breakthrough Initiatives. Continue reading