20 Years Ago: Space Station Mir Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere and Disintegrates
On March 23, 2001, after 15 years in orbit, Russia’s space station Mir reentered over the Pacific Ocean following a controlled deorbit maneuver. Despite highly…
On March 23, 2001, after 15 years in orbit, Russia’s space station Mir reentered over the Pacific Ocean following a controlled deorbit maneuver. Despite highly…
Now uncocooned from its protective carbon-fiber shield, the helicopter is being readied for its next steps. NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for…
Lava from the volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula lights up clouds from below. After the start of an eruption near Fagradalsfjall—a shield volcano on…
Spring doesn’t just happen on Earth. Spring also happens on some of our neighboring planets in the solar system. Of the countless equinoxes Saturn has…
According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, seasonal weather conditions have not yet played a large role in influencing the spread of…
New data challenges the long-held theory that all of Mars’ water escaped into space. Billions of years ago, the Red Planet was far more blue;…
In an eruption not far from Reykjavik, Iceland, lava poured from spatter cones along a new fissure on Reykjanes peninsula. Swarms of small earthquakes in…
For the deserts of Southern California, the major milestones of aviation have long been marked by the unique sights, and sounds, of flight. From the…
Zipping through space at close to the speed of light, Solar Energetic Particles, or SEPs, are one of the main challenges for the future of…
This week’s Hubble/ESA Picture of the Week features NGC 7678 — a galaxy located approximately 164 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus (The…
On the fourth anniversary of its first-light measurements, we are taking a look at some of the critical data collected by NASA’s Stratospheric Aerosol and…
Legendary NASA Flight Director Glynn Lunney, 84, died Friday, March 19, 2021. Lunney was a flight director for the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission, and…
Study Finds That Cavities Sculpted by Stellar Outflows Did Not Expand Over Time Stars aren’t shy about announcing their births. As they are born from…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s core stage fired all four of its RS-25 engines on March 18th at Stennis Space Center near Bay St….
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of astronauts charged with focusing on the development and training efforts…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a view of changes in Saturn’s vast and turbulent atmosphere as the planet’s northern hemisphere summer transitions to…
The largest rocket element NASA has ever built, the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, fired its four RS-25 engines for 8…
Sometime in the far distant future, about 4 billion years from now, our Milky Way galaxy will collide with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, as illustrated…