Ripped Apart: A Gigantic Black Hole Destroys a Massive Star
Astronomers uncover details of a massive star, ASASSN-14li, devoured by a black hole, challenging previous theories and hinting at new methods for cosmic exploration. Researchers…
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Generating Oxygen on Mars: The Triumph of NASA’s MOXIE
Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for astronauts on Mars to produce oxygen for fuel and breathing….
Beyond Earth: Immunity, Aging, Quantum Cooling, and Jet Pack Testing on the ISS
Life science and space physics research continued aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, September 7, aiming to improve human health and advance fundamental…
Journey to the Asteroid Belt: NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Readies for Liftoff
Bound for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche mission is targeting October 5 to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida….
NASA Tech Pinpoints the Best Places To Plant Trees
Using remote sensing, researchers have developed a method to guide the state of Maryland’s tree-planting efforts. Nature has provided an effective tool for removing some…
Australia’s “Fairy Circles” – Nature’s Hydrogen Goldmine?
Circular Depressions Seep Hydrogen Gas Naturally occurring hydrogen was discovered emanating from “fairy circles” in Australia. Pockmarked landscapes in Australia may be a treasure map…
Biotech Research on Station: Exploring DNA and Organ Printing in Space
The Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) focused its main research activities on biotechnology on Wednesday. The orbital residents also continued the…
From Drop Tests to Martian Dust: Crafting Legs for NASA’s Heaviest Mars Lander
Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet. NASA’s Perseverance rover continues to…
Amid Crew Departures, Expedition 69 Intensifies Research Efforts on the ISS
Four new Expedition 69 flight engineers are in their second week aboard the International Space Station (ISS) spending more time on microgravity research and lab…
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site on Moon
NASA’s LRO – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – spacecraft imaged the Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon’s surface. The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Chandrayaan-3…
Flashback 1977: NASA’s Voyager 1 Lifts Off Toward an Interstellar Journey
On September 5, 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft lifted off atop its Titan/Centaur-6 launch vehicle from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,…
NASA and Rocket Lab: Launching the PREFIRE Arctic Warming Experiment
Data from the PREFIRE mission will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice…
Guy Bluford: The First African American in Space
In this 40-year-old image from September 5, 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford checks out the sample pump on the continuous flow electrophoresis system (CFES) experiment in…
In Australia’s Ancient Stromatolites, NASA Finds a Blueprint for Mars Exploration
NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates to Mars. In June 2023, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program leaders…
Countdown to History: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Preps for Epic Asteroid Delivery
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is set to return the first U.S. asteroid sample to Earth in September after a successful mockup drop test in Utah’s West…
Beyond 5,500 Worlds: A Sextet of New Exoplanets Sends Discovery Milestone Skyward
Scientists have discovered six new exoplanets, taking the total to 5,502. With advancements in technology, the field of exoplanet research has grown exponentially since the…
Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Returns Safely to Earth
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev splashed down safely in the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour in…
Don’t Miss: Venus, Harvest Moon, and Zodiacal Light
What are some skywatching highlights in September 2023? Venus returns to the early morning skies as a bright beacon in the east. The full moon…
