Russia Launches “Rescue” Soyuz Spacecraft to the Space Station
Following the launch at 7:24 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 23, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft is safely in orbit…
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NASA, SpaceX Crew-6 Flight Crew and Launch Teams Ready for Countdown Dress Rehearsal
In the early-morning hours on Friday, February 24, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi…
Roscosmos and SpaceX Crew Ships Near Launch as International Space Station Prepares
While working on space physics and household maintenance tasks, four Expedition 68 crew members are also preparing for their return to Earth next month. Meanwhile,…
NASA and SpaceX Announce Update to Crew-6 Mission to the International Space Station
During a media teleconference on Tuesday, February 21, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA provided an update to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the…
Tropical Cyclone Freddy Hits Madagascar
The tropical cyclone made landfall on February 21, 2023, after traveling for more than two weeks across the Indian Ocean. After traveling for 15 days…
NASA’s Planetary Radar Captures Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid As It Flew Past Earth
One of the most elongated asteroids ever imaged by planetary radar was closely tracked by NASA’s Deep Space Network. An oblong asteroid, more than three…
Powerful Antenna for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Environmental Tests
Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. When it…
Fires Scar the Chilean Landscape – Burned Areas Visible From Space
Although the outbreak of fires in early February 2023 has subsided, the burned area remained visible from space. Wildland fires raged across central and southern…
This Week @NASA: Naming a Moon Mountain, Mars Sample Collection, Webb Unveils Pandora’s Cluster
Naming a mountain on the Moon … Watching and helping from space … And a sample wide shot from Mars … a few of the…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Enters Third Year in Search for Signs of Life at Jezero Crater
After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth. NASA’s Perseverance rover…
Unusually Low Ice Levels on Great Lakes Breaks Record
This winter, ice cover in the Great Lakes Basin has hovered at unusually low levels. The Great Lakes have been unusually ice-free so far this…
Moon Mountain Named in Honor of NASA Mathematician and Computer Programmer
Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now…
JPL and the Space Age: The Footsteps of Voyager (NASA Documentary)
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory would be among the first to demonstrate that NASA’s new space shuttle could be used to conduct science experiments about our…
Incredible Image of NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann Refracted Through a Sphere of Water Flying Weightlessly in Microgravity
This incredible image was captured on the International Space Station (ISS) on February 12, 2023. In it, NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Are There Rivers and Lakes on Other Worlds?
Are there rivers and lakes on other worlds? The answer, surprisingly, is yes! Titan, which is the largest moon of Saturn, has lakes and rivers…
Astronomers Astounded by Intricate Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies Revealed by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
Young stars’ impact on galaxy evolution explored with PHANGS program The saying goes, ‘From a tiny acorn grows the mighty oak.’ This is accurate not…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Spacecraft To Test Technologies After Recovery From Communications Issue
Following a communications issue that began in late January, NASA’s CAPSTONE – short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – is…
Progress Underway on NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Moon Rockets for Artemis II, III, and IV
NASA and its partners across the country are continuing to make progress on the crewed Artemis missions with hardware for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS)…
