Space Dust – A New Way To Search for Alien Life
Professor Tomonori Totani from the University of Tokyo posits that cosmic dust, particularly grains measuring about 1 micrometer, could carry signs of extraterrestrial life to…
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Stunning Discovery: Equatorial Relict Glacier Uncovered on Mars
The preservation of water ice at shallow depths and low latitudes on Mars would have significant implications for both scientific research and human exploration. Scientists…
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft – Dawn of a New Era in Human Spaceflight
“The dawn of a new era in human spaceflight.” — Astronaut Anne McClain McClain had an unparalleled view from orbit of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft…
Watch The Premier of NASA’s New ‘Science Live’ Program
NASA invites you to take a behind-the-scenes look at how the agency explores Earth and outer space with a new monthly television series that premieres…
European-Built Orion Spacecraft Service Module Arrives in the USA
The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power, and cool during…
Astronauts Safe After Soyuz Launch Abort
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are in good condition following an aborted launch of their Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft…
NASA Voyager 2 Nearing Interstellar Space, Measures Increase in Cosmic Rays
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system. Launched…
NASA Reveals Sustainable Campaign to Return to Moon and Beyond
In December 2017, President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive-1, in which the president directed NASA “to lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration…
NASA Exploring Ways to Search for Life Advanced Enough to Create Technology
Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe. As NASA has explored our solar system and beyond, it…
Five Hazards of Human Spaceflight
A human journey to Mars, at first glance, offers an inexhaustible amount of complexities. To bring a mission to the Red Planet from fiction to…
Foldable Heat Shield Could Help NASA Explore the Solar System
Gearing up for its first flight test, NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is no ordinary umbrella. ADEPT is a foldable device that…
Engineers Develop a New Propulsion System for Nanosatellites
The scientists of the Inter-University Department of Space Research of Samara University presented a prototype of a propulsion system for the maneuvering nanosatellite SamSat-M. The…
A Look Back at the Legacy of NASA’s Dawn Mission
Revealing Solar System Time Capsules, Breaking Engineering Barriers NASA’s Dawn mission is drawing to a close after 11 years of breaking new ground in planetary…
SpaceX And NASA Are Finalizing Plans for Launch Day Operations
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and SpaceX are finalizing plans for launch day operations as they prepare for the company’s first flight test with astronauts on…
NASA’s InSight Passes Halfway Point to Mars, All Systems Working Well
NASA’s InSight spacecraft, en route to a November 26 landing on Mars, passed the halfway mark on August 6. All of its instruments have been…
Moon Bricks Will Pave the Way for Human Space Exploration
Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural…
Five Technologies Needed to Survive Deep Space Exploration
When a spacecraft built for humans ventures into deep space, it requires an array of features to keep it and the crew inside safe. Both…
Scientists Seek New Ways to Handle Trash for Space Missions
Life aboard the International Space Station requires extreme measures in efficiency to preserve resources, reduce waste, repurpose materials, and recycle water and breathable air. Regular…