The SpaceX capsule sits aboard a recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption NASA/Screenshot by NPR The SpaceX capsule sits aboard a recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA/Screenshot by NPR Updated at 6:40 p.m. ET Two NASA astronauts are back on […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107218/32/1072183284_0:67:1280:787_1200x675_80_0_0_19408cb17f806568eac85df98ca4a69b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202008021080039271-two-nasa-astronauts-return-to-earth-on-space-x-crew-dragon-video/ The mission marked the first time people were sent to space from the US soil since the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. Watch a live broadcast as two NASA astronauts are expected to return to the Earth aboard a Space X Crew […]
NASA and SpaceX are ready for a Sunday, 2 August 2020 deorbit and splashdown of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour. The return to Earth will bring an end to the historic first private-company spaceflight of humans to Earth orbit and the commencement of […]
The call comes 11 days ahead of the space agency launching the Atlas V rocket carrying the Perseverance rover. With this mission, NASA wants to unravel some of the mysteries that have been surrounding the red planet for decades. US scientist Charity Phillips-Lander from the Southwest Research Institute in Texas […]
The first joint US-Soviet space mission took place in July 1975. It involved the docking of the American Apollo and the Soviet Soyuz-19 spacecraft. The event was a historical milestone and marked the beginning of international cooperation in space. NASA astronauts were shocked when they saw the toilet on the […]
It is the second planet from the Sun and is similar in size and structure to our planet. It even appeared at the same time as the Earth, however for reasons scientists can’t explain Venus went took a different direction and is a completely different world, where humans will be […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0b/1079856873_0:-1:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_9952ac0fedb04e9208339493dbb0bed2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007111079856861-amateur-astronomers-helped-nasa-scientists-discover-gigantic-brown-dwarfs/ NASA scientists assume that there is a hidden population of brown dwarfs, balls of gas that are too big to be called planets, but at the same time too small to be called stars, floating around our Solar system. To find them and […]
The deep-space robotic equipment dubbed “Psyche” is due to be launched on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in late summer 2022. It will whizz past Mars and then set about measuring a nearby asteroid’s features. NASA is preparing to finally send an overwhelmingly advanced space robot to a 140-mile wide […]
A joint NASA and Boeing team has completed their “high visibility close call” review into anomalies experienced during the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission. Boeing is now in the process of implementing fixes and upgrades for the Starliner spacecraft in preparation for a second OFT, a crewed flight test (CFT), […]
NASA’s asteroid watchers have given a heads-up about five asteroids headed toward Earth in the coming days, while the agency’s automated Sentry system has identified the space rock which has the highest chance of impact. Over this weekend, two asteroids – 2020 MU1 (120ft diameter or half the wingspan of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/97/1079799772_0:0:3148:1771_1200x675_80_0_0_fb28235dfde4741797a7495284169a9d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202007051079799752-soviet-era-space-junk-forced-iss-orbit-lifting-nasa-says/ Throughout its use the ISS has undergone 25 manoeuvres (with the exception of the most recent) in order to prevent potentially damaging collisions with space junk floating in orbit. The International Space Station (ISS) has lifted its orbit by 900 metres […]
NASA has initialized plans via a letter contract with Northrop Grumman for 12 additional Solid Rocket Boosters, or SRBs, for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket — a pending contract with a potential value of $49.5 million USD. In the letter contract, the agency will “provide initial funding and […]
Just one day after World Asteroid Day, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has warned of two space rocks due to soar through the Earth’s backyard, as planetary defense preparations start to ramp up. The first of the incoming objects is the 69-foot wide 2019 AC3, an Apollo-class asteroid […]
Astronomers say the new research, which was published on 24 June in the journal Nature, will allow them to study how planets interact with their stars as well as provide more understanding about how planets form and evolve. An international team of scientists have discovered an exoplanet that is 8 […]
The agency will name its Washington, D.C., headquarters after the pioneering scientist whose Space Race-era contributions gained recognition in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. (Image credit: Robert Nye/NASA via AP) Source link
NASA is studying the addition of an Orion rendezvous demonstration to the Artemis 2 test flight to reduce overall mission risks to the subsequent Artemis 3 lunar landing from first-time operations. The Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) is working with its Artemis Programs to evaluate some of the […]
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a selection of photographs revealing the reverse view of the annual ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse and showing the resulting shadow passing over our planet. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy shared his astounding shots from space on Twitter on Sunday and commented […]
Researchers reviewing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope recently came upon quite the stunning find when they uncovered a trove of images offering a detailed look at the splitting of two planetary nebulas. A planetary nebula is the result of a star shedding its outermost layers once it has […]
Water is central to the ongoing search for life and potentially habitable worlds within the Milky Way. According to NASA planetary scientist Lynnae Quick, there could well be far more such ‘waterworlds’ than we previously thought. Typically, when examining potential candidates for study, and potential colonization, astrophysicists and astrobiologists will […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/77/1079647718_0:195:1921:1275_1200x675_80_0_0_6dad3c7dc98c6a2c754367c4356343b5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202006181079647968-nasa-reveals-what-could-be-source-of-elevated-benzene-level-on-iss/ The International Space Station is currently manned by Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner, as well as American astronauts Christopher Cassidy, Douglas Hurley, and Robert Behnken. An increased level of toxic benzene inside the International Space Station (ISS) could be […]
Two intrepid spacecraft are dancing with the Sun and making great progress toward the goal of learning more about our star. After NASA announced that Parker Solar Probe (PSP) had sent the “Status A” beacon after its fifth close flyby of the Sun, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced […]
Astrobotic of Pittsburgh, PA has been selected to deliver NASA’s future Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, to the Moon. The Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative will provide NASA a “rapid acquisition” of commercial Lunar abilities, which will further the agency’s capability of science and commercial development of the […]
Titan, which is the second-largest moon in the Solar system, is a unique celestial body. It is the only known moon in our Solar System to have a considerable amount of atmosphere and except for the Earth it is the only body that is known to have liquid rivers and […]
Health Editor’s Note: The George Floyd issues with all the news coverage and subsequent protests has taken prime light in the news world, even over developing events of this pandemic. During this time we had an important event take place, totally unrelated to COVID-19 and police brutality. Here is an […]