Hubble Space Telescope is back in the game after NASA fixes gyro glitch
No repair mission required – for now
Science08 Dec 2023 | 13
NASA
Chinese boffins pitch quadcopter for Mars sample return mission
In the race for the Red Planet, NASA is falling behind
Science07 Dec 2023 | 10
NASA engineers got their parachute wires crossed for OSIRIS-REx mission
'Inconsistent wiring label definitions' resulted in drogue being cut before it was deployed
Science06 Dec 2023 | 23
Half a century ago, NASA's Pioneer 10 visited Jupiter, then just kept going
And going and going until the probe squeaked its last in 2003
Science05 Dec 2023 | 10
Tech world forms AI Alliance to promote open and responsible AI
Everyone from Linux Foundation to NASA and Intel ... but some big names in AI are MIA
AI + ML05 Dec 2023 | 1
Potential sat-bothering cannibal coronal mass ejection slams into Earth's atmo tonight
And where folks are likely to see a light show
Science01 Dec 2023 | 9
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
America's ambitious Artemis III likely to miss 2025 Moon landing date, auditors sigh
Updated 'SpaceX has made limited progress maturing the technologies needed'
Science30 Nov 2023 | 54
Hubble science instruments still out after going down 3 times in a week
Oh no, errant gyro!
Science30 Nov 2023 | 47
Dragonfly delayed – formal confirmation of journey to Saturn's moon slips into 2024
Titan trip postponed while NASA awaits the FY 2025 budget request
Science29 Nov 2023 | 3
That time a JPL engineer almost killed a Mars Rover before it left Earth
Forget Martian dust devils, it's the peril of the blue smoke you have to worry about
Science29 Nov 2023 | 54
They did it for science: 40 years since Spacelab module first launched
The legacy lives on, but best not mention that landing, eh?
Science28 Nov 2023 | 1
Maverick Mars chopper has survived way past its warranty – now it's time for a sequel
With Ingenuity still on the Red Planet, engineers have the best of both worlds
Science23 Nov 2023 | 15
Bezos might beat Musk to Mars as NASA recruits Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket
Eyeing an August 2024 launch, if spacecraft is ready for its first mission
Science23 Nov 2023 | 24
Half a kilo of cosmic nuclear fuel reignites NASA's deep space dreams
There ain't no party like a Pu-238 party
Science22 Nov 2023 | 37
FAA stays grounded in reality as SpaceX preps for takeoff
Ready to launch not the same as licensed to launch
Science21 Nov 2023 | 58
SpaceX celebrates Starship launch as a success – even with the explosion
Test, progress, or mishap – take your pick
Science20 Nov 2023 | 194
NASA's Psyche spacecraft beams back a 'Hello' from 10 million miles away
Transmitting data from deep space, with a frickin' laser beam
Science17 Nov 2023 | 49
50 years ago, Skylab's accidental rebels put Mission Control on mute
Final mission to space station revolutionized orbital labor management
Science16 Nov 2023 | 18
NASA geeks code new tricks to model rocket plumes and avoid a lunar dust-up
Supersonic hot gas not that awesome for rocky, dusty surface
HPC16 Nov 2023 | 6
Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data
Sneakernet for the stars?
Storage16 Nov 2023 | 35
Tool bag lost in space now tracked by garbage watchers
Updated Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's equipment drifting away
Science14 Nov 2023 | 55
RIP: Frank Borman, NASA commander of first Moon mission
Obit Former Air Force officer - also involved in first crewed rendezvous in space - dies aged 95
Science13 Nov 2023 | 7
NASA's Lucy probe scores a threefer as it flies by first target in 12-year mission
Scientists shocked to find Dinkinesh is orbited by two touching asteroids
Science10 Nov 2023 | 10
NASA gasping for ideas to extract oxygen from Moon dirt
Wants 'tens of metric tons of O2 production per year' on the cheap
Science07 Nov 2023 | 11
4,000 days of Curiosity: Rover still 'strong' despite worn joints, vision issues
Trundlebot has trundled 32km across 'punishingly cold environment bathed in dust and radiation'
Science07 Nov 2023 | 31
From Apollo to Space Shuttle, Thomas K Mattingly's stellar journey ends at 87
Obit Dodged Apollo 13 disaster because of rubella, but helped to rescue the crew
Science06 Nov 2023 | 9
India's lunar landing made a mess on the Moon
'Ejecta halo' detected by orbiter reminds that life on Luna will be dirty, gritty, and sneezy
Science03 Nov 2023 | 45
It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth
All in the name of science, or just a political stunt?
Science01 Nov 2023 | 13
As NASA struggles to open OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample can, probe heads off to next rock
Screw it... no wait, unscrew it, cry boffins
Science01 Nov 2023 | 18
NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away
The sky isn't the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives
Science31 Oct 2023 | 24
Blue Origin pulls sheets off cargo lunar lander prototype
NASA: Nice rocket, but what about the dust?
Science30 Oct 2023 | 20
NASA to equip International Space Station with frikkin lasers (for comms)
Why, what did you think they were for?
Networks26 Oct 2023 | 15
Spacewalk turns into spacework as cosmonauts grapple with ISS leak
A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry
Science26 Oct 2023 | 13
Artemis II Orion service and crew modules slotted together at last
4 astronauts in one 'cozy' space about the size of two minivans
Science24 Oct 2023 | 13
NASA eyes 3D-printed rocket nozzles for deep space missions
Additive manufacturing might not be for everyone, but rocket makers seem to like it
Science23 Oct 2023 | 11
NASA just patched Voyager 2's software but spared Voyager 1 the risky rewrite
The upgrade might not go well, so prioritized the probe doing better science
Science23 Oct 2023 | 60
NASA celebrates 40 years of Discovery, the longest-serving Space Shuttle
OV-103 was there for Hubble and the assembly of the ISS
Science19 Oct 2023 | 11
Mars chilled for aeons, but stayed so stressed it gets crusty marsquakes
Multiple orbiters failed to find a crater matching rumble. Boffins now blame Red planet's internal problems
Science19 Oct 2023 | 7
Falcon Heavy sends NASA probe to metal-rich asteroid Psyche
Is SpaceX psyching out the competition?
Science17 Oct 2023 | 26
NASA reschedules Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024
Given they're still trying to fix the capsule's parachute the astronauts better say their prayers
Science13 Oct 2023 | 21
Engineers pave the way for building lunar roads with Moon dust
Just melt it with lasers, say researchers in Germany
Science12 Oct 2023 | 34
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission suffers another heavenly holdup
Dodgy weather results in a launch postponement
Science12 Oct 2023 |
Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday
57 flights past expected lifetime and still improving
Science12 Oct 2023 | 38
Bennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water
Just some building blocks for life – in a few billion years, who knows what could develop?
Science12 Oct 2023 | 14
Delays to NASA's in-orbit satellite refueling robot to push costs over $2B target
Contractor blamed by watchdog for late SPIDER arm work
Science11 Oct 2023 | 3
Russian Nauka module plays leak-a-boo with International Space Station
Faulty backup radiator is bleeding coolant into the black
Science10 Oct 2023 | 9
NASA taking its time unboxing asteroid sample because it grabbed too much stuff
Dirty deed, done in deep space
Science05 Oct 2023 | 17
Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing
NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts
Science04 Oct 2023 | 32
Red Planet roommates have been stuck on 'Mars' together for 100 days
Simulation milestone coincides with NASA's 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary?
Science04 Oct 2023 | 16
Astronomers debate whether or not lightning strikes even once on Venus
Where are the bolts of light? Why are the low-frequency radio waves lightning makes going backwards?
Science04 Oct 2023 | 9
NASA awards $1.5m for 'three steps to Mars' astronaut health program
One (very) small leap for humanity's future in space
Science02 Oct 2023 | 3
NASA's New Horizons probe scores extended vacation in Kuiper Belt
Good news: More science. Bad news: Somebody has to pay for it
Science02 Oct 2023 | 2
NASA delays already-late $1B Psyche probe's visit to metal-rich asteroid
Given it was first due to blast off last year, what's another week or so?
Science30 Sep 2023 | 11
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally home after over a year in orbit
Rubio spent 371 days on the ISS, the longest any American has been aloft
Science28 Sep 2023 | 3
Perseverance rover sets a Martian speed record with software controls
347.7 meters in a day - humans could probably do better
Science27 Sep 2023 | 7
Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares
Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time
Science27 Sep 2023 | 57
NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in danger of never launching
Review board: Mega project is way over budget, needs cash, and senators want it axed
Science25 Sep 2023 | 22
OSIRIS-REx successfully delivers NASA's first asteroid sample
Molto Bennu
Science25 Sep 2023 | 18
That's gas: CO2 found on Europa surface may hint at some possible sign of life
Hey, ESA: Can Juice get there any faster?
Offbeat22 Sep 2023 | 9
NASA wants to believe ... that you can help it crack UFO mysteries
Is there nothing crowdsourcing and open source phone apps can't solve?
Offbeat14 Sep 2023 | 29
Scientists trace tiny moonquakes to Apollo 17 lander – left over from 1972
Humans just can't leave anything alone, huh
Science13 Sep 2023 | 104
MOXIE microwaved Mars air into oxygen, but now it's time for a breather
Concept will need to be scaled up to keep more than a small dog alive
Science11 Sep 2023 | 19
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