James Webb Space Telescope suffers another hitch: Instrument down
Second system to be knocked offline
Science26 Jan 2023 | 43
NASA
Watch Rocket Lab lift off from US for first time, put radio-sniffing sats into orbit
Video Nice of someone to give SpaceX a little competition
Science26 Jan 2023 | 4
NASA, DARPA to go nuclear in hopes of putting boots on Mars
Fission reactor rocket should get them going quite fast
Science25 Jan 2023 | 43
Lucy asteroid probe forced to limp on without full solar array
Attempts to fix glitch ditched – but never give up, never surrender
Science24 Jan 2023 | 2
NASA overspent $15m on Oracle software because it was afraid an audit could cost more
Houston, we have a problem: Millions wasted on license penalties
Software13 Jan 2023 | 40
The years fly by on first exoplanet confirmed by James Webb Space Telescope
LHS 475 b same size as Earth, rocky, but hotter, and so close to its star it orbits in 2 days
Science12 Jan 2023 | 7
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
Stranded ISS astronauts are getting a new Soyuz to ride home
The coolant-deprived vessel that got them there will return to Earth alone
Science11 Jan 2023 | 14
Remember the Ozone hole? The satellite that spotted it just caused a space junk scare
South Korean authorities warned locals to avoid falling space junk, which probably splashed down harmlessly
Science09 Jan 2023 | 10
Literally, look who's back: A comet that last swung by Earth 50,000 years ago
All right, C/2022 E3, we know what you're thinking – and we can explain everything, kinda
Science04 Jan 2023 | 13
NASA boss says US may lose latest space race with China
Beijing could dent Yank efforts to colonize Moon if it gets there first
Science04 Jan 2023 | 42
NASA may tap SpaceX to rescue ISS 'nauts in Soyuz leak
And Elon's still distracted by Twitter, yes? OK, that's probably for the best
Science30 Dec 2022 | 49
Perseverance rover drops off first sample tube on surface of Mars
Woohoo! Cameras on robot's belly confirm it isn't going to drive over it
Science22 Dec 2022 | 30
NASA retires Mars InSight mission after it enters ‘dead bus’ condition
So long and thanks for all the science
Science22 Dec 2022 | 19
NASA infosec again falls short of required US government standard
Good thing space agency doesn’t have any state secrets … oh, hang on
CSO21 Dec 2022 | 13
NASA's latest AI will navigate the Moon using landmarks
Compass, protractor and map not required to triangulate lunar coordinates
Science20 Dec 2022 | 13
NASA's Mars InSight uploads its (probably) final image, shares it in a tweet
All those expensive gadgets the boffins attached to it, they couldn't afford a feather duster?
Science20 Dec 2022 | 28
Plaice in spaaace: NASA boosts astronauts' cognition with piscine diet
Study finds fruit and veg also help improve health and performance, even during space hops
Science16 Dec 2022 | 15
NASA starts assessing Orion capsule for refurb
Would you ride to the Moon in a sightly used spaceship? Yeah, it's got some miles on it …
Science15 Dec 2022 | 20
KaRIn to hitch a ride on NASA's water-tracking sat
I demand to speak to the space manager
Science14 Dec 2022 | 1
Boffins hear Martian dust devils' rumbles for first time
Audio recordings of local whirlwinds provide data on Mars weather, wear and tear of space hardware
Science13 Dec 2022 | 3
The cubesats lost in space from Artemis Moon mission
To the four out of ten that didn't make it, we salute 'em
Science12 Dec 2022 | 23
As one mission returns to Earth, three more make for the Moon
Japan and the United Arab Emirates launched landers, while JPL has a boring old satellite
Science12 Dec 2022 | 18
NASA's Orion Moon capsule to splash down this Sunday
We're about to find out if those parachutes and heat shield work
Science10 Dec 2022 | 24
Peekaboo: Once-hidden galaxy revealed to be window into cosmic history
For one so young, it's oddly not into heavy metal
Science08 Dec 2022 | 30
NASA's COLDArm robot limb can handle seriously cool science
Bofffins claim lunar manipulator is tougher than a Terminator
Science06 Dec 2022 | 3
After lunar orbit trip NASA's Orion capsule is on its way back home
Heat shield will be put to the test for the first time, what could go wrong?
Science03 Dec 2022 | 40
NASA scraps budget-busting GeoCarb greenhouse gas observatory project
Being over budget, behind schedule, becoming obsolete, and impeding other projects isn't a way to get a green light
Science30 Nov 2022 | 10
NASA awards $60m to Texas biz for 3D printing future Moon base
Icon will have to figure out how to build a machine that uses lunar regolith and operates in lunar gravity
Science29 Nov 2022 | 28
ISS resupply drops off experiments for life in deep space
If we're going to go beyond the Moon, we'll need food, a way to build stuff, and health diagnostic technology
Science28 Nov 2022 | 17
Orion snaps 'selfie' with the Moon as it prepares for distant retrograde orbit
Insertion burn scheduled to take place today then engineers have six days to see how spacecraft fares in deep space
Science25 Nov 2022 | 76
ESA names first Parastronaut: paralympian and aspiring surgeon John McFall
23,000 applied, just 17 made the list of potential crew
Science25 Nov 2022 | 28
Bright light from black holes found to be caused by particle shock waves
NASA's IXPE space telescope pays off with 'dazzling' observation of intergalactic X-rays
Science24 Nov 2022 | 26
Japanese cubesat sends home pics from the far side of the Moon
JAXA hopes second lost lander can be recovered for radiation experiments
Science24 Nov 2022 | 15
JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere
We knew Wasp 39b was rich in CO2, but now we have the full molecular picture
Science23 Nov 2022 | 43
Orion reaches the Moon, buzzes surface, gets ready to orbit
We're back - for the first of many missions to come
Science21 Nov 2022 | 26
NASA's meteor avoidance plan for James Webb Space Telescope: Turn it around
When a grain of sand moves fast enough to crack a mirror, it's best to put your back to the wind
Science21 Nov 2022 | 16
Boffins are studying Martian clouds to avoid another Opportunity episode
They look and behave a lot like those on Earth – except they're made of dust
Science18 Nov 2022 | 9
Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done
Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board
Science18 Nov 2022 | 33
NASA's Artemis mission finally launches after faulty Ethernet switch delayed countdown
Should've used Fibre Channel, although some leaky valves didn't help either
Networks16 Nov 2022 | 96
Eggheads show how network flaw could lead to NASA crew pod loss. Key word: Could
Houston, we have a PCspooF problem
Security15 Nov 2022 | 23
NASA's cubesat makes it to the Moon to test orbit for human visitors
After a troubled journey CAPSTONE marks Lunar Gateway for humans
Science15 Nov 2022 | 16
You wait for an aurora on Mars and MAVEN spots two arriving at the same time
Boffins baffled: There's, like, zero magnetic field and very little atmosphere. What gives?
Science11 Nov 2022 | 8
With potential hurricane approaching, NASA leaves mega-rocket on launch pad
Just call it the Sad Launch System
Science08 Nov 2022 | 19
NASA reassigns Venus boffins to save short-staffed asteroid interceptor
Need Another Special Artisan? The US space agency does
Science08 Nov 2022 | 11
Boeing's Starliner launch pushed back again... to April 2023
The official word is 'scheduling conflicts,' but NASA's safety panel has expressed concerns too
Science04 Nov 2022 | 22
NASA wheels SLS rocket out to the launchpad for another attempt to get off the ground
After two previous failures, will third time be the charm?
Science03 Nov 2022 | 19
NASA's CAPSTONE satellite is out of safe mode and on track for Moon orbit this month
Artemis orbit tester back in the pipe, five by five
Science03 Nov 2022 | 10
InSight Mars lander has only 'few weeks' of power left
Think I got some dust in my eye
Science02 Nov 2022 | 70
Two Scotts among volunteers helping NASA to track Artemis mission
If we want to launch craft beyond the Moon, we're going to need a better way to know where they are
Science01 Nov 2022 | 9
Spooky Pillars of Creation snap reveals a dark side
Latest James Webb Space Telescope photo looks positively haunting
Science31 Oct 2022 | 19
NASA uses space station dust sensor to map 50 methane 'super-emitters' on Earth
Oh, we don't think we needed science to pinpoint biggest windbags
Science30 Oct 2022 | 41
NASA details totally doable, not science fiction plan for sending Mars rocks to Earth
So crazy, it just might work
Science29 Oct 2022 | 79
Origins of mysterious marsquake settled: It was a meteoroid what done it
We've spotted the massive ice-hole it left behind
Science28 Oct 2022 | 13
Voyager mission's project scientist retires after 50 years of service
Thank you, Ed Stone – the only person to ever hold the job
Science26 Oct 2022 | 37
NASA picks its UFO-hunting – sorry – unidentified aerial phenomena-hunting team
The truth is out there and 16 people have been tasked to find it
Science24 Oct 2022 | 36
Mars rover Curiosity reaches sulfate-rich Mount Sharp after 10-year journey
NASA had been aiming for the region since before landing because there are 'signs of past water'
Science20 Oct 2022 | 13
NASA OKs spacewalks, upgrades helmets after fishbowl mishap
Changes follow astronaut's headgear filling with water during seven-hour star trek
Science20 Oct 2022 | 21
NASA AI shows slashing sulfur in shipping fuel cut air pollution at sea
COVID-19 pandemic made a bit of a dent, too
AI + ML19 Oct 2022 | 9
Jim McDivitt, NASA Apollo mission astronaut, dies at 93
Tributes paid to Air Force veteran who helped make first US spacewalk possible
Science18 Oct 2022 | 9
Boffins propose Slinky-like robot that can build stuff in space
E-Walker is a 'seven degrees-of-freedom fully dexterous end-over-end walking robot'
Science18 Oct 2022 | 20
NASA's Lucy probe dodges space traffic around Earth in gravity-assist flyby
Spacecraft coming through, outta the way, watch your step, we're heading to Jupiter
Science17 Oct 2022 | 5
How to watch NASA Jupiter probe's flyby of Earth
Lucy in the sky, with good-byes, then
Science16 Oct 2022 | 10
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