A Dragon spacecraft carrying fewer science instruments and more crew supplies than normal was launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station on April 21. The SpX-32 Cargo Mission to the ISS is launched by Falcon 9 and is scheduled to dock on April 22 At 4:15 a.m. Eastern, a Read more…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a significant discovery that may shed light on the mystery surrounding Mars’ ancient atmosphere and the planet’s overall transformation throughout history. Scientists have long believed that the Red Planet once had a dense atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide and flowing liquid water on its surface. Read more…
A new analysis of over ten years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope has yielded an updated measurement of Uranus’ rotation period. According to this fresh research, Uranus takes precisely 17 hours, 14 minutes, and 52 seconds to complete a full spin on its axis—28 seconds longer than the Read more…
NASA’s latest space telescope, designed to map millions of galaxies, has successfully activated its detectors for the first time, capturing images of tens of thousands of stars and galaxies. The SPHEREx mission-short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer-was launched on March 11. Read more…
Future flights of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will be postponed for the time being. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were transported to the International Space Station (ISS) for a scheduled week-long stay in June, marking the spacecraft’s first-ever crewed trip. On the way to the orbiting lab, however, Starliner Read more…
Using the remarkable infrared sensitivity of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists are gaining new insights into ancient galaxies, unlocking mysteries about the universe’s earliest days. Recently, an international team of astronomers made an unexpected discovery—a bright hydrogen emission coming from a galaxy that existed much earlier than anticipated. This Read more…
NASA’s plans for a late-night rocket launch faced another setback as thick cloud cover forced a postponement, marking the second delay since a rocket issue halted Saturday’s attempt. The two missions, both pivotal to exploring cosmic and solar mysteries, were scheduled for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Read more…
NASA Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission is scheduled to launch in March and will study the powerful electrical currents known as electrojets that flow through the Earth’s upper atmosphere around the poles. All three spacecraft carry a NASA JPL-built sensor called the Microwave Electrojet Magnetogram, which maps electrojets to help Read more…
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, a space telescope designed to detect and monitor potentially hazardous comets and asteroids. This mission marks a major breakthrough in planetary protection by improving our ability to identify and mitigate potential impact threats. Launche Date As early as Read more…
NASA has chosen SpaceX to carry out the launch of its Pandora spacecraft, a small exoplanet research mission set to fly as a rideshare payload as early as September. The task order for this launch falls under the agency’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program, which is designed Read more…