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New Government website shows how much sea levels have risen
The US government just released a website that shows how much sea levels have risen and provides plenty of data.
Jeremy Gan09.24.2024
NASA confirms it’s developing the Moon’s new time zone
NASA confirmed on Friday that it will create a new lunar time system for the Moon. The White House published a policy memo in April, directing NASA to create the new standard by 2026.
Will Shanklin09.13.2024
A new report raises concerns about the future of NASA
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) lays out some serious concerns about the future of NASA.
Danny Gallagher09.12.2024
How to watch Boeing Starliner's uncrewed flight back to Earth
The spacecraft is undocking from the ISS at 6:04PM Eastern time on September 6 at the earliest.
Mariella Moon09.06.2024
A creepy, sonar-like sound coming through Starliner’s speaker posed a brief mystery on the ISS
On Saturday, astronaut Butch Wilmore alerted NASA’s Mission Control about an unexplained “strange noise” coming from a speaker in the spacecraft. An audio clip of the conversation was shared on a NASASpaceflight forum by meteorologist Rob Dale.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.02.2024
Blue Origin targets mid-October for New Glenn’s inaugural flight and launch of NASA’s Escapade Mars mission
Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket and its Mars-bound NASA payload now have a tentative launch date. The company said on Friday that the inaugural flight will take place no earlier than October 13.
Cheyenne MacDonald08.25.2024
Starliner astronauts will come home in February on a SpaceX Crew Dragon
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will come home in February 2025 on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, and the Boeing Starliner they flew to the International Space Station on in June will return uncrewed.
Cheyenne MacDonald08.24.2024
NASA will soon announce whether Starliner's astronauts are coming back on a SpaceX vehicle
On August 24, NASA will finally announce how Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the astronauts that flew to the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner, will be coming home.
Mariella Moon08.23.2024
Scientists find evidence of liquid water deep underneath the Martian surface
Water exists on Mars, according to a team of geophysicists, and not just as ice on its poles or as vapor in its atmosphere.
Mariella Moon08.13.2024
A robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas
ICON's 3D printer can build the main structure of a three or four-bedroom home in three weeks.
Danny Gallagher08.08.2024
NASA delays next SpaceX crew launch due to ongoing Starliner problems
The target launch date is now September 24, at the earliest.
Mariella Moon08.07.2024
NASA will shut down NASA TV on cable to focus on NASA+
NASA TV is shutting down in August.
Mariella Moon07.30.2024
NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars that could indicate ancient life
A Martian rock sample collected by Perseverance contains "chemical signatures and structures" that could've been formed by ancient microbial life from billions of years ago.
Mariella Moon07.26.2024Boeing and NASA engineers have wrapped up ground tests on the Starliner thruster
Engineers from Boeing and NASA have spent much of the last month running ground tests on a Starliner Reaction Control System (RCS) thruster to get a better idea of what went wrong during the active Starliner’s flight in early June.
Cheyenne MacDonald07.21.2024
NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally uncovered pure sulfur crystals on Mars
NASA scientists say pure sulfur has been found on Mars for the first time after the Curiosity rover inadvertently uncovered a cluster of yellow crystals when it drove over a rock.
Cheyenne MacDonald07.20.2024
Why an 'unexciting' galaxy could provide clues about the universe's evolution
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a dwarf galaxy that may have merged with a smaller satellite galaxy. If so, the data could help test fundamental theories about the universe's evolution.
Kris Holt07.19.2024
NASA scraps its VIPER project that aimed to look for ice on the moon
NASA has decided to cancel the project and discontinue the rover's development, citing "cost increases, delays to the launch date and the risks of future cost growth."
Mariella Moon07.18.2024
The European Space Agency will follow a skyscraper-sized asteroid as it flies past Earth
A spacecraft will follow the asteroid Apophis as it nears Earth in 2029.
Sarah Fielding07.17.2024
James Webb telescope marks second anniversary with an image of the Penguin and the Egg galaxies
These are interacting galaxies collectively known as Arp 142 located 326 million light-years from Earth, captured by the James Webb in interactive light.
Mariella Moon07.13.2024
A new spacesuit design can recycle astronauts’ urine into purified, drinkable water
A new design for a spacesuit shows how astronauts could recycle their urine during space walks with an attached filtration system.
Danny Gallagher07.12.2024