Tag: NASA

NASA’s new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit (Steve Gorman, Reuters)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, designed to give the world an unprecedented glimpse of infant galaxies in the early stages of the universe, arrived...

Dragons-Eye View (NASA)

As the Crew-2 mission departed the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, the crew snapped this image of the station during a flyaround of the orbiting lab that took...

Are Water Plumes Spraying from Europa? NASA’s Europa Clipper is on the Case (NASA)

In 2005, images of a brilliant watery plume erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus captivated the world. The giant column of vapor,...

NASA expects vaccination mandates to have little impact on Artemis 1 preparations (Jeff Foust, Space News)

As NASA prepares to install the Orion spacecraft on the first Space Launch System rocket, agency officials played down any effect coronavirus vaccine mandates...

Space. NASA Innovations Will Help U.S. Meet Sustainable Aviation Goals (NASA)

NASA will demonstrate high-risk, high-reward technology advancements critical for U.S. aerospace manufacturers to bring to market innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable products and services demanded...

Space. NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch (NASA)

After successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is seen here being prepared for shipment to its launch site. Credits: NASA/Chris...

Space. Trans-Sonic Truss-Braced Wing May Help Reduce Fuel Consumption (NASA)

Instrumentation technician Michael Hodgins performs installation measures on the trans-sonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) model at Langley Research Center’s 14x22 subsonic wind tunnel. The unique design of...

Space. NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample (NASA)

This sealed titanium sample tube contains Perseverance’s first cored sample of Mars rock. The rover’s Sampling and Caching System Camera (known as CacheCam) captured...

Space. NASA, SpaceX Continue Planning for Next Crew Rotation Missions to International Space Station (Danielle Sempsrott, NASA)

With a view of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at left, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s...

Space. Rocket Flight to Sharpen NASA’s Study of the Sun (NASA)

The EVE payload is loaded onto a cart for transport at the White Sands Missile Range. Credits: NASA It’s best not to look directly at the...

Stop della NASA per lo Human Landing System (Global Science)

Francesco Rea Stop della NASA per la realizzazione per Human Landing System affidata a SpaceX. La decisione, riporta Spacenews, presa a valle della decisione della Blue Origin di intentare...

USA – Spacesuits and Lawsuits Put 2024 Moon Landing in Jeopardy (Defense One)

NASA's Space Launch System intended to land American astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon by 2024. JUDE GUIDRY /...

Space – NASA’s TESS Tunes into an All-sky ‘Symphony’ of Red Giant Stars (NASA)

NASA writes: Using observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have identified an unprecedented collection of pulsating red giant stars all across...

Space – Huge Rings Around a Black Hole (NASA)

NASA writes: A spectacular set of rings around a black hole has been captured using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The...

Space – A Few Steps Closer to Europa: Spacecraft Hardware Makes Headway (NASA)

NASA writes: The hardware that makes up NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is rapidly taking shape, as engineering components and instruments are prepared for delivery to the...

Space – 10 Years Ago: Juno Launched to Observe Jupiter (NASA)

NASA writes: On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA’s Juno spacecraft launched on a five-year interplanetary journey that took it to the giant planet Jupiter. NASA’s...