Articles about NASA – Page 17 of 24

Asteroid fans get psyched up over NASA’s new Psyche and Lucy space missions

Today is a great day for asteroid miners: NASA announced that it will provide full funding under its Discovery Program… Read More

NASA picks IXPE: Space telescope will study X-ray fingerprints of black holes

NASA is committing $188 million to build and launch a space telescope to observe patterns in the X-ray radiation emanating… Read More

Boeing and SpaceX win four more NASA orders for space taxis, with one big ‘if’

NASA has awarded four more contracts to Boeing and to SpaceX for space taxi trips to and from the International Space… Read More

Mannequin Challenge jumps the shark in zero-G, courtesy of space station crew

Standing still for a Mannequin Challenge video is a faddish feat, but floating still in zero-G raises the degree of… Read More

NASA’s Curiosity rover fleshes out geological picture of Mars’ past habitability

Scientists say they’re putting together the puzzle pieces provided by NASA’s Curiosity rover to get a better picture of how… Read More

NASA confirms delay in commercial crew flights to 2018, pushing the envelope

NASA has confirmed that the commercial space taxis being developed by SpaceX and the Boeing Co. will start carrying astronauts… Read More

NASA brings an out-of-this-world assortment of GIFs and images to GIPHY and Pinterest

In space, no one can hear you scream. But on Earth, they can hear you laugh, or say, “Whoa.” Which… Read More

Astronaut-senator John Glenn, first (and oldest) American in orbit, dies at age of 95

Godspeed, John Glenn. The first American to go into orbit, and the first astronaut to become a senator and presidential… Read More

How cloud computing boosts NASA’s quest to explore the final frontier

When one of NASA’s top geeks talks to the cloud-computing geeks at Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference, you can bet… Read More

NASA unveils a skill for Amazon’s Alexa that lets you ask questions about Mars

Amazon’s Alexa has gained many skills over the past year, such as being able to read tweets or deliver election… Read More

NASA’s mission to snag asteroid faces questions amid Trump transition

House Republicans are voicing renewed doubts about NASA’s plan to have astronauts study a piece of an asteroid – a turn… Read More

Doubleheader in space! Trio arrives at space station, weather satellite lifts off

NASA and its space partners juggled an arrival and a departure today: First, three new crew members docked with the International… Read More

Space station chief flips over Veterans Day

Shane Kimbrough may not be the highest-ranking U.S. veteran, but he’s definitely the highest, by virtue of his status as… Read More

NASA shows off the James Webb Space Telescope and says it’s ready for testing

After years of busted budgets and stretched timelines, NASA says its $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope is ready for… Read More

NASA puts out call for lunar experiments, and Moon Express says it’ll help pay

NASA wants suggestions for experiments that can be sent to the moon on commercial spacecraft – and Moon Express, one of the… Read More

Behold the undeniably awesome NASA jack-o-lanterns

Well, the unexpected but irrefutable winner of Halloween is NASA. The Jet Propulsion Lab held its sixth annual pumpkin carving… Read More

Space station trio gets warm reception after chilly touchdown in Kazakhstan

Just a week after a fresh trio of spacefliers moved into the International Space Station, three other crew members returned to Earth… Read More

NASA says pictures from Hubble reveal ‘surprising’ hints of Europa’s hidden ocean

NASA is gearing up to unveil “surprising evidence” of activity that may be related to the presence of a watery… Read More

NASA launches OSIRIS-REx probe on a mission to bring back bits of an asteroid

NASA launched its OSIRIS-REx probe today on America’s first mission to snag samples from a near-Earth asteroid and bring them back to Earth – and… Read More

NASA’s Jeff Williams sets record as he and space station crewmates return to Earth

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams returned to Earth from the International Space Station in the company of two Russian cosmonauts tonight,… Read More

NASA gives go-ahead to fix Mars InSight lander’s flaw and launch it in 2018

NASA has approved plans to fix a flaw on its InSight lander in time for a launch to Mars in 2018.… Read More

From haven to hell: NASA climate models suggest Venus may have been habitable

Today Venus is a hellish planet with a crushingly dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, but billions of years ago, it… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers DNA sequencer and new door to space station

Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the International Space Station today… Read More

NASA seeks five concepts for 2022 Mars orbiter and gives go-ahead for 2020 rover

NASA says it’s selected five aerospace companies, including Boeing, to conduct concept studies for a Mars telecommunications orbiter that’s likely… Read More

NASA shows off Juno spacecraft’s first view of Jupiter and its moons from orbit

It’s not the closest close-up of Jupiter, but it’s the first view provided by NASA’s Juno probe since it went… Read More

Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens

Astronauts have zapped virtual aliens on the International Space Station, using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset. So how about Pokémon Go, the… Read More

Trio gets to space station after 2-day trip

The first craft in Russia’s upgraded fleet of Soyuz spaceships reached the International Space Station overnight, delivering a trio of U.S.,… Read More

Space station’s next crew lifts off for a long trip in Russia’s upgraded Soyuz spaceship

Three spacefliers from three countries – the United States, Russia and Japan – began a longer-than-usual flight to the International Space Station tonight… Read More

NASA’s Juno probe goes into orbit at Jupiter after nail-biting maneuver

NASA’s farthest-out solar-powered probe, the Juno spacecraft, successfully entered orbit around Jupiter tonight after a five-year, 1.8 billion-mile cruise through… Read More

NASA-funded UW researchers develop kidney-stone zapping technology

Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, dozens of health… Read More