Articles about NASA – Page 21 of 24

Mars orbiter shows why ‘The Martian’ movie trek would be even riskier

Marooned astronaut Mark Watney takes a harrowing trek from Mars’ Acidalia Planitia to Schiaparelli Crater in “The Martian,” which took the… Read More

Girls who launched spacecraft last month meet astronaut Ed Lu at the GeekWire Summit

Last month, Kimberly and Rebecca Yeung launched a balloon to the edge of space, and have since gotten attention from… Read More

Former astronaut: NASA ‘certainly not dead, but they are lost at the moment’

Former NASA astronaut Ed Lu, who logged more than 206 days in space over his career, said there are a… Read More

Red planet vs. blue planet: Lori Garver looks ahead to Mars and the future of space

If we want to send astronauts to Mars, we better find a way to do it within 10 years. And if we want… Read More

Destination Phobos: ‘Humans Orbiting Mars’ report goes public

The nonprofit Planetary Society has laid out a detailed blueprint for sending astronauts to the Martian moon Phobos in 2033 and then… Read More

NASA veteran Lori Garver on space: The ‘endless’ frontier for commercial ventures

Former NASA official Lori Garver’s resume is filled with highlights from politics and government service – going back to John Glenn’s… Read More

Mars mystery solved? Dark streaks linked to salty water trails

For years, scientists have puzzled over dark streaks that appear and disappear on the surface of Mars – and now they’re… Read More

NASA study: Flying air taxis could be as cheap as an Uber ride, and faster

Taking a ride on a flying air taxi could become as cheap as taking an Uber ride, and get you… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens to launch again on December mission to International Space Station

In June, Microsoft and NASA announced a partnership to send the HoloLens to space. However, the unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying… Read More

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Interview: Seattle girls launch a balloon spacecraft to the edge of space, and NASA takes note

Our guests on the GeekWire radio show this week are Rebecca Yeung, 10, and Kimberly Yeung, 8 — two sisters from Seattle… Read More

NASA’s comet-exploring ‘Hedgehog’ robot will flip, hop and tumble its way into your heart

It’s the cutest thing since we first laid eyes on BB-8, but NASA’s Hedgehog robot actually has real-life functionality built… Read More

Watch NASA test-crash this Cessna live right now

Right now, NASA is streaming live coverage of a crashing a Cessna from 100 feet in the air. The crash… Read More

Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps

Some of the best-known names on Pluto — ranging from the Sputnik plains to the Hillary and Norgay mountains and the… Read More

Dwarf planet Ceres’ puzzling ‘pyramid’ mountain gets close-up from NASA’s Dawn probe

NASA’s mission to that other dwarf planet, Ceres, has delivered a fresh bird’s-eye view of one of the asteroid’s most… Read More

Moon photobombs Earth in amazing video from DSCOVR satellite

The Deep Space Climate Observatory, better known as DSCOVR, is designed to provide full-disk, sunlit views of our home planet from… Read More

Seattle’s Museum of Flight to show off Apollo moon rocket parts recovered by Bezos Expeditions

Experts are wrapping up their conservation work on the decades-old Saturn V rocket engine parts that were recovered from the… Read More

Three years after Mars landing, Curiosity rover faces new mysteries

Three years after NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars, scientists are celebrating a curious milestone: Although the six-wheeled, plutonium-powered robot… Read More

NASA releases new image of Earth nothing short of ‘epic’

NASA released an ‘epic’ shot of Earth this week. The image was captured by the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite… Read More

NASA’s latest on Pluto? Icy plains and an awesome animated flyover video

We now know Pluto is home to an icy mountain range, but today’s briefing and new photos from NASA show… Read More

NASA’s New Horizons does epic flyby of Pluto, releases clearest picture yet

NASA announced that its New Horizons flight to Pluto — a journey 3 billion miles and nearly a decade in the… Read More

Great photos of Pluto and Charon emerge in the final countdown to NASA’s flyby

It’s four days until NASA’s New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto — and the photos the probe is sending back just… Read More

NASA image shows massive plume of wildfire smoke headed toward Seattle

Vancouver, B.C. drew the eyes of a record 20 million viewers yesterday, as the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won the FIFA Women’s… Read More

In countdown to New Horizons flyby, NASA releases incredible photos of Pluto

The New Horizons probe that launched in 2006 is about to reach its destination: Pluto. In the countdown to the… Read More

NASA reveals cool-looking prototype drone for Mars

NASA’s new drone intended to collect data on Mars has taken a page from the boomerang. NASA is preparing to… Read More

NASA and Microsoft team up to send HoloLens into space

Two HoloLens headsets are going to the International Space Station. NASA and Microsoft announced today that they are working together on… Read More

NASA’s views from space are about to get a lot more awesome with 4K UHD video

Last week, when we welcomed the astronauts home, I kind of sat and marveled that we can now get updates… Read More

ISS astronauts land with Cristoforetti setting a new record for women in space

If you haven’t watched the NASA video of today’s landing from the International Space Station yet, you probably should. Earlier… Read More

NASA unveils video of its deep-space rocket in true Hollywood style

If you feel the need for some speed, perhaps you should fire this up. NASA posted a promo video for… Read More

NASA taps Boeing for first commercial crew flight to International Space Station

Boeing will help NASA get back into the business of transporting people to the International Space Station. NASA announced on Wednesday that… Read More

High school students helping NASA figure out how to keep produce fresh in space

In an amazingly cool after-school project, several high school students in Wapato, Wash., are developing a way to keep produce… Read More