NASA to launch 'vacuum cleaner' tool for moon soil collection
NASA to launch 'vacuum cleaner' tool for moon soil collection

NASA is changing lunar exploration with a new tool. The Lunar PlanetVac (LPV) will make it easier to collect soil during Artemis Moon missions. This advanced vacuum technology will allow for quicker and more efficient sample analysis for future space explorations. The Lunar PlanetVac is a...

NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks, soil to Earth
NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks, soil to Earth

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has proposed a cheaper and quicker way of bringing rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11bn. In this regard, administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario Tuesday, less than two weeks before...

Rocket that could challenge SpaceX’s dominance set to launch
Rocket that could challenge SpaceX’s dominance set to launch

On a Florida launchpad that has been dormant for almost two decades, a new, roughly 320-feet (98-meter) rocket developed by Jeff Bezos company Blue Origin is poised for its maiden flight. The uncrewed launch vehicle, called New Glenn, will mark Blue Origins first attempt to send a rocket to...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer to map lunar surface in 2025
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer to map lunar surface in 2025

NASAs Artemis II mission is scheduled to send astronauts back to the Moon by April 2026 at the earliest, with the last lunar visit occurring during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Artemis II will use NASAs Space Launch System, a powerful rocket designed for human space exploration beyond Earths...

NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun
NASA probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun

The United States space agency has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe is safe after making the closest approach to the Sun ever recorded by a human-made object, reports Al Jazeera. The probe passed just 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 million miles) above the Suns surface on December 24, the National...

What the two Boeing Starliner astronauts will do in space until 2025
What the two Boeing Starliner astronauts will do in space until 2025

When astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left Earth for International Space Station nearly three months ago, they ditched their bags for a key piece of equipment. Helming the inaugural crewed flight test of Boeings Starliner spacecraft, they departed without their own toiletries and other...

NASA announces another delay in Sunita Williams’ return
NASA announces another delay in Sunita Williams’ return

The two astronauts of NASA, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are stuck at the International Space Station, got their space mission extended again as the US space agency on Tuesday announced a latest delay in their homecoming. The two astronauts took off on June 5 on Boeings first astronaut...

NASA's Parker Solar probe to reach record closest point to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar probe to reach record closest point to the sun

A NASA spacecraft is on a mission to get closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, is exploring to get a close-up look at the sun and has already passed through its corona, the outer layer visible during a total solar eclipse. The next milestone:...

Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee
Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee

A power outage at a SpaceX facility in California in September led to a loss of ground control for at least an hour during a mission that included the first private spacewalk, according to three individuals familiar with the situation. The spacewalk, which was part of SpaceXs five-day Polaris...

NASA astronaut to make historic visit to Dhaka
NASA astronaut to make historic visit to Dhaka

In a historic first for Bangladesh, NASA astronaut, Joseph M. Acaba, will touch down in Dhaka to engage with local youth, academia, and the media. This visit marks a significant milestone as it is the first time NASAs Chief of the Astronaut Office has traveled to Bangladesh. His tour will...

NASA’s Sunita leads groundbreaking lettuce experiment in space
NASA’s Sunita leads groundbreaking lettuce experiment in space

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is on an extended eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station, is leading important research. As the commander of the Space Station, she is working on growing Outredgeous romaine lettuce in microgravity. This experiment looks at how different...

Solar Orbiter captures the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet
Solar Orbiter captures the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet

New images of the sun captured by the Solar Orbiter mission has showcased the highest-resolution views of our stars visible surface ever seen, revealing sunspots and continuously moving charged gas called plasma. The images could provide heliophysicists with new clues to help unlock the secrets of...

NASA's Voyager 1 reaches Earth from 15 bn miles away with 1981 technology
NASA's Voyager 1 reaches Earth from 15 bn miles away with 1981 technology

The 47-year-old NASA Voyager 1 fell back on a radio transmitter it hadnt used since 1981 to phone home from around 15 billion miles away after a technical issue caused a days-long communication stall between Earth and the farthest-ever recorded spacecraft. The Voyager has been floating further...

NASA astronaut admitted to the hospital after prolonged space mission
NASA astronaut admitted to the hospital after prolonged space mission

A NASA astronaut was admitted to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month stay at the space station, which was extended due to difficulties with Boeings capsule and Hurricane Milton, the space agency reported on Friday. A SpaceX capsule with three...