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Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032
The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earths hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one point to have a 3% chance of smacking Earth in 2032. Additional observations prompted...
NASA awards SpaceX contract modification to include Starship launches
NASA has awarded SpaceX a modification to its NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract, adding the Starship launch vehicle to the existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy services. This modification expands the scope of SpaceXs capabilities to include Starship for future missions, supporting NASAs...
Neptune auroras captured in great detail by NASA’s Webb telescope
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has captured the most detailed images of Neptunes glowing auroras yet. While faint signs of the auroras were first detected by Voyager 2 in 1989 through ultraviolet light, Webbs infrared images provide direct evidence of their existence. NASA released the images...
What did Sunita and Butch eat on space for 9 months?
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams safely returned to Earth on Tuesday (US local time), splashing down off Floridas coast in a SpaceX capsule. Their return came nine months after their planned week-long stay on the ISS was disrupted due to issues with Boeings Starliner craft. Both...
NASA astronauts Butch and Suni return to earth after 9-month mission
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams came back to Earth on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule, making a gentle landing off Floridas coast. They spent nine months in space after their original plan for a week-long stay on the International Space Station was interrupted by a problem with their...
NASA astronauts head home after nine-month delay
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), departed for Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early on Tuesday. Their return followed a prolonged stay caused by issues with Boeings Starliner spacecraft, originally meant...
Stranded US astronauts to return home Tuesday: NASA
A pair of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned home on Tuesday evening, said NASA. They are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon...
NASA's stranded astronauts greet their replacements at space station
Just over a day after launching, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing the replacements for NASAs two stranded astronauts, reports UNB. The four newcomers from the U.S., Japan, and Russia will spend the next few days getting acquainted with the...
Where do asteroids come from?
Each year, NASA reports that a car-sized chunk of rock hurtles through space, burning up in Earths atmosphere to create a meteor or fireball. While smaller asteroids are mostly harmless, larger ones can be dangerous. For example, the asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December 2024, was initially...
SpaceX Crew-10 mission launches to International Space Station
NASAs SpaceX Crew-10 mission successfully launched on Friday at 7:03 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission carries four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) for a long-duration science expedition, according to a SpaceX statement. A...
NASA reports unexpected rise in global sea levels in 2024
A NASA-led analysis has revealed that global sea levels rose faster than anticipated in 2024, driven by an unusual amount of ocean warming. The recorded rate of rise was 0.23 inches (0.59 cm) per year, exceeding the expected 0.17 inches (0.43 cm) per year. This increase was largely attributed to...
NASA's latest space telescope launched to map the sky and study galaxies
NASAs latest space telescope was launched into orbit on Tuesday, marking the start of a groundbreaking mission to survey the entire sky. The project aims to analyze millions of galaxies and their combined cosmic glow, tracing back to the universes origins, according to UNB reports. The...
NASA receives data before Intuitive Machines ends lunar mission
NASA received some scientific data from the IM-2 mission before Intuitive Machines declared an early end to the mission at 12:15 a.m. CST on Friday, the agency confirmed. The IM-2 mission, part of NASAs Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative under the Artemis campaign, was designed...
Firefly’s Blue Ghost successfully lands on moon with NASA science payload
Firefly Aerospaces Blue Ghost Mission 1 has successfully landed on the Moon, carrying a suite of NASA science and technology payloads, marking a significant achievement in space exploration. The lander touched down at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide...
NASA's lunar trailblazer satellite launched to map water on the moon
A NASA satellite, about the size of a dishwasher, was launched from Florida on Wednesday to locate areas on the moons surface, particularly in the permanently shadowed craters at its poles, where water an essential resource for lunar missions can be found. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off...
NASA to provide live coverage of progress 91 launch, space station docking
NASA will offer live coverage of the upcoming launch and docking of the Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft, which is set to deliver essential supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The uncrewed spacecraft will carry approximately three tons of food, fuel, and other critical provisions for...
NASA says probability of "city-killer" asteroid impact in 2032 to 3.1%
NASA has raised the probability of a city-killer asteroid striking Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, with a chilling animation depicting the apocalyptic impact that the asteroid could have is going viral online, reports NDTV. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an estimated diameter of around 177 feet (54...
Bezos’s rocket firm Blue Origin to cut 10% of workforce
US billionaire Jeff Bezoss erospace company Blue Origin will reduce its workforce by about 10% following a period of rapid expansion, CEO Dave Limp told employees on Thursday. We grew and hired incredibly fast in the last few years, Limp wrote in an email, calling the layoffs a tough but...
NASA swaps SpaceX capsules to allow earlier return of Sunita Williams
NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for two Starliner astronauts who have been on the station far longer than expected, reports Reuters....
NASA's Artemis faces lunar boot challenges for extreme moon polar regions
NASAs Artemis program marks the U.S.s return to the Moon, but it will be far from an easy task. The mission will involve a challenging journey to a lunar site that is one of the harshest environments in the entire solar system. Astronauts in the Artemis program will need to adopt new approaches,...
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
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
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...