On January 19th, 2024, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed its Smart Lander […]
Month: May 2024
Hubble goes to single-gyro operating mode as NASA passes on private servicing mission
WASHINGTON — NASA will extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope by switching to […]
Ames Science Directorate’s Stars of the Month, June 2024
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Amy […]
The Secret Soviet Quest for Space-Based Weapons
Origins of the Soviet Space Weapons Program The origins of the Soviet Union’s space-based weapons […]
New RNA Virus Found in Human Neurons
Researchers at the University of Toronto discovered a new RNA virus, Apocryptovirus odysseus, that exacerbates […]
Boeing’s Starliner set up for third shot at first human spaceflight
Credit: Edvin Richardson from Pexels A pair of NASA astronauts will try again on Wednesday […]
Titan, Saturn’s Largest Moon, Most Likely Not Habitable
This poster shows a flattened (Mercator) projection of the Huygens probe’s view of Saturn’s moon […]
This planet-forming disk shaped like a comet is struggling to survive
In the Orion Nebula lies a host of bizarre, teardrop-shaped objects. They look like strange […]
why the ‘wonder material’ is finally coming good – Physics World
Graphene at 20: why the ‘wonder material’ is finally coming good – Physics World Skip […]
NASA plan’s to keep the Hubble Space Telescope doing ‘great science,’ despite glitch : NPR
The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit in 1999, just after a servicing mission by astronauts. […]