Boeing Starliner Spacecraft To Return Uncrewed Due To Safety Concerns
On August 25, 2024, NASA officials announced that Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth in early September without its crew members Butch Wilmore and Sunita...
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Perseid Meteor Showers Promise A Dazzling Show This Year
There are numerous meteor showers throughout the year. However, few are as popular, or as reliable, as the Perseids. The "shooting stars" have been zooming across the ski...
China's Chang'e 6 Brings Back First-Ever Samples From The Moon's Far Side
China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe made history on June 25, 2024, when it brought back soil samples from the Moon's far side. The feat marks the first return of materials from...
NASA's X-59 Aircraft Aims To Revolutionize Supersonic Flight
NASA's X-59 aircraft, unveiled in January 2024, hopes to change the way we travel. The innovative plane is designed to fly at supersonic speeds without producing the char...
NASA's X-59 aircraft, unveiled in January 2024, hopes to change the way we travel. The innovative plane is designed to fly at supersonic speeds without producing the char...
Privately-Owned Odysseus Is The First US Spacecraft To Land On The Moon In 50 Years
A week after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket, the uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft gently landed near the Moon's south pole at 6:32 pm ET on February 22, 2024. The 14-foot-t...
A week after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket, the uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft gently landed near the Moon's south pole at 6:32 pm ET on February 22, 2024. The 14-foot-t...
NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Accidentally Breaks The Record For Longest Time In Space
Frank Rubio has inadvertently set a new record for the longest time in space by an American. The NASA astronaut who returned to Earth on September 23, 2023, was supposed...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Delivers Asteroid Samples To Earth
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully sent asteroid Bennu's samples to Earth on September 24, 2023. The capsule, carrying the rocks and dust, entered Earth's atmosphe...
LEGO Sends 1,000 Mini "Astronauts" To Space
On May 20, 2023, The Lego Group successfully launched 1,000 minifigures into space. The tiny astronauts made the journey aboard roofless 3D-printed space shuttles. The li...
Saturn Regains Its "Moon King" Status With 62 New Moons
Earlier this year, Saturn lost its long-standing status as "moon king" to Jupiter after 12 new moons were added to the gas giant's 83 known satellites. But Jupiter's vict...
Earlier this year, Saturn lost its long-standing status as "moon king" to Jupiter after 12 new moons were added to the gas giant's 83 known satellites. But Jupiter's vict...
SpaceX Starship Test Flight Deemed A Success Despite Explosion
The SpaceX Starship's debut flight launch on April 20, 2023, was both flawless and spectacular. The 394-foot-tall (120-meter) rocket — the biggest and most powerful ever...
The SpaceX Starship's debut flight launch on April 20, 2023, was both flawless and spectacular. The 394-foot-tall (120-meter) rocket — the biggest and most powerful ever...
NASA Names Astronaut Crew For Historic Artemis 2 Moon Mission
NASA's successful Artemis 1 Moon mission paved the way for Artemis 2 — the second of three missions to land humans on the Moon again. The Artemis 2 crew will not step foo...
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures First Clear Images Of Sun Rays On Mars
After a decade of exploring the surface of the Red Planet, the Curiosity rover has recently been looking up. On February 2, 2023, the NASA rover captured a stunning sunse...
NASA's SWOT Mission Aims To Map Earth's Surface Water
Water is essential for life on Earth. Yet, scientists currently have comprehensive information on just a few thousand lakes worldwide. A NASA-led international mission pl...