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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, at the International Space Station since last June, were on a mission that was to last a few weeksNasa’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.Butch Wi…
NASA used specialized Schlieren photography to capture an image of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft breaking the sound barrier on February 10, 2025 and producing shock waves as it exceeded Mach 1. The flight produced no audible sonic boom, …
US firm Firefly Aerospace celebrates achievement of second-ever commercial lunar landingA US company has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone – and the first to do so upright.F…
Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino has highlighted NASA’s interest in collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a larger scale. This interest is driven by ISRO’s remarkable successes in Mars and lunar missions. Massimino, who is also a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, emphasized that NASA is keen to build on these achievements through mutual
Lunar PowerNASA’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) is taking shape, set to power the Gateway lunar space station—humanity’s first permanent hub in lunar orbit.Deep-Space DriveBuilt by Maxar Space Systems, the PPE will make Gateway the most advanced solar electric spacecraft ever, paving the way for future missions to Mars and beyond.Artemis MilestoneWith Artemis IV astronauts set to be the
NASA has repeatedly changed estimates on whether a huge Big Ben-sized asteroid first spotted last year will crash into Earth – and now an expert has revealed the reason why.
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A probe to be launched this week aims to pinpoint sites of lunar water, which could help plan to colonise the Earth’s satelliteSpace engineers are set to launch an unusual mission this week when they send a probe built by UK and US researchers to the m…
Scientists have discovered evidence of ancient, shallow lakes on Mars that once had liquid water exposed to the atmosphere, challenging previous theories that all Martian water was covered in ice. Live Science reports: The patterns, which were photogra…
The asteroid, described as a “city killer,” is keeping space watchers on their toes.
Late Tuesday afternoon, the White House confirmed that it would not proceed with laying off more than 1,000 probationary employees at NASA. “NASA had sought exemptions for all of these employees, who comprise about 6 percent of NASA’s workforce,” notes…