Trump Selects Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator
President-elect Donald Trump selected Jared Isaacman as the next NASA administrator. While unlikely to be as contentious as other Trump...
Astronomy & Space
NASA on Combating Climate Change: Establish Green Spaces in Cities
A new study published in Nature Communications used data from NASA satellites to suggest a method for increasing cities’ cooling...
NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch Dragonfly
SpaceX will continue its streak of launching important scientific missions for NASA by sending Dragonfly to the outer solar system...
8 NASA-Inspired Innovations for Your Daily Life
NASA says it directly contributes $75.6 billion in economic output to the United States’ GDP. This contribution is spread throughout...
What’s Going On With the Boeing Starliner?
If you follow space exploration news, you may know that Boeing has had issues with its entry into NASA's Commercial...
NASA Calls for Applicants for Two Mars Simulation Missions
NASA has put out a call for applicants for two Mars simulations. These simulations help provide information about the "human...
AX-3 Returns to Earth After Successful Mission
The completion of the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station marks another milestone in NASA's push to...
ULA, NASA Nearly Ready to Launch Astrobotics’ Lunar Lander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXzxKScQLjw United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Astrobotic are on the cusp of a groundbreaking achievement as they aim for the...
NASA Observes 25th Anniversary of International Space Station
NASA is celebrating a quarter-century since the launch of the first two modules of the International Space Station (ISS), which...
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Images to Test Instruments.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft has been achieving significant milestones during its journey to explore the asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid...
Six “Mini-Neptunes” Orbit Same Star in Unusually Synchronized Precision
Astronomers have discovered a peculiar celestial performance—a gravitational ballet featuring six planets in synchronous orbit around a diminutive star. Unlike...
NASA Research Mitigates Microgravity Effects, Creates Better Treatments for Muscle, Bone Deterioration
By now, researchers are familiar with the effects of microgravity on bone tissue. Astronauts witness a monthly reduction of approximately...
James Webb Telescope’s Trailblazing Insights into TRAPPIST-1’s Rocky Worlds
In a monumental scientific endeavor, an international team of researchers has harnessed the groundbreaking capabilities of NASA's James Webb Space...
Data from James Webb Space Telescope Suggests Rocky Planets Can Form in Extreme Conditions
A team of astronomers from around the world has harnessed the capabilities of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to conduct...
NASA’s SunRISE Mission to Feature Six Smallsats
NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) marks a departure from conventional spacecraft missions by utilizing not one or two...
NASA, Google, and Yiyun Kang Showcase Water Cycle in New Interactive Experience
NASA and Google have collaborated with artist Yiyun Kang to create an innovative digital experience titled “A Passage of Water.”...
NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Unveils the Secrets of Spider Pulsars’ Stellar Havoc
In the vast expanse of space, a peculiar phenomenon known as "spider pulsars" is captivating astronomers' attention. These dead stars,...
Small Businesses Pioneer Space Tech with NASA’s Expertise
NASA's extensive expertise is proving indispensable to two American small businesses operating in the burgeoning sector of low Earth orbit...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Power of Simulation Software
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aICaAEXDJQQ The groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope captures mesmerizing images of unexplored cosmic realms, thanks to its innovative 21-foot segmented...
NASA Leaders Head to COP28 to Discuss NASA’s Role in Understanding and Fighting Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc6XU-M_8hE&pp=ygUFQ09QMjg%3D NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other leaders from the agency are set to participate in the 28th United Nations...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to Supplement Euclid Space Telescope’s Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFAB1MhYGyc&pp=ygUWRXVjbGlkIFNwYWNlIFRlbGVzY29wZQ%3D%3D The European Space Agency's Euclid Space Telescope recently launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It will conduct a...
NASA Awards Contract to Launch ESCAPADE Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWOHTK1khJg NASA awarded the contract to launch the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission to Blue Origin....
NASA Satellites Help With Disaster Response Along Türkiye/Syria Border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd4xCmuwiBw Some of NASA’s Earth-observation satellites are helping with response to the earthquake along the Türkiye/Syria border by providing real-time...
Scientists Find Small Asteroid in James Webb Calibration Data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nx5q4P8kkA The James Webb Space Telescope was designed to provide more detailed data and images of distant objects and structures....
Astronomers Find Ongoing Collision Between Three Galaxy Clusters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYTXCir-Z2A Astronomers are pretty used to the idea of collisions between large objects and structures. They’ve spotted colliding neutron stars....
Scientists Use Gravitational Waves in Attempt to See Beginning of Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJYc9YmKIO8 Scientists are developing a proposed technique to use gravitational waves to study the beginning of time. Gravitational waves might...
Astronomers Find New Method for Predicting Solar Flares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHIOPUGTLE Astronomers formed a new method for predicting solar flares using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The research...
James Webb Space Telescope Observes Stars’ Formation, Finds New Exoplanet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOjJ5VaJNq4 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy with observations that included watching stars form in the Small...
Japan, NASA Sign Deal for Future Cooperation in Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B8CQcl_IVs During an event at NASA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., representatives from NASA and Japan signed a deal for future...
Thomas Zurbuchen Retires as Head of NASA’s Science Directorate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDALqAud5M8 Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen stepped down as the Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at the end of 2022....
Scientists Find Collision of Two Neutron Stars in Old Compton Data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMcU2m5YbFE A research team represented by Cecilia Chirenti at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle demonstrated...
NASA’s TESS Detects Second Potentially Habitable Planet Around TOI 700
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqUtKNKD8UM NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) returned data that led to the discovery of a second planet in the...
What Are Comets?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB9HHyPpKds Comets are small, icy, dusty celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. They are made up of a mixture of...
NASA Begins Building Asteroid-Hunting Telescope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUfl1Eu8Z1A NASA has begun construction on a space telescope that is specifically designed to detect asteroids. Called the NEO Surveyor,...
Perseverance Rover Drops First Samples for Return to Earth Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNnJBKR9lqY The Perseverance Rover dropped the first sample cache to be returned to Earth in a future mission. These tubes...
NASA Ends InSight Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vnALPtdSH4 The InSight lander arrived at Mars on June 26, 2018. Since then, it has accomplished significant milestones like detecting...
Orion Spacecraft Returns to Earth Safely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzZPzmMtQA8 After 25 and a half days in space, a test version of the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth. It...
Perseverance Rover Gets Regolith Samples That Might Return to Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xLePuj8LaY The Perseverance Rover got two samples of dust and sand from a small, windblown, dune-like structure on Mars. One...
Artemis 1 Orion Prepares to Return to Earth After Impressive Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKst4_Emf4 The uncrewed Orion launched by Artemis 1 on November 30, 2022, is now on its way back to Earth....
Spacewalkers Deploy New Solar Panels on International Space Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvxenTNLjWE How much would you like to have a solar panel that you could just unroll like a sleeping bag...
Scientists Use X-Rays to Solve Mystery Around Blazars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQBLjiZI3Zg When a black hole feeds on material, it can whip up enormous jets of matter that stream out from...
NASA Seeks Public Comment on Mars Sample Return Mission
…But don’t overdo it, please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQV6Za0kgfA NASA is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for the Mars...
Test Orion Spacecraft Completes First Lunar Flyby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndrj8q-_ahI After making the first launch of the SLS in several years with Artemis I on November 16, NASA announced...
Astronomers Find Evidence of Early Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU6KXoO0NEE The universe’s first stars could have formed as early as 100 million years after the universe formed. These early...
NASA Tops Forbes List of Top Employers for Veterans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLhW6sxM7aI Are you a U.S. military veteran who is looking for a job? Unlike Big Tech companies, many of which...
New Study Confirms Some of Earth’s Water Comes from Meteorites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1EJoInwD-I A paper published in Geochimica and Cosmochimica Acta describes angrite meteorites’ role in bringing water to Earth. Angrites are...
American Astronauts Have Opportunity to Vote from International Space Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7EMAimZ_g If you live in America and hopped online today, you probably saw the long lines of people going to...
NASA’s Veritas Probe Delayed to 2031
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmWQiq-tAy4 NASA’s VERITAS probe has been delayed to 2031 and, for once, it wasn’t due to technical issues with the...
Astronomers Find Black Hole 1,560 Light-Years from Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B3X0cIbaNM Just when you’ve started to put your Halloween decorations away, astronomers found a new spook just 1,560 light-years from...
Rocket Lab Launches Satellite, Fails to Catch Booster in Midair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ZHjJhY5B4 By now, SpaceX makes it look easy to land its first stage boosters on a drone barge. As a...
