Space

The Thorniest Subject at NASA Right Now

The space agency is carefully following pandemic measures. Elon Musk thinks they’re overblown. But both are going to the moon together.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
May 4, 2020

The Thorniest Subject at NASA Right Now

The space agency is carefully following pandemic measures. Elon Musk thinks they’re overblown. But both are going to the moon together.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
May 4, 2020

Astronaut Advice: How to Cope with Social Distancing

If you think social distancing is tough, imagine doing it in space. Veteran astronaut Michael E. Fossum offers some tips on coping with isolation.

Keith Randall, Futurity
May 3, 2020

The Mission NASA Doesn’t Want to Postpone

So far, the pandemic isn’t stopping the space agency from moving forward with a historic SpaceX launch next month.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
April 14, 2020

How to Survive Pandemic Re-entry

Astronauts have given us some useful tips for surviving isolation, but we’ll need more to weather a pandemic.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
March 29, 2020

The Coronavirus Has Tied Us to Earth

Space missions around the world are on hold—a poignant reminder of how the pandemic has upended civilization.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
March 26, 2020

100 U.S. Soldiers to Transfer into Space Force in 2021

The Army is the first branch outside the Air Force to announce initial plans regarding the new branch of service.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
February 11, 2020

NASA Will Only Tolerate So Much Danger

An investigation into what really went wrong with Boeing's last space mission turned up serious issues.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
February 10, 2020

NASA Mission Finds Its First Exoplanet that May Be Habitable

Thanks to NASA's TESS spacecraft, scientists have discovered two amazing new worlds: A potentially habitable exoplanet and one with two suns.

Futurity
January 13, 2020

Space Force Is Go for Launch, But ‘Thousands’ of Decisions Remain

The 2020 defense authorization act ushers in the first new service branch in 72 years.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
December 23, 2019

The Next Big Milestone in American Spaceflight

This was supposed to be the year NASA astronauts launched into space from U.S. soil again.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
December 20, 2019

The Mystery at the Center of the Solar System

A spacecraft has finally gotten close enough to the sun to gather clues about some lingering questions.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
December 6, 2019

NASA's TESS Spacecraft Is Finding Hundreds of Exoplanets – and Is Poised to Find Thousands More

Beyond the outer edge of the Solar System, mysterious, unknown worlds await by the thousands. Astronomers can now finally find them and explore them - but will we find another Earth?

Daniel Apai and Benjamin Rackham, The Conversation
November 5, 2019

A Hitch at NASA Headquarters

NASA has carried out its first all-female spacewalk, but hints of outdated thinking about women in space remain.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
October 18, 2019

NASA Hands Elon Musk a Reality Check

A shared effort to deliver NASA astronauts to space recently got a little awkward.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
October 1, 2019

SpaceX Missed Some Urgent Emails About a Satellite Standoff

Stopping collisions in space starts with good communication.

Marina Koren
September 16, 2019

Why is the Pentagon Interested in UFOs?

During a military mission, whether in peace or in war, the inability to identify an object within an area of operation represents a significant problem.

Iain Boyd, The Conversation
September 3, 2019

Why Soviets Sent Dogs to Space While Americans Used Primates

Researchers didn’t know how people would react to weightlessness. So they sent animals first.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
August 31, 2019

The Aging Spacecraft of Deep Space

NASA is rationing watts to keep its oldest mission going.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
August 15, 2019

The Great NASA Bake-Off

High-tech agriculture would keep far-flung astronauts alive, but making something delicious would keep them happy.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
August 5, 2019

The Apollo Engineer Who Almost Wasn’t Allowed in the Control Room

JoAnn Morgan stood out against the sea of men in skinny ties and glasses. But she was right where she belonged.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
July 19, 2019

A Giant Leap For Humankind – Future Moon Missions Will Include Diverse Astronauts And More Partners

The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there's a lot of work to do before there's gender equality in STEM fields and at NASA.

Sara M. Langston, The Conversation
July 18, 2019

If you think social distancing is tough, imagine doing it in space. Veteran astronaut Michael E. Fossum offers some tips on coping with isolation.

So far, the pandemic isn’t stopping the space agency from moving forward with a historic SpaceX launch next month.

Astronauts have given us some useful tips for surviving isolation, but we’ll need more to weather a pandemic.

Space missions around the world are on hold—a poignant reminder of how the pandemic has upended civilization.

The Army is the first branch outside the Air Force to announce initial plans regarding the new branch of service.

An investigation into what really went wrong with Boeing's last space mission turned up serious issues.

Thanks to NASA's TESS spacecraft, scientists have discovered two amazing new worlds: A potentially habitable exoplanet and one with two suns.

The 2020 defense authorization act ushers in the first new service branch in 72 years.

This was supposed to be the year NASA astronauts launched into space from U.S. soil again.

A spacecraft has finally gotten close enough to the sun to gather clues about some lingering questions.

Beyond the outer edge of the Solar System, mysterious, unknown worlds await by the thousands. Astronomers can now finally find them and explore them - but will we find another Earth?

NASA has carried out its first all-female spacewalk, but hints of outdated thinking about women in space remain.

A shared effort to deliver NASA astronauts to space recently got a little awkward.

Stopping collisions in space starts with good communication.

During a military mission, whether in peace or in war, the inability to identify an object within an area of operation represents a significant problem.

Researchers didn’t know how people would react to weightlessness. So they sent animals first.

NASA is rationing watts to keep its oldest mission going.

High-tech agriculture would keep far-flung astronauts alive, but making something delicious would keep them happy.

JoAnn Morgan stood out against the sea of men in skinny ties and glasses. But she was right where she belonged.

The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there's a lot of work to do before there&#39;s gender equality in STEM fields and at NASA.

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The new era of space exploration is characterized by an emphasis on diversity and international cooperation. But there's a lot of work to do before there's gender equality in STEM fields and at NASA.