Space

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

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NASA has carried out its first all-female spacewalk, but hints of outdated thinking about women in space remain.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

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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

The Fraught Effort to Return to the Moon

NASA wants to put people back on the lunar surface in 2024, but it doesn’t have the budget.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
July 17, 2019

Young Americans Deserve a 21st-century Moonshot to Mars

Americans need a new multi-decade Moonshot that will inspire several generations to shoot for the stars and pursue careers in space engineering and exploration.

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The Moment That Made Neil Armstrong’s Heart Rate Spike

Real-time data from the Apollo 11 astronauts, carefully monitored by Mission Control, capture the frenzied maneuvers that put men on the moon.

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July 15, 2019

NASA Will Go Looking for Alien Life

The agency plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan, a moon of Saturn with some crucial ingredients for habitability.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
June 28, 2019

A Robot Has Been Stuck on Mars for Months

NASA will conduct a delicate rescue mission to free a probe trapped just inches below the Red Planet’s surface.

Marina Koren, The Atlantic
June 21, 2019

NASA Managers and Contractors Significantly Lowballed Space Mission Costs, Watchdog Found

Despite cost overruns and schedule delays, the space agency awarded Boeing and Lockheed Martin $200 million in performance awards, GAO noted.

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June 19, 2019

The True Price of Privatizing Space Travel

As NASA opens up the International Space Station to private astronauts, the romance of space will be within reach for those who can afford it.

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June 11, 2019

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.

NASA wants to put people back on the lunar surface in 2024, but it doesn’t have the budget.

Americans need a new multi-decade Moonshot that will inspire several generations to shoot for the stars and pursue careers in space engineering and exploration.

Real-time data from the Apollo 11 astronauts, carefully monitored by Mission Control, capture the frenzied maneuvers that put men on the moon.

The agency plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan, a moon of Saturn with some crucial ingredients for habitability.

NASA will conduct a delicate rescue mission to free a probe trapped just inches below the Red Planet’s surface.

Despite cost overruns and schedule delays, the space agency awarded Boeing and Lockheed Martin $200 million in performance awards, GAO noted.

As NASA opens up the International Space Station to private astronauts, the romance of space will be within reach for those who can afford it.

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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.