Space Exploration
May 31, 2024
Space station research advances NASA's plans to explore the moon, Mars
Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get.
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Astronomy
May 30, 2024
Travel through data from space in new 3D Instagram experiences
A new project provides special 3D "experiences" on Instagram using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes through augmented reality (AR), allowing users to travel virtually through objects in space. ...
Space Exploration
May 30, 2024
NASA astronauts return to Space Coast ahead of Starliner launch
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Kennedy Space Center on May 28 as their much-delayed flight to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's CST-100 Starliner looks like it may finally happen ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2024
World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers
The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September.
Space Exploration
May 28, 2024
SpaceX launch marks 40th for the Space Coast
SpaceX sent up the 40th rocket launch from the Space Coast on Tuesday morning.
Space Exploration
May 27, 2024
Fish are adapting to weightlessness on the Chinese space station
Four zebrafish are alive and well after nearly a month in space aboard China's Tiangong space station. As part of an experiment testing the development of vertebrates in microgravity, the fish live and swim within a small ...
Astronomy
May 25, 2024
First proof that 'plunging regions' exist around black holes in space
An international team led by researchers at Oxford University Physics have proved Einstein was correct about a key prediction concerning black holes. Using X-ray data to test Einstein's theory of gravity, their study gives ...
Space Exploration
May 25, 2024
Boeing won't fix leaky Starliner before flying first crew to ISS
Boeing is set to launch its first crewed space mission in June without fixing a small helium gas leak on its troubled Starliner spaceship, officials said Friday.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2024
SpaceX mega rocket Starship's next launch on June 5
Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, is set for its next test flight on June 5, SpaceX announced on Friday.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2024
NASA retargets for June 1 launch of Boeing's Starliner
NASA has carved out more time to talk through problems with its attempt to send up astronauts on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, which is now targeting June 1 if mission managers give the go for launch.
