NASA
-
1,300-pound spacecraft will crash to Earth today following intense solar activity, NASA warnsNASA's Van Allen Probe A is falling to Earth much sooner than expected, though the spacecraft's reentry poses a low risk to humans.
By Patrick Pester Published
space-exploration -
NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moonNASA's Artemis II is on track to shoot for the moon in April after engineers fixed the helium issue that grounded the mission's rocket last month.
By Patrick Pester Published
10 Commentsspace-exploration -
NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moonA major shakeup to NASA's Artemis program will step rocket launches up to an annual basis, and discard a Boeing-designed upper stage.
By Ben Turner Published
space-exploration -
NASA set to roll Artemis rocket back for urgent repairs after yet another delayNASA is about to roll its Artemis II moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to fix a helium flow issue that guarantees astronauts won't fly around the moon in March.
By Patrick Pester Last updated
space-exploration -
Artemis II update: NASA targets March 6 for launch of historic moon mission following successful 'wet dress rehearsal'NASA is targeting March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for the Artemis II mission to the moon following a successful 'wet dress rehearsal' on Thursday.
By Brandon Specktor Published
2 Commentsspace-exploration -
Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report saysThe 2024 Starliner mission, which left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in space for nine months, has received NASA's worst mishap classification in a damning report.
By Ben Turner Published
2 Commentsspace-exploration -
NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attemptNASA will attempt to fuel its Artemis II rocket again tomorrow after hydrogen leaks derailed the first wet dress rehearsal and delayed what is scheduled to be a historic crewed flight around the moon.
By Patrick Pester Published
space-exploration -
NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLASNASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.
By Patrick Pester Published
3 Commentscomets -
Hydrogen leak derails Artemis II wet rehearsal, pushing launch date back by weeksNASA has delayed the Artemis II launch until March at the earliest after engineers discovered hydrogen leaks during last night's wet dress rehearsal.
By Patrick Pester Published
2 Commentsspace-exploration
