5 Min Read NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen at dawn with firetrucks and safety personnel nearby during
5 Min Read NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen at dawn with firetrucks and safety personnel nearby during
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Researchers in the Verification and Validation Lab at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley monitor a simulated
Sulfur crystals found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024. This discovery supports new research led by
Mars will shine close to the blue star Spica at sunset on Sept. 13, but you’ll need a clear view of the western horizon to catch the colorful duo before
Discover how simple chemistry can make the building blocks of life. These reactions may be widespread in our solar system, including on worlds that may support life today or in
After arrival at ESTEC, the European Space Agency’s Plato spacecraft was unloaded from its container and moved into the cleanroom. Here it is tilted to a horizontal position on a
During the ISSOL meeting in Barcelona in 1993, an excursion was taken to the Codorniu Winery nearby. This image was taken of Richard S Young, Donald DeVincenzi, John Rummel, and
A SpaceX Crew Dragon atop a Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) for the first time on the Crew-9 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now The
An artist’s impression of our Milky Way Galaxy, showing the location of the Sun. Our Solar System is about 27,000 light years from the centre of the galaxy. The nearest
Temperature-column mass structures for the models of each star. We shade the approximate temperature ranges over which the core and wings of Lyα forms in purple (≈8000–25,000 K for the




