WASHINGTON — A celebration of the long-awaited first images from a major new observatory is overshadowed by the fears astronomers have about proposed severe budget cuts at the agency funding
WASHINGTON — A celebration of the long-awaited first images from a major new observatory is overshadowed by the fears astronomers have about proposed severe budget cuts at the agency funding
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station June 25 after weeks of delays. A Falcon 9 lifted off at
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew launches atop the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA As part
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 3 crew is pictured approaching the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2024. Credit: NASA NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting
NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA astronaut Zena Cardman inspects her spacesuit’s wrist mirror in this portrait taken at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 22, 2024. Cardman will launch to
June 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, has paused observations due to a problem with one of the motors
Ozone high in the stratosphere protects us from the Sun’s ultraviolet light. But ozone near the ground is a pollutant that harms people and plants. The San Joaquin Valley has
As summer envelops the Northern Hemisphere and winter blankets the Southern Hemisphere, the cosmic choreography of launches is in full swing. The week ahead promises a packed schedule, with SpaceX
NASA/Kevin O’Brien Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the first full-scale ground test of the evolved five-segment solid rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The event will take place
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