NASA astronauts work to retrieve batteries and adapter plates from an external pallet during a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power storage capacity. Credit: NASA Two NASA astronauts
NASA astronauts work to retrieve batteries and adapter plates from an external pallet during a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power storage capacity. Credit: NASA Two NASA astronauts
Katy Perry says her brief trip to the final frontier changed her in significant ways. The pop star and five other women launched to suborbital space with Blue Origin this
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-80 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update
The cosmos, that vast tapestry woven with stardust and the remnants of long-forgotten giants, now faces a more urgent timeline for its demise than previously imagined. A revolutionary study conducted
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Derek Tournear, a senior Space Force procurement official, will return
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Spectrum is a shared resource. Since the discovery of radio waves and the invention of the telegraph, humanity has
Target planet selection and terraformation. A. The objective function, used for determining the destination of life from a terraformed “parent” planet. Candidate destinations are first constrained by a maximum positional
Since the start of the second Trump administration, NASA’s formal advisory committees have largely been suspended. While the congressionally mandated Aerospace Safety Advisory Committee has continued its work, the NASA
Left panel: simulated, noise-free spectra of water ice (dashed dark-blue curve) and selected trace species of interest. Middle panel: simulated spectra of non-water-ice species mixed with water ice, at an
This S-3 supported vital flight research by donating parts to its sister plane, another S3-B Viking that was retired in 2021. Credit: NASA/Jordan Cochran After supporting the center’s research missions