The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It’s…
Category: NPR
NPR Space News
How does space change the human body? The answer will shapes future missions
Space X’s highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission is set to launch later this summer – with…
What we know about the universe’s origins : Short Wave : NPR
The horn antenna in Holmdel, NJ used in the 1960s by Bell Labs scientists Penzias and…
Demystifying the origins of supermassive black holes : Short Wave : NPR
This illustration depicts a supermassive black hole consuming the matter around it. NASA/Aurore Simonnet (Sonoma State…
Retired astronaut Scott Kelly on life in space and Starliner crew’s delayed return : NPR
Space July 28, 20244:25 PM ET By Scott Detrow , Kai McNamee , Tinbete Ermyas Facebook…
Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space : NPR
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wave as they prepare to depart the Neil A.…
NASA still doesn’t know when two astronauts will be able to come home : NPR
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space…
Dark energy — which causes the expansion of the universe — may be changing
One of the big mysteries of the universe is how it’s expanding. The phenomenon causing that…
The fate of the most powerful X-ray telescope is in doubt
NASA’s budget proposal would basically axe the most powerful X-ray telescope in the world, and astronomers…
Astronomers try to save NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope from cuts : NPR
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the mission released…