The pit in Mare Tranquillitatis leads to an underground cave system. Credit: NASA Using radar, a…
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth
Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA’s…
Planetary Habitability Depends on its Star’s Magnetic Field
The extrasolar planet census recently passed a major milestone, with 5500 confirmed candidates in 4,243 solar…
NASA’s cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration
Clive Neal, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) in his office. (Photo…
NASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractor
NASA has awarded the MSFC Logistics Support Services II (MLSS II) contract to Akima Global Logistics,…
What happens at a black hole’s edge? It depends on your perspective
In a recent column, I wrote about black holes. A curious reader sent in a letter…
Fermi Telescope finds new feature in brightest gamma-ray burst yet seen
A jet of particles moving at nearly light speed emerges from a massive star in this…
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…
NASA’s Fermi Finds New Feature in Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Yet Seen
The BOAT, formally known as GRB 221009A, erupted Oct. 9, 2022, and promptly saturated most of…
Space travel may make muscles age extremely quickly
Muscle cells briefly stayed with astronauts aboard the International Space Station Shutterstock / Artsiom P A…