The field of extrasolar planet studies has grown exponentially in the past twenty years. Thanks to…
Designing Space Exploration With the Human in Mind
When designing a new spacecraft or exploration vehicle, there is intense focus on its technical performance.…
NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing
Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday,…
Curiosity Drives Over a Rock, Cracking it Open and Revealing an Amazing Yellow Crystal
On May 30th, the Mars Curiosity rover was just minding its own business exploring Gediz Vallis…
NASA’s massive moon booster arrives at Kennedy Space Center
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s still covered up in what looks like the world’s largest PEZ…
NASA Releases First Integrated Ranking of Civil Space Challenges
This spring, NASA published a document overviewing almost 200 technology areas requiring further development to meet…
Could we set Uranus on fire to steal its hidden diamonds?
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with…
Producing Oxygen From Rock Is Harder In Lower Gravities
One of the challenges engineers face when developing technologies for use in space is that of…
Astronaut Eileen Collins, NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander
Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, STS-93 mission commander, and Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot, peruse checklists on Columbia’s…
NASA Sponsors New Research on Orbital Debris, Lunar Sustainability
As part of NASA’s commitment to foster responsible exploration of the universe for the benefit of…