Exploration
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns to Earth The mission, which launched on March 14, 2025, successfully completed its 10th commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The crew of four astronauts – Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill Peskov – splashed down […]
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Linking Local Lithologies to a Larger Landscape
Linking Local Lithologies to a Larger Landscape The NASA Mars Perseverance rover is exploring a boundary visible from orbit that divides bright, fractured outcrop from darker, smoother regolith on Mars. The rover has encountered several olivine-bearing rocks while traversing the rim of Jezero crater, which may provide clues to their origins and help understand Mars’ […]
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NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars
NASA’s Europa Clipper Radar Instrument Proves Itself at Mars NASA’s Europa Clipper mission successfully tested its radar instrument during a Mars flyby, demonstrating its readiness for the Jupiter moon Europa mission. The REASON (Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface) radar instrument used two pairs of slender antennas that jut out from the […]
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Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station
Crew-11 Launches to International Space Station Crew-11 launched on August 1, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station. The crew consists of NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov. Crew-11 will perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities on the space […]
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NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle
NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon as part of its Artemis campaign, including two for integration onto a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) and one for a future orbital opportunity. The LTV will enable NASA to explore the lunar surface with two astronauts or […]
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NASA Astronaut Shannon Walker Retires
NASA Astronaut Shannon Walker Retires NASA astronaut Shannon Walker retired on July 10 after a 38-year career, including 30 years of federal service and over 21 years as an astronaut. Walker spent a total of 330 days in space across two missions, contributing to hundreds of scientific experiments and technology demonstrations for humanity. She was […]
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Advances in NASA Imaging Changed How World Sees Mars
Advances in NASA Imaging Changed How World Sees Mars NASA’s Mariner 4 mission in 1965 captured the first-ever close-up image of Mars, leading to a steady stream of advances in camera technology. The Viking 1 orbiter in 1980 captured stunning images of Valles Marineris, the “Grand Canyon of Mars,” and paved the way for future […]
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Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright and fast
Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright and fast Astronomers have discovered a new interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, which is the third ever found from outside our solar system. The object is approximately 12 miles wide and is moving at a speed that suggests it could be hyperbolic. The […]
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NASA Welcomes Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station
NASA Welcomes Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station Axiom Mission 4, the fourth all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, has docked successfully. The crew, consisting of Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu, will remain at the space station for about two weeks. The mission aims to conduct microgravity […]
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NASA Mars Orbiter Learns New Moves After Nearly 20 Years in Space
NASA Mars Orbiter Learns New Moves After Nearly 20 Years in Space NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been performing new maneuvers to squeeze more science out of its nearly 20-year operations, including large rolls that enable it to look deeper underground. The MRO’s SHARAD instrument can now have a deeper view of the Martian […]
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