After finding water in an astronaut's helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announced. Water was found in the helmet worn by European Space Age… [+2845 chars]
A total lunar eclipse is an incredible sight. As Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, its shadow slips across the face of our satellite so only long, red wavelengths sunlight refracted by Earth… [+2487 chars]
A fresh image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a deep view of the eye of a galactic needle. The spiral galaxy is nicknamed the "Needle's Eye", although more officially it is known as NGC 247 an… [+2444 chars]
When SpaceX launched a new Starlink fleet into orbit last week, the rocket wasn't the only star. As SpaceXprepared its ground-based tracking cameras for the early-morning Falcon 9 rocket launch fro… [+2407 chars]
Boeing Co. and NASA launched the long-delayed Starliner space capsule for a planned rendezvous with the International Space Station, following two earlier failed attempts for a program that has bedev… [+4238 chars]
ByNASAMay 22, 2022 Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory… [+4070 chars]
Space farming would be an extremely important aspect of establishing a sustained human presence beyond the low-Earth orbit (LEO), on the Moon and Mars for starters. To make that happen, scientists an… [+2348 chars]
In July of 2021, we reported how the Hope probe sent by the United Arab Emirates to study the Martian atmosphere had released images of the nightside aurora on Mars. "They're not easy to catch, and s… [+4922 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to explore the solar system as it moves through the final phases of commissioning its science instruments and the beginning of the observatory's technical oper… [+3282 chars]
The law passed in Bill C-19 states that any Canadian astronaut who commits a crime “outside Canada that if committed in Canada would constitute an indictable offense” will be thought to have perpetra… [+1353 chars]
It's not easy to study the sun in detail it's so bright and hot that it's difficult to get anything up close enough for a good look. But the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will bring the close… [+1421 chars]
According to an astronomer involved in the project, the James Webb Telescope will produce “spectacular color images” of the Universe as early as mid-July as part of the first observations dedicated t… [+3082 chars]
