A newly released audio recording from NASA’s Gemini 7 mission has revived one of the most intriguing moments in early space history, as two astronauts calmly reported that they had encountered an unidentified bright object in space.
The exchange took...
Fifteen-year-old Viktoras Giannikopoulos has gained international recognition for his work in quantum physics and his communication with NASA regarding future space exploration. His primary project involves a proposal for a mission intended to be the successor to the Voyager...
Ice at the moon’s poles likely formed over a long period, building up for at least 1.5 billion years rather than arriving in a single event, according to a new study published in Nature Astronomy.
The research was led by...
As the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, reached its closest lunar approach, the four-person Artemis II crew became the first humans to witness the Moon’s dark, far side since 1972.
NASA has released striking high-resolution imagery from Flight Day 4 (April...
NASA’s Artemis II crew—the first humans to journey toward the Moon in over fifty years—successfully reached Earth orbit on Wednesday evening. The milestone was announced just minutes after their Space Launch System (SLS) rocket cleared the launchpad at Kennedy...
A hidden population of asteroids capable of destroying an entire city remains one of the biggest unresolved threats to Earth, according to NASA, planetary defense experts who say thousands of these objects have yet to be detected.
Kelly Fast, a...
European defense and intelligence officials are increasingly concerned about the behavior of Russian surveillance satellites that are believed to have intercepted communications from at least twelve high-value European space assets.
According to officials cited in international reporting, two Russian spacecraft,...
NASA has activated a powerful solar electric propulsion system that will serve as the driving force behind its upcoming lunar space station. Known as the Power and Propulsion Element, the spacecraft will supply energy and mobility for Gateway, a...
A type of black fungus discovered in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone appears to thrive in radioactive environments, raising the possibility that it could one day help protect astronauts from cosmic radiation during space missions. Scientists studying how the...
