Space-Missions

A bright orange sunburst illuminates Earth’s atmosphere during an orbital sunrise in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above the Caucasus Mountains. Image Credit: NASA/Chris Williams Read More https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/iss074e0779393/Copy URL to clipboard> DownloadShare A bright orange sunburst illuminates Earth’s atmosphere during an orbital sunrise in this photograph from the…

NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-owned platforms, including the 24/7 streams covering the mission and the Orion spacecraft views – demonstrating strong, sustained global engagement throughout the mission.  NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon broadcast set unprecedented viewership records across the agency’s streaming platforms, drawing a combined…

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions might look like a direct sequel to Astroneer on the surface, but it’s a space exploration game with very different objectives. While its predecessor focuses (it continues to get updates and content packs) on base-building and creative tools, this second title instead takes players on shorter, breezier trips all about discovery and…

The Artemis 2 mission patch. Credit: NASA/Gregory Manchess. Most missions to space, whether they be human or robotic, are long-term endeavors.  Even diminutive CubeSats require multiple years of concerted effort to reach the launch pad.  These preparations can feel like a marathon from the perspective of the people who design and build a spacecraft, but there are…

Back to Article List The Wizard Nebula is a dim gas cloud surrounding a bright cluster of young stars, located within the bounds of Cepheus the King. The Wizard Nebula is a gas cloud surrounding a young cluster of stars; the former may only be visible in astrophotos, but the latter is easy to find…

From June 3 to 13, aircraft at Ellington Field in Houston gave students a firsthand look at how scientists study Earth from the air. Through NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program, or SARP, students learned how airborne field campaigns collect data used in atmospheric science, ecology, air quality research, and climate modeling. This year’s activity took place…

It looks there for the taking, doesn’t it? The third rock from the sun just sitting there, all defenceless, run by squabbling politicians ruling over a human race who’d rather be sharing “get ready with me” videos than vigilantly watching the skies as they should be. But next time you set your sights on invading…

A potentially habitable rocky world has been found in the habitable zone around a red dwarf just 25 light-years from us. However, faced with a hostile wind of radiation from its host star, it remains unclear whether this new exoplanet supports an atmosphere, or the possibility of life. Nevertheless, astronomers are celebrating the discovery. “This…

Image: Blue Origin During a pre-launch static fire, a fully stacked rocket for Blue Origin’s fourth New Glenn rocket suffered a failure, leading to its destruction and damage to the launch pad’s infrastructure. The explosion took place at LC-36, Blue Origin‘s New Glenn launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin’s goal was…

What’s it like to live near the world’s largest steerable radio telescope? Planetary Society members are invited to an exclusive virtual screening of “Small Town Universe,” an award-winning documentary about life in the “quiet zone” around the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. A Q&A with director Katie Dellamaggiore and a special guest will follow…