This week, underwater enthusiasts can join a virtual expedition into the deep with ocean explorers, using remotely operated vehicles to capture images below the surface to explore uncharted waters off the coast of Hawaii. “Most of the waters that will…
Meteor showers are considered to be some of the most spectacular astronomical events. From the Lyrid meteor shower in late April to the spectacular Geminids in December, these celestial events offer the spectacle of shooting stars and bright fireballs across…
The final satellite in an advanced series of weather instruments designed to improve weather forecasting on Earth and in space began official operations Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GOES-19 replaces GOES-16, providing coverage of the GOES…
This week in Alabama, NASA will launch the 31st annual Rover Competition, which allows students from around the world to showcase their engineering skills in the space agency’s obstacle course events. On Friday, student teams will gather for the annual…
The three-person crew that launched into space on a Soyuz rocket to work on the International Space Station has successfully arrived, docked and boarded. NASA astronaut Johnny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, docked their Soyuz…
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites on Monday using its new first stage booster from Vandenberg Space Military Base in California. The Falcon 9’s new first stage, designated B1091, is the second new stage introduced by SpaceX this year, following B1092,…
NASA said Monday it would livestream the Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s nomination to lead the U.S. space agency. Jared Isaacman will testify Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET before lawmakers in the Russell Building before the Senate Commerce,…
SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, the first manned mission to fly around the Earth’s North and South Poles, ended with the Crew Dragon capsule splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday morning. The capsule landed off the coast of Oceanside, California,…
Under mostly cloudy skies, SpaceX launched 27 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California just after 6 p.m. PT Thursday. This is the fifth time the first-stage fuel…
Amazon said Wednesday it plans to launch 27 satellites on April 9 from the Cape Canaveral space station in Florida. This is the first full batch of Internet communications satellites in the project, which will be launched by United Launch…
An asteroid previously considered a potential threat to Earth is now the size of a 10-story building and is now more likely to hit the Moon, NASA said. NASA observers and international planetary defense experts who identified near-Earth asteroid 2024…
NASA officials plan to send two private missions to the International Space Station in the next two years and are seeking proposals to make the initiative a reality. “We are at an exciting point in human spaceflight, opening up new…