Mars 2020 Stands Up on its Wheels For The First Time
The Mars 2020 rover recently passed a milestone at NASA JPL, where it stood on its wheels and legs for…
Return to the Moon with Blue Origin’s Rockets and Lunar Lander Made Out of LEGO
Indulge your inner man-child (or woman-child) with these LEGO versions of the Blue Origin Blue Moon lunar lander, New Glenn…
This is the Machine Astronauts Trained on to Land on the Moon
The Moon landings were a huge undertaking. In order to prepare, NASA had to think of every detail, right down…
Clouds On Jupiter Rising Up Above the Surrounding Atmosphere
Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter's clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its clouds rise…
New Telescope Instrument Will Watch the Sky with 5,000 Eyes
Dark Energy is the mysterious force driving the expansion of the Universe. We don't know what dark energy is, even…
NASA is Testing a Rover That Could Search For Water Ice on The Moon
NASA has plans to send the VIPER rover to the South Pole of the Moon to look for water ice,…
Weekly Space Hangout: October 30, 2019 – Evelyn MacDonald on Finding Earth-Like Planets
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Brian Koberlein (BrianKoberlein.com / @BrianKoberlein) Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) Michael Rodruck (@michaelrodruck) Tonight we…
X-37B Lands After 780 Days in Orbit Doing ???
The X-37B, the US Air Force's experimental, Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has come back down to Earth after 780 days.…
SpaceX is Sure They’ll be Able to Land Starship on the Moon in 2022
As the president of SpaceX said at the 2019 IAC, the company hopes to conduct missions to the Moon by…
InSight’s Heat Probe Has Bounced Back Out Of Its Hole
This is sad news. After finding what seemed like a solution to the Mole's difficulties on Mars, engineers are stymied…