Nancy Atkinson

Nancy has been with Universe Today since 2004, and has published over 6,000 articles on space exploration, astronomy, science and technology. She is the author of two books: "Eight Years to the Moon: the History of the Apollo Missions," (2019) which shares the stories of 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make landing on the Moon possible; and "Incredible Stories from Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos" (2016) tells the stories of those who work on NASA's robotic missions to explore the Solar System and beyond. Follow Nancy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Nancy_A and and Instagram at and https://www.instagram.com/nancyatkinson_ut/

NASA Wants to Move Heavy Cargo on the Moon

While new rockets and human missions to the Moon are in the press, NASA is quietly thinking through the nuts…

4 days ago

Astronomer Calculates When van Gogh Painted This

One of my favorite paintings is Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh -- for obvious astronomical reasons. But another favorite…

5 days ago

NASA Turns Off One of Voyager 2's Science Instruments

The two Voyager spacecraft have been speeding through space since 1977, powered by decaying chunks of plutonium that produce less…

1 month ago

Shape-Shifting Robots Mimic Muscle Movements

Researchers have developed a set of hexagon-shaped robotic components that can be snapped together into larger and larger structures. Each…

1 month ago

NASA Watches a Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Drift Past Earth

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The Solar System has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different…

2 months ago

And the Winner is…. Astronomy Photographers of the Year 2024 Announced

Every year, the “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” competition provides incredible images of our night sky — whether they are…

2 months ago

High Resolution Images Show Bubbling Gas on the Surface of Another Star

Although stars are enormous, they're extremely far away, and appear as point sources in telescopes. Usually, you never get to…

2 months ago

China Will Launch its Mars Sample Return Mission in 2028

While NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has experienced a setback, China is still moving forward with their plans to bring…

2 months ago

The Final Vega Rocket Blasts Off

The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its final Vega rocket this week, lofting a Sentinel-2C Earth observation satellite into orbit.…

2 months ago

NASA's New Solar Sail Extends Its Booms and Sets Sail

Solar sails are an exciting way to travel through the Solar System because they get their propulsion from the Sun.…

2 months ago