Nancy Atkinson
NASA Decides to Play it Safe. Wilmore and Williams are Coming Home on a Crew Dragon in February
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain on board the International Space Station until February, returning to Earth on…
The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly New
When NASA's DART mission intentionally slammed into Dimorphos in September 2022, the orbit of the moonlet was altered. Researchers have…
LEGO Bricks Printed out of Space Dust
There have been many proposals for building structures on the Moon out of lunar regolith. But here’s an idea sure…
NASA Doesn't Know When Starliner Will Return From Orbit
After helium leaks and thruster problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has been pushing back the return date from the…
Hubble's Back, but Only Using One Gyro
The Hubble Space Telescope has experienced ongoing problems with one of its three remaining gyroscopes, so NASA has decided to…
Remembering Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo of our home planet from the Moon in 1968,…
ESA Sets the Launch Date for Ariane 6: July 9th
The European Space Agency has retired its Ariane 5 rocket, and all eyes are on its next generation, Ariane 6.…
Astronomers Have a New Way to Bypass Earth's Atmosphere
Radio telescopes have an advantage over optical telescopes, in that radio telescope can be used even in cloudy conditions here…
Part 2: The History and Future of Planetary Radar
To reach the U.S. National Science Foundation's Green Bank Observatory, you take the road less traveled, winding through scenic and…
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
When the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique…