Missions
The Lunar Gateway is No Longer a Required Part of the Artemis Mission to Return to the Moon by 2024
As anticipated, NASA has announced that the Lunar Gateway will no longer be part of their "return to the Moon"…
These are the Boulders OSIRIS-REx is Going to Use to Navigate Down to the Surface of Bennu
Meet OSIRIS-REx's "Guide Boulders." When the NASA spacecraft first arrived at asteroid Bennu over a year ago, the surface of…
Asteroid Bennu is Getting Some Official Names for its Surface Features
Late last summer, NASA and the International Astronomical Union’s Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (a.k.a WGPSN) approved the naming…
NASA is Planning to Build a Lunar Rover With a 1-Meter Drill to Search for Water Ice
Meet VIPER, NASA's new lunar rover, equipped with a drill to probe the Moon's surface and look for water ice.…
The Pale Blue Dot: Now New and Improved
Thirty years have now passed since the Voyager 1 spacecraft snapped one of the most iconic and memorable pictures in…
Record-Setting Space Travelers Return to Earth
A trio of space travelers returned to Earth this morning from the International Space Station, including NASA astronaut Christina Koch,…
Voyager 2 Went Into Fault Protection Mode, But Engineers Brought it Back Online
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft went into fault protection mode on Tuesday January 28th. The fault protection routines automatically protect the…
A Glitch Caused Curiosity to Freeze in Place. But It’s Better Now
Article updated at 3:40 pm CST, 1/24/20. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover experienced a technical glitch last week, causing it to…
Spaceflight Stories Expected for 2020
The year 2020 is expected to be an exciting one for space exploration. Here are the top stories that are…
The Site Has Been Chosen! Here’s Where OSIRIS-REx is Going To Take a Sample from Bennu
NASA has chosen the sampling site for its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After narrowing it down to four potential sites and examining…