NASA

NASA’s Highly Productive LADEE Dust Explorer Probe Crashes into the Moon as Planned

NASA's LADEE lunar orbiting dust and atmosphere explorer probe has bitten the dust and crashed into the Moon’s surface exactly…

10 years ago

Urgent Spacewalk Must Dance Between Dragon and Progress Spacecraft

It's a good thing that next week's urgent spacewalk is pegged as a short one, because the coming days will be hectic…

10 years ago

Kepler Has Found the First Earth-Sized Exoplanet in a Habitable Zone!

It's truly a "eureka" moment for Kepler scientists: the first rocky Earth-sized world has been found in a star's habitable…

10 years ago

Shiny: Astronaut Wears ‘Firefly’ T-Shirt In First Instagram From Space

And now, time for some thrilling heroics. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson sent out the first Instagram from space last week…

10 years ago

Why The Eclipse Forced A Shutdown Of Lunar Spacecraft’s Instruments

While people across North America marvelled at the blood-red moon early this morning, some NASA engineers had a different topic…

10 years ago

Webcasts and Forecasts for Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse

Are you ready for some eclipse action? We’re now within 24 hours of the Moon reaching its ascending node along…

10 years ago

How Not To Get Bored During A Year On Space Station

When planning for long-duration space travel, many people would think along the lines of not forgetting a towel or something…

10 years ago