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Parker Solar Probe Became the Closest Thing We’ve Ever Sent to the Sun. And it’s Just Getting Started.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is now the closest object to the Sun that we've ever sent into space. On Oct.…
Yes! Hubble is Back in Operation
After a malfunction with one of its gyros placed it in safe mode, NASA has announced that Hubble is now…
Asteroid Phaethon breaks all the rules. It acts like a comet, it supplies particles to a meteor shower. Oh, and it’s blue
A team of astronomers recently observed Phaeton, a Near-Earth Object (NEO) that behaves like both an asteroid and a comet
NASA Has Some Cool Space Sounds You Can Use for Ringtones
Have you always wanted some cool space sounds for your phone? Maybe a ringtone that says "Houston, Tranquility Base, here.…
This is How NASA Releases Almost Half a Million Gallons of Water in 60 Seconds
To keep the extremely powerful Space Launch System safe during launch, NASA has developed the IOP/SS (Ignition Overpressure Protection and…
Exos Aerospace Completes Successful Launch Test of Their SARGE Rocket
The commercial launch provider Exos aerospace successfully completed its launch test, pushing the company closer to providing greater access to…
How Hubble Unlocked the Universe
As engineers and technicians work diligently to diagnose and develop a solution (at best) or work around (at worst) the…
Weekly Space Hangout: Oct 17, 2018 – Paul Geithner, Deputy Project Manager, JWST
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Soyuz Launch Carrying Two Astronauts is Forced to Abort, Landing Safely Back on Earth
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two crew members to the ISS has experienced a booster failure. The craft executed an emergency…
Now You Can Buy Fake Mars Dirt for $20/Kilogram. Obviously You’ll Want to Know if Potatoes Can Grow in it
Researchers from UCF have developed a standarized, scientific way to create Martian soil simulant, which could accelerate efforts to colonize…