Preparatory work at Kennedy Space Center for NASA’s new rocket and intricate plumbing system has been completed after two weeks. This is the last big test until the space agency determines that the Space Launch System is finally ready to ...
Many people thought that along with the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of NASA, the good old Hubble wouldn’t be needed anymore. But it seems that once again, astronomy is surprising in every possible way. Hubble is ...
Most boys dreamed about becoming astronauts when they were little. And surely many were imagining that just as we’re going on a trip to the beach on our vacations, for instance, we could do the same in the future when ...
The James Webb Space Telescope, operated by NASA, has completed another important mirror alignment phase and has published the highest quality infrared picture yet obtained by a space telescope. The James Webb Orbit Telescope captured its first images in space ...
If you think that going to the Moon is like a walk in the park, please keep in mind that no astronaut has been there since 1972. It’s obvious that space agencies always need some fancy new toys to maneuver ...
NASA is always on the lookout for ‘possibly dangerous’ asteroids that might endanger Earth. NASA is also planning for the worst-case scenario: a collision with an asteroid. Yes, an asteroid might collide with Earth. In a surprising turn of events, ...
Judging by how long time has passed by since humanity landed on the Moon the first time, you might be tempted to believe that there’s nothing more to learn about our natural satellite. But astronomy is one of those fields ...
NASA aims to send the first astronauts to Mars by the end of the current decade. While it would be a huge achievement, we are surely asking ourselves why the space agency hasn’t reached that goal already. It’s 2022 and ...
One of NASA’s space security experts describes how the agency prepares to avoid a catastrophic tragedy. Our home planet is situated in a hazardous environment. Asteroids and comets are among the celestial bodies that are continually racing through space and ...
Jupiter is easily one of the big conundrums of our Solar System, and for good reasons. Scientists still didn’t uncover all that is to know about the formation of the gas giant. Nobody can fully explain how Jupiter evolved in ...