Asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid may hit Earth in 2022, says NASA
An asteroid estimated to be around the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza may hit the Earth on May 6, 2022, according to the National Aeronautics and Space…
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NASA Engineer Says New Thruster Could Reach 99% Speed of Light
Thruster Buster New Scientist is reporting that NASA engineer David Burns is making some bold claims about a conceptual new spaceship thruster he calls the…
SpaceX Working With NASA to Find Mars Landing Sites for Starship
We may not yet know how to get to Mars exactly, but as to be expected from a company led by Elon Musk SpaceX is already several steps ahead. The private space…
NASA Mission to Visit Jupiter’s Moon Europa Move to Final Construction…
A mission to sample Jupiter’s moon Europa for signs of life will move into its final design and construction phase, according to a NASA announcement.…
SpaceX Scores NASA Contract to Launch Black Hole Spacecraft
Black Hole Explorer NASA just awarded SpaceX a contract to launch what the agency’s calling a “groundbreaking astrophysics mission:” NASA’s Imaging X-Ray…
Microsoft Partners NASA to Get Kids Interested in Space
Microsoft’s education arm and NASA have come together to create online lessons to get school students interested about space. The eight online lesson plans…
NASA Is Testing Its Tiny Mars Helicopter for July 2020 Launch
Mars Helicopter NASA is planning to send its tiny Mars Helicopter to the surface of Mars alongside its Mars 2020 rover next summer. And the robot just passed…
NASA is Using This Underwater Lab to Train Astronauts for the Moon
Life Aquatic NASA is preparing for its future moon exploration program by sending astronauts to another inhospitable environment: the depths of the ocean. This…
Here’s How NASA Prepares Its Spacecraft for Mars
Mars 2020 The unmanned spacecraft that NASA wants to send to Mars in the year 2020 if things go according to plan just underwent a series of extreme tests to…
Incredibly Tough NASA Sensor May Have Survived Moon Lander Crash
Silver Lining When Beresheet, the lunar lander built by the Israel-based company SpaceIL, crashed into the Moon, it was carrying more than the hopes and dreams…