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NASA Needs Your Help Spotting Clouds On Mars

NASA Needs Your Help Spotting Clouds On Mars

By Frank Landymore

While examining eight-year-old data from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, scientists have made a tantalizing new discovery.

NASA Rover Finds New Potential Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins has harvested radishes and mizuna greens aboard the ISS — successfully grown without any soil whatsoever.

NASA Astronauts Harvest Delicious Space Vegetables, Sans Soil

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA Spots Location Where Derelict Rocket Smashed Into the Moon

NASA Spots Location Where Derelict Rocket Smashed Into the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Many fear that Martian samples could contain unknown, life-threatening interplanetary pathogens, and in a public NASA forum, they let the agency know.

Scientists Worried NASA Will Infect Earth With Deadly Martian Pathogens

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a new tell-all memoir, a former second-in-command at NASA has aired a ton of the agency's dirty laundry — including about the man who now helms it.

Former NASA Official Says Many at Agency Deeply Oppose SpaceX

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is obviously a boys club, but according to a former high-ranking official, the agency is much more misogynist than we ever could have thought.

Former NASA Second-in-Command Says She Was Called Vile Sexist Slurs at Agency

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a crucial Artemis 1 take-off test, the NASA's seemingly doomed Space Launch System sprung a leak in a hydrogen fuel valve.

NASA’s Super Expensive Mega Moon Rocket Starts Leaking During Test

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China is hoping to leapfrog NASA by becoming the first nation to return Mars samples, SpaceNews reports, and by July 2031.

China Announces Plan to Obtain Mars Rocks Two Years Before NASA

By Victor Tangermann

According to leaked documents obtained by Ars Technica, NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface on the Moon are in serious trouble.

Leaked Documents Show NASA’s Moon Landing Plans in Chaos

By Victor Tangermann

The clock is ticking for Voyager 1 and 2. NASA says the Voyager vehicles will run out of power by 2025, ending a decades-long mission launched in 1977.

Tragedy! NASA Says the Voyager Space Probes are Powering Down

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted something interesting tucked into a boulder — but NASA confirmed it was just a regular ol' piece of human trash.

NASA Accuses NASA of Littering on Mars

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA really doesn't want SpaceX's Starship to blow up on the launch pad at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Reuters reports.

NASA Afraid SpaceX’s Rocket Will Explode and Blow Up Other Stuff Near It

By Victor Tangermann

Plans for the Russian Orbital Space Station (ROSS) are moving ahead but a top scientist says International Space Station modules could be contaminated.

International Space Station

Russian Scientist Complains That the ISS Is Tainted With Disgusting Pathogens

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Office of Inspector General has released the final audit of the agency's efforts to build the Mobile Launcher 2 — and it doesn't pull any punches.

Scathing Report Admits NASA Is Years Behind Moon Landing Schedule

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced it is commissioning a study to examine reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), events in the sky that cannot be explained.

NASA Says It’s Officially Investigating UFO Reports

By Victor Tangermann

NASA suffered a tragic typo while trying to discuss the American-led Artemis Accords initiative, and Twitter had a field day.

NASA Mocked for Misspelling “New Zealand”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's ultra expensive James Webb Space Telescope has already had to endure a dust-sized micrometeoroid impacting with one of its primary mirror segments.

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Was Struck by a Small Meteoroid, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's development of its SLS has been mired in budget overruns and many years of delays, costing it tens of billions of dollars over the last eleven years.

Something Very Bad Might Be About to Go Down at NASA

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has unknowingly been traveling with a pet rock companion since at least early February, covering over five miles.

There’s a Rock Stuck in the Mars Rover’s Wheel, NASA Complains

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's imminent cargo launch has been delayed until at least the end of June because, well, the Dragon spacecraft may be leaking fuel.

NASA Alarmed by SpaceX Spacecraft Seemingly Leaking Fuel

By Noor Al-Sibai

Venus may have once been a life-supporting system, and NASA is looking to shed light on how Earth's "twin" came to be — and how, more sinisterly, it died.

NASA Plotting Journey Through the Hellish Atmosphere of Venus

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Mars helicopter has run into a bit of trouble 28 successful flights and well over an entire dusty Earth year into its mission on the Red Planet.

Navigation Sensor on Mars Helicopter Dead, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

We know space food is gross, but these pizzas eaten aboard the International Space Station really take the cake — or rather, the pie.

NASA Astronauts Spotted Eating Nasty-Looking Pizza on Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has identified a top priority of what to study once on the Moon: the Gruithuisen Domes, two mysterious mounds that have scientists puzzled.

NASA Says It’s a Priority to Investigate Strange Domes on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Now, we get to see Curiosity's next fascinating discovery: two ancient "spikes" of cemented rock that almost look like the petrified remains of ancient trees.

NASA Rover Spots Extremely Weird Spikes on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA revealed that Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace will provide new-and-improved spacesuits for the upcoming Artemis moon landings, and followers were feeling a little baffled — not to mention left hanging — when the designers failed to produce any actual imagery of the fits.

We Just Got the First Peek at NASA’s Artemis Moon Landing Suits

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is still planning to fly at least one cosmonaut to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket — if Roscosmos agrees to do the same.

Awkwardly, Russian Cosmonaut Still Scheduled for Space Station Launch With NASA Astronauts

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has chosen Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop the next generation of spacesuits capable of protecting astronauts during spacewalks.

NASA Inks Deals for Moonwalking Suits for Artemis Landings

By Victor Tangermann

Moon dirt that was digested and recovered from cockroach carcasses probably isn't going to a new home, after all. NASA wants RR Auction to halt its sale.

Someone’s Selling NASA Moon Dust That Got Eaten By Cockroaches

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's InSight Mars lander took "what is likely to be its final selfie," according to a NASA update, a heartbreaking end to a spectacular mission.

NASA Lander Looks Beat as Hell in Final Selfie Before Death

By Victor Tangermann

A March rumor that the Russians were going to abandon an American astronaut aboard the ISS made its way to the astronaut in question in an roundabout fashion.

NASA Astronaut Heard Rumor of Being Abandoned in Space From His Wife

By Noor Al-Sibai

As if we needed anything else to worry about, a Pacific underwater volcano that is home to a bunch of sharks has erupted.

Great, NASA Says an Underwater Shark Volcano Has Erupted

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astrophysics professor Adam Frank suggests civilizations could advance so much they could eventually be able to change the laws of physics.

NASA Sponsored Researcher Suggests It Might Be Possible to Change the Laws of Physics

By Victor Tangermann

The space suits allowing astronauts to venture outside of the ISS have been declared "no-go" for upcoming spacewalks because they keep filling with water.

NASA Alarmed That Astronauts’ Spacesuits Keep Filling Up With Water

By Victor Tangermann

During a talk on NASA's objectives for human space exploration, we got an early glimpse of what a 30 day mission to the surface of Mars could look like.

NASA Reveals Early Plans to Send Two Astronauts to Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA revealed that Insight's science operations are coming to a close later this summer. By December, they say, the lander will "become inoperative."

Goodnight Sweet Prince: NASA is Officially Killing Its Mars Lander

By Victor Tangermann

In a candid moment, the administrator of NASA said very plainly how he feels about the way China "steals" spacecraft designs from the US.

Head of NASA Accuses China of Being “Good at Stealing”

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX's Crew-3 splashed said they weren't too scared when Russia launched an anti-satellite missile test, nearly hitting the International Space Station.

NASA Astronauts Say There Was a Bright Side to Almost Getting Blown Up

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In a Crew-3 splashdown news conference one astronaut compared the three ships he's been on, built by SpaceX, NASA and Russia.

Astronaut Compares the SpaceX, NASA and Russian Spacecraft He’s Flown In

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The James Webb Space Telescope just sent NASA a photo of a far-away neighboring galaxy. Scientific observations begin in July, says AP.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Provides Dazzling New Image of Neighboring Galaxy

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's plucky little Mars helicopter is once again having issues — but an ingenious workaround may have given it an extended lifespan.

NASA Is Now Running Into Serious Issues With Its Mars Helicopter

By Noor Al-Sibai

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has been bagging up dirt and rocks, allowing a future space mission to stop by, scoop them up, and bring them back to Earth.

Scientists Worried About Military Facility to Store NASA Mars Rocks

By Victor Tangermann

Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin may have it out for his own space agency.

Former NASA Official Says Russian Space Head Is Trapped, Trying to Escape

By Victor Tangermann

After breaking his promise to not trash talk Russia, former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly appears unable to shut up.

Former Astronaut Muzzled by NASA Unloads on Russia Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start peering into deep space later this year, having completed its alignment phase.

James Webb Space Telescope

Huzzah! The James Webb Is Fully Aligned and Ready to Spy on Deep Space

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has gone far and beyond its original task of completing five flights on the surface of the Red Planet.

NASA Scientists Thrilled to Spot Wreckage From Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

Mars Helicopter Flies Over NASA Wreckage

Mars Helicopter Flies Over NASA Wreckage

By Victor Tangermann

Firebrand ex-astronaut Scott Kelly is again assailing Russia amid the country's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Former NASA Astronaut Says Russian Cosmonauts Are Being “Brainwashed”

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is still deciding on whether to take a Russian cosmonaut along for the ride on a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS later this year.

NASA Deciding Whether Russian Cosmonaut Is Allowed on SpaceX Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Head of NASA Completely Bemused by Question from “Angry Astronaut”

Head of NASA Completely Bemused by Question from “Angry Astronaut”

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA captured video this week of Phobos, one of two Martian moons, and it completes a slow death spiral and will eventually crash into Mars' surface.

NASA Says One of Mars’ Moons Is Going to Crash Into Its Surface

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The military tensions between the US and Russia have not harmed the countries' relationship aboard the ISS — at least, that's what NASA's saying.

International Space Station

NASA Head: Things Are Fine on ISS Despite Russian “Slaughter”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space company Astrobotic has unveiled the Peregrine Lander, the first US lunar lander designed to touch down on the Moon since the Apollo missions.

NASA Contractor Unveils First US Lunar Lander Since Apollo Missions

By Victor Tangermann

The world's top scientists have spoken — and they want to see Uranus.

Top Scientists Call on NASA to Probe Uranus

By Noor Al-Sibai

Not everybody is thrilled about the idea of giving away our location to extraterrestrial civilizations, who may be listening in.

Oxford Scientist Worried NASA Project Will Attract “Hostile” Aliens

By Victor Tangermann

The crew on the SpaceX Crew Dragon are currently docked at the International Space Station and will have to wait a couple of days before returning to Earth.

The SpaceX Tourists Can’t Leave the Space Station Quite Yet, NASA Says

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA accidentally tweeted and then deleted a photo of a model in a pink bikini and a link to a Bloomberg story about fashion giant Shein.

NASA Accidentally Posts Bikini Picture

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at the agency's jet propulsion lab in California, chained himself to a JP Morgan Chase bank last week to protest government inaction on climate change.

NASA Scientist Fights Off Tears Over Impending Disaster

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Long before sending off NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on its long journey into deep space last month, engineers took the opportunity to take an epic group selfie.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Workers Took an Epic Selfie in Reflection of James Webb’s Giant Gold Mirrors

By Victor Tangermann

In an animation, the James Webb Space Telescope is doing a seemingly chaotic loop-de-loop across the solar system. But there's method to the madness.

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Orbit Is Gonna Be Absolutely Deranged

By Victor Tangermann

NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope's golden primary mirror wings, or side panels, deployed and latched successfully.

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Has Officially Started Unfolding Its Huge Golden Mirror

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA has released a stunning new image taken by its James Webb Space Telescope that shows a star fully in focus surrounded by a dizzying vista of galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Releases First “Fully Aligned” Image From James Webb Space Telescope

By Victor Tangermann