5385 Results From "nasa"

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a small celestial object shaped almost perfectly like a question mark.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope Spots Giant Question Mark in Space

Pentagon accused Russia of launching a satellite that national security officials believe is capable of attacking other satellites in orbit.
Off-World

Pentagon Says Russia Has Launched a Mysterious Orbital Weapon

Scientists can't yet see dark matter, but they may soon be able to measure it. 
Dark Matter

NASA Proposes Sending Spacecraft to Measure Mysterious Dark Matter

When the Blue Origin space capsule touched down on Earth after a flight to the edge of space, it landed in a thicket of bushes.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin Astronauts Trapped by Foliage After Capsule Touchdown

Chinese scientists are working on a giant electromagnetic launch track to launch a massive 50-ton space plane into orbit.
Future Society

China Working on Giant Rail Gun to Shoot Astronauts Into Space

We're just not good enough at complicated ways space junk falls through the atmosphere, even stuff that's designed to burn-up.
Off-World

Experts Warn That We’re Vastly Underestimating the Threat of Falling Space Junk

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.
NASA

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

Scientists in China claim to have discovered a kind of desert moss plant that could survive on the surface of Mars.
Mars

Scientists Identify Plant That Could Grow on Mars

Astronomers are arguing in a new paper that disco balls should be placed in universities and scientific facilities.
Off-World

Astronomers Call for More Disco Balls at Scientific Facilities

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its launch site in French Guiana, where it will undergo final touchups before launching in December.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Scandal-Plagued James Webb Telescope Arrives at Launch Site

Newly released emails show NASA employees agonizing over allegations of the homophobic legacy of James Webb, the namesake of its new space telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope

Internal Emails Show NASA Employees Agonizing Over James Webb’s Homophobic History

The former CEO of OceanGate Stockton Rush allegedly said he'd "buy a congressman" to make any problems go away.
Future Society

Titanic Sub CEO Was Willing to “Buy a Congressman” to Make Problems “Go Away”

More NASA astronauts are piling on, openly mocking Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, for his inflammatory comments.
NASA

Another NASA Astronaut Just Brutally Roasted the Head of the Russian Space Program

The International Space Station fired its thrusters to avoid incoming space junk yet again, a worrying sign the problem is getting worse.
Space

Space Station Forced to Dodge Space Junk Again

The stunning photos of the interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, were taken by the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters last week.
Astronomy

Two Spacecraft Orbiting Mars Just Spotted the Mysterious Interstellar Visitor

John Scalzi Discovers That One of His Book Covers Was Created Using AI
Artificial Intelligence

John Scalzi Discovers That One of His Book Covers Was Created Using AI

The Indian Space Research Organization is testing out a vehicle that bears a striking resemblance to NASA's now-retired space shuttles.
NASA

India Is Testing a Spacecraft That Looks Like a Tiny NASA Space Shuttle

Elon Musk's SpaceX is getting fined for $3,600 after a worker suffered a "near amputation" of a foot at one of its facilities.
SpaceX

SpaceX Fined for “Near Amputation” of Employee’s Limb

The podcast grift economy is bringing tabloid-y, sensationalist drama to the world of theoretical physics.
Physics

Fringe Movement Claims the Entirety of Modern Physics Is Wrong

After looking at NASA's Mars lander data, scientists say they've figured out what lies at the heart of the Red Planet's core.
Mars

Scientists Detect Gooey Core Inside Mars