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NASA JPL prepping for full year of launches, mission milestones
With 2024 receding into the distance, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already deep into a busy 2025. Early in the new ...
A NASA spacecraft scooped rubble from an asteroid. Here's what was inside
Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a NASA spacecraft from an asteroid. In it, they've found ...
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System
Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...
Historic finding confirmed on Mars: NASA Curiosity rover reveals new evidence of water on red planet
The findings are the result of the ongoing studies performed by NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been scouring the red ...
Asteroid rubble scooped by spacecraft contains new clues about origin of life
Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a NASA spacecraft from an asteroid. In it, they've found ...
Bennu Asteroid contains building blocks of life, scientists say
"The detection of these key building blocks of life in the Bennu samples supports the theory that asteroids and their fragments seeded the early Earth with the raw ingredients that led to the ...
Ingenuity measurements reveal surprising wind speeds on Mars
One of my gripes with "The Martian" movie was the depiction of the winds on Mars. The lower air density means that the sort ...
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...
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NASA JPL Gears Up for Busy Year of Launches, Milestones
NASA JPL is readying for, clockwise from lower right, the launches of CADRE (its engineering models are seen here), Lunar ...
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Chinese astronauts make rocket fuel and oxygen in space using 1st-of-its kind 'artificial photosynthesis'
Astronauts on board China's "heavenly palace" space station have demonstrated a new way of making rocket fuel products and ...