Hubble Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Servicing Mission 1
In the pre-dawn hours on Dec. 2, 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a critical mission to repair NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble was designed to be serviced in space with components that...
Counteracting Bone and Muscle Loss in Microgravity
In microgravity, without the continuous load of Earth’s gravity, the tissues that make up bones reshape themselves. Bone cells readjust their behaviors—the cells that build new bone slow down, while the cells that break down old or damaged bone...
Life as we know it may have its roots in an old, cold cosmic cloud
The discovery is another step along the road to showing that the stuff of life originally came to Earth from space....
SpaceX launches Irish, South Korean satellites and lands its 250th rocket (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the first of five South Korean spy satellites on Dec. 1 before coming down for the company's 250th successful booster recovery....
Sci-fi classic 'The Abyss' washes into theaters and home video remastered in 4K
Director James Cameron's classic underwater sci-fi film "The Abyss" is finally coming to 4K UHD on home video and in theaters this December....
China's Chang'e 5 moon samples, beyond NASA's reach for years, are finally available to US scientists
For the first time, NASA-funded researchers can apply for access to lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 mission....
Scientists are devising ways to gaze past Earth's radio haze
Radio signals in Earth's orbit can create noise in astronomy data. Scientists are planning a workaround that'll be available to researchers for free....
Hubble Views a Double Cluster of Glowing Galaxies
This Hubble image features a massive cluster of brightly glowing galaxies, first identified as Abell 3192. Like all galaxy clusters, this one is suffused with hot gas that emits powerful X-rays, and it is enveloped in a halo of invisible dark...
Deal extended: Huge 47% off this Cyber Monday home planetarium deal
One of the best star projectors, the Pococo galaxy is now 47% off, equalling its best ever price for Cyber Monday....
US Space Force postpones launch of secretive X-37B space plane to Dec. 10
The U.S. Space Force has announced a delay in the upcoming launch of its elusive X-37B space plane, the first aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket....
December’s Night Sky Notes: A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula
It’s that time of year again: winter! Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the cold, crisp sky offers spectacular views of the Orion Nebula!
Last chance! Black Friday telescope deal continues: Save $310 on Celestron NexStar 8SE at Walmart
The best telescope for stargazing is now 19% off in Walmart's Black Friday deal — hurry, we don't know how long this deal will last!...
NASA’s Educational CubeSats: Small Satellites, Big Impact
Despite their small size, the satellites launching through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) missions have a big impact, creating access to space for many who might not otherwise have the opportunity. One recent mission tells the story of...
Nuclear-powered Dragonfly mission to Saturn moon Titan delayed until 2028, NASA says
"The Dragonfly team has successfully overcome a number of technical and programmatic challenges in this daring endeavor to gather new science on Titan."...
NASA Delivers Inclusion Message to Annual Bayou Classic Participants
NASA was on full display during the 50th Annual Bayou Classic Fan Fest activity in New Orleans on Nov. 25, hosting an informational booth and interacting with event participants to deliver a clear message – There’s Space for Everybody at NASA. In...
Here's what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft
New images from NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter capture what the Red Planet would look like from the vantage point of a spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet....
For Henry Kissinger, NASA'S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away Nov. 29, 2023. After the Apollo 11 moon landing, Kissinger helped organize a world tour of the moonwalking astronauts....
Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launched to the ISS on Dec. 1
A Russian cargo spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan on Dec. 1 for a flight to the International Space Station....
NASA Conducts Annual Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
NASA hosted its second annual Architecture Concept Review in mid-November, bringing together leaders from across the agency to discuss progress on and updates to NASA’s Moon to Mars architecture since NASA released outcomes from its first such...
300 gamma-ray-blasting neutron stars found in massive haul — and some are 'spider pulsars'
Astronomers have discovered around 300 new gamma-ray-blasting pulsars, including several "spider pulsars" that devour the companion stars like black widows....