NASA Probe Hits Record Proximity to Sun
Closer to the sun than any spacecraft has ever gotten, the Parker Solar Probe on Monday exceeded the 1976 record of 26.6 million miles set by Helios-2 back.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Swinging by Venus on Way to Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set to receive a gravity assist Wednesday as the spacecraft flies past Venus on its journey to the sun.
Read moreNASA Satellite Laser Will Map Polar Ice Melt
NASA will soon have more detailed information than ever before about the melting of Earth’s polar ice caps and how they affect sea level rise.
Read moreNASA Solar Probe Ready for Saturday Launch
NASA will launch a solar probe Saturday that will fly closer to the Sun than ever before.
Read moreJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Launches Spacecraft Higher Than Ever
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it’s ever done before.
Read moreNASA Spacecraft Sending Back Close-Ups of Dwarf Planet Ceres
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is sending back incredible close-ups of the dwarf planet Ceres.
Read moreHouse Panel Hears Talk of Space Junk and Business in the Stars
Officials from NASA and the Defense Department agreed Friday that creating a “space force” as ordered by President Donald Trump would be an ambitious undertaking, but before that happens cleaning up 620,000 pieces of space debris is a top priority.
Read moreUS Must Step Up Earth’s Protection From Asteroids
The federal government must begin to take steps now to prepare for a potentially catastrophic collision between an asteroid and the Earth, NASA said in a report released Tuesday.
Read moreNew Mars Discoveries Advance Case for Possible Life
New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. Scientists reported Thursday that NASA’s Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed. Hints have been found before, but this is the best evidence yet.
Read moreMost Americans Want US to Stay in Space Race
A new study finds a solid majority of Americans continue to believe in public investment in the space race, backing NASA and its central mission.
Read moreThe Secret to Pluto’s Dunes? Methane Ice “Sand” and a Gentle Wind
New images of Pluto’s surface reveal dunes that scientists say are likely to have been formed of methane ice grains released into its low-pressure atmosphere.
Read moreMission to Mars Will Require Teamwork, Plus Tech
Teamwork will be crucial for astronauts tackling the multiyear journey to Mars, according to a paper published in American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association.
Read morePut Your Money Where Your Dreams Are, NASA Chief Tells Congress
For an investment of roughly $63 billion by 2024, the United States goals of returning to the moon, sending humans to Mars and finally launching a telescope that can see into the furthest reaches of the universe, could become a reality, NASA administrator James Bridenstine told senators Wednesday.
Read moreSenate Panel Tackles Space Station’s Prospects Beyond 2025
As NASA astronauts floated outside the International Space Station to make repairs Wednesday, a congressional committee on Earth weighed the gravity of the station’s future.
Read moreNASA’s Tess Spacecraft Embarks on Quest to Find New Planets
NASA’s Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life.
Read moreIn Maryland, Scientists Make Final Preparations on Solar Mission
NASA’s mission to touch the sun – or come as close as humanity has ever come before – is scheduled to launch on July 31, but on Wednesday at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, the craft at the heart of the mission got its last going over before being shipped to Florida.
Read moreSpaceX Capsule Back at Space Station With Pre-Christmas Haul
A recycled SpaceX capsule is back at the International Space Station, just in time for Christmas.
Read moreStriking NASA Photos Feature Power of Satellites
NASA paid tribute to its two-decade-old satellite program this week, sharing six stories of how the view from space has furthered its work.
Read moreAs Seen in Space: Solar Filaments
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory came across an oddity this past week that the spacecraft has rarely observed before: a dark filament encircling an active region. Solar filaments are clouds of charged particles that float above the sun, tethered to it by magnetic forces.
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Study Reveals Impact of Longer Space Missions on Astronauts’ Brains
As commercial spaceflight continues to develop, NASA eyes missions to Mars and dreamers look to explore the solar system and beyond, researchers have uncovered how microgravity negatively affects the human body – particularly the brain.
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