NASA Space Roboticist Challenge
The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic
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NASA plans low-altitude flights over Houston this week. Here's what to know
NASA says it plans to conduct low-altitude flights over Houston this week as part of a research program.
NASA, Uber Veterans Aim to Reduce S/VTOL Noise to a Whisper
System enables short, near-vertical takeoffs and landings using wing-embedded electric ducted fans.
Blue Origin: fuel tanks survived New Glenn explosion, will fly again in 2026
Blue Origin says fuel tanks and the support tower survived the New Glenn explosion, pledging to fly again this year as NASA depends on the rocket for Artemis mo...
Mars Hid its Warm, Wet Crystals Underground
The search for any sign of life on Mars continues. In the latest update, a new data release from Curiosity’s Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) - essentially t...
From NASA To AI: How Federal Dollars Fueled SpaceX And Anthropic - Tema Space Innovators ETF (ARCA:NASA)
Anthropic and SpaceX IPOs show how government support has become as vital as venture capital in creating the next generation of tech giants.
NASA’s $4 Billion Roman Space Telescope Heads To Florida For Launch
NASA’s next great space telescope will see 100 times more sky than Hubble. It’s about to arrive in Florida for launch in September.
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Ready for Its Biggest Test Yet
The X-59 is preparing to fly faster than the speed of sound for the first time.
Look Up!
Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola.
Look Up!
Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola,
‘We will fly again’: Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared vital launch pad parts
NASA awarded the company a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars just two days before last week's explosion.
NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base
A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare for long-duration missions on the Moon and Mars
230-Ton TNT Meteor Explosion Rattles New England, NASA Confirms
A rare daytime fireball broke quiet afternoon over New England on May 30, when a five-foot-wide meteor violently exploded in the sky.
FARK.com: (14086342) NASA says the meteor this past weekend was as heavy as an elephant. Proving once again that the US will use anything other than the metric system
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Be a Clump Scout and Help Reveal Secrets of Stellar Nurseries
Help identify star-forming clumps in galaxy images, and help train machines to do the same.
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Future of NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other senior agency leaders will host an employee town hall for all civil servant and contractor employees at noon EDT,
APOD: 2026 June 2 – The Vela Supernova Remnant
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Massive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms
Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated.
Spacewalking With Scott Wray, Artemis EVA Training Lead
In the last few years, Wray’s responsibilities shifted to preparing Artemis crew members for missions to the Moon. Now the Artemis EVA training lead, Wray
NASA abandons ‘core module’ concept for commercial space station development
NASA is withdrawing a proposal to revamp its strategy for transitioning from the International Space Station to commercial stations.
Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island
A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take 'serious time', NASA chief tells CNBC
June 1 (Reuters) - Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket during a test firing of its engines last week will
Meteorite that rattled New England with explosion ‘equivalent to 300 tons of TNT’ landed in Cape Cod bay
The meteorite fragmented just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, roughly 40 miles above northeast Massachusetts and southeast New Hampshire, NASA posted on social media.
Firefly Aerospace CEO on winning $75 million NASA contract to deliver drones to moon's south pole
NASA is sending drones to the moon to help prepare for a permanent human presence. Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim, whose company just secured a $75 million con...
Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Using the spectral data from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected methane on 3I/ATL...
Blue Origin launchpad damaged in rocket explosion may not be restored until 2028, NASA's Isaacman says
NASA has tapped Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for several contracts in the agency's Artemis return-to-the-moon program.
NASA Awards Modification Contract for Reduced Gravity Test Aircraft
The aircraft will be used to validate astronaut lunar suits and associated crew systems required to support Artemis mission objectives. This can be done with
NASA Invites Media to See Roman Space Telescope Arrive at Kennedy
Registration is open for media to cover the arrival of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the coming
NASA’s Psychedelic Crop Map Shows Plants Have a Hidden Signature — and Radar Can Read It
Who said science can't be pretty?
NASA’s Dragonfly Flight System Faces Heat
In preparation for the journey to reach the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, the heat shield for NASA’s Dragonfly mission completed thermal-structur...