Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for over a month due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Initially planned for a brief stay, they encountered helium leaks and thruster malfunctions, preventing their return to Earth. Despite the setbacks, both
NASA is upset about being excluded from China’s Chang’e-6 Moon mission, which is sharing lunar samples with other countries like Italy, France, and Pakistan. The issue stems from the U.S. Wolf Amendment, which restricts NASA from collaborating with China on space projects. To receive the samples, the U.S. needs to
NASA has announced that SpaceX will build a spacecraft, dubbed the “U.S. Deorbit Vehicle,” tasked with guiding the International Space Station (ISS) into controlled destruction by the end of this decade. Valued at $843 million, this ambitious plan aims to safely maneuver the ISS, the size of a football field,
NASA and international partners are collaborating to establish a new timekeeping system for the moon, addressing the complexities of lunar time as astronauts prepare for future missions. The fundamental issue with timekeeping is perhaps the most mind-boggling peculiarity of our universe: seconds pass by ever so slightly more quickly at
A recent study published in the Planetary Science Journal suggests that “moonquakes” may have an effect in the vicinity of the lunar south pole, causing our Moon to shrink, which could be a problem. The study draws attention to a restless Moon that may be causing “moonquakes” that could endanger
According to a German scientist, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, NASA destroyed life on Mars 50 years ago when it dispatched two Viking landers to Mars. According to a New Scientist investigation, a NASA mission over 40 years ago may have accidentally destroyed what would have been the first discovery of organic molecules
NASA’s Johnson Space Center wrote on Twitter that four volunteers will live inside a ‘3D-Printed Mars’ habitat made by NASA for over a year. NASA has locked four volunteers to embark on the agency’s first one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate living on Mars. The volunteers are expected
NASA has announced that astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) recover 98% of water from urine and sweat using the subsystems that are part of the Environment Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS). In a major breakthrough, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have attained a
According to a news release by NASA, citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill processed an image captured by a NASA spacecraft showing lightning on Jupiter. The picture has gone viral. NASA’s Juno spacecraft observed the glow from a bolt of lightning near Jupiter’s north pole. The space agency released an image