Psyche Asteroid Mission Begins Six-year Journey
A spacecraft is now on course to visit a world the likes of which have never been closely studied. On Oct. 13, the Psyche spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, beginning a 2.2-billion-mile journey...
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Perseverance Rover Logs 1,000 Days on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover and its miniature helicopter Ingenuity have explored the Martian surface for 1,000 days, traversing an ancient crater and collecting 23 geologic samples. A Martian day (or...
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Kale and Sweet Potato Part of Optimal Astronaut Meal, New Study Finds
It may be the end of pre-packaged, freeze-dried meals for astronauts, following a new report in ACS Food Science & Technology. The study identified the best combination of plants and proteins to...
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SLIM Lunar Lander Makes Japan Fifth Nation on Moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM lunar lander successfully touched down on the near side of the Moon on Jan. 19, 2024. The success makes Japan the fifth country to perform a soft lunar...
View ArticleAfter Multiple Delays, NASA Launches PACE Climate Observation Satellite
NASA’s climate observation satellite PACE launched from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, Feb. 8, after multiple delays due to unfavorable weather. The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)...
View ArticleIntuitive Machines spacecraft launches, aims for lunar landing next week
The second mission of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program is on its way to the Moon. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the first Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander (IM-1) in the early hours...
View ArticleIntuitive Machines achieves first American Moon landing since 1972
After more than 50 years, an American spacecraft has again landed on the surface of the Moon. The Intuitive Machines Mission One (IM-1) lander, nicknamed Odysseus, touched down in the crater Malapert-A...
View ArticleAt least 1 in 12 stars may have eaten neighboring planets
Stars might be more voracious than previously thought. A new study published in the journal Nature indicates at least one in a dozen stars has absorbed a planet in the past, a process known as...
View ArticleNASA selects Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Astrolab to develop...
Three American companies have been tasked with developing the vehicles to establish an enduring human presence on the Moon’s surface. On Wednesday, April 3, NASA announced it had selected Intuitive...
View ArticleFAA to Require Licenses for Reentry Vehicles
Federal regulations continue to try to keep pace with the space industry. On April 17, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice in the Federal Register stating that the agency will not...
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