During their yearlong mission in 2012, NASA’s twin GRAIL spacecraft made the most detailed gravitational map of the moon ever created.
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Scientists imagined some innovative technologies that could enhance a future mission to Uranus or Neptune.
Talks center around quickly erecting a SpaceX plant across the channel from what will be San Pedro’s new waterfront development opening in 2021.
The company is building a massive centrifuge to accelerate rockets and send them screaming into space.
An unusual chunk in a meteorite may contain a surprising bit of space history, based on new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Presolar grains—tiny bits of solid interstellar material formed before the sun was born—are sometimes found in primitive meteorites. But a new analysis reveals evidence of presolar grains in part of a meteorite where they are not expected to be found.
“What is surprising is the fact that presolar grains are present,” said Olga Pravdivtseva, research associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences and lead author of a new paper in Nature Astronomy. “Following our current understanding of solar system formation, presolar grains could not survive in the environment where these inclusions are formed.”
We pause to honor these three men, lost 53 years ago today, who paved the way for future giant leaps in space exploration.
Gus grissom, ed white and roger chaffee: apollo 1.
What defines the last decade’s hard science-fiction is a tendency to use process-oriented survival dramas to gain a personal understanding of the role of scientific inquiry and the big picture questions it poses.
From The Martian to Interstellar to Gravity, the 2010s was a comeback era.
The Crew Dragon is expected to launch a new era of US spaceflight. NASA will then stop relying on Russia to launch its astronauts.
When it comes to building the interior of a spacecraft, engineers often prioritize function over aesthetics, focusing on materials and hardware that are both safe and effective for executing the vehicle’s intended mission. But some scientists say it’s time to consider another crucial factor when designing a spacecraft’s insides: how it will affect the behavior of the passengers?
16 different experiments and technology demonstrations are going to the moon, in the run-up to the Artemis program’s goal to send humans back in 2024.