China Appears to Pull Off Satellite Feat That NASA Has Never Achieved
Two remote-controlled Chinese satellites appear to have docked in high orbit to allow refueling and servicing for the first time. The achievement, which has yet to be matched by the U.S, involved autonomous spacecraft Shijian-21 and Shijian-25, completing the task in geostationary orbit earlier this month. Geostationary orbits occur at 22,236 miles above the surface, […]
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NASA Cuts: What We Know as Trump Appoints Sean Duffy to Run Agency
President Donald Trump has named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim administrator of NASA, following his decision to withdraw the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman. Duffy’s appointment comes as the agency faces the prospect of significant budget cuts that could reshape NASA’s priorities in the months ahead. Why It Matters NASA’s leadership change […]
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NASA Image Reveals Evidence of Ancient ‘Megamonsoons’ in Western US
A newly released satellite image from NASA‘s Earth Observatory has unveiled dramatic evidence of the extreme weather phenomena that shaped the prehistoric American West. The image, captured by the Landsat 9 satellite’s Operational Land Imager-2 in June 2024, shows deep red rock formations outcropping in Montana and Wyoming that scientists believe were formed by ancient […]
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SpaceX Scrubs Flight to Replace NASA Astronauts Due to Launch Pad Issue
A launch pad issue forced SpaceX to delay its mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, postponing the arrival of a replacement crew for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded in orbit for nine months. “Standing down from tonight’s launch opportunity of @NASA‘s Crew-10 mission to the @Space_Station,” […]
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NASA Jupiter Images Reveal Gas Giant in Spectacular Detail
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has just completed its 66th flyby of Jupiter, and the latest batch of images it has sent back to Earth are truly spectacular. The spacecraft was launched back in 2011, reaching Jupiter five years later in 2016 after journeying for 1.7 billion miles. Ever since then, the probe has been zipping past […]
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Voyager 1 Jolts Back to Life After NASA Lost Touch
In a testament to human engineering and perseverance, NASA’s legendary Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal operations after a period of communication difficulties that had left mission controllers unable to receive clear data from the intrepid explorer. The spacecraft, which launched in 1977 and became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space in 2012, […]
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