Commander Musilova admits to being deeply moved by her crew when they prepare a surprise gift and celebration in her honor, commemorating their extraordinary time on Mars as well.
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NASA is Letting People Fly Their Name Around the Moon With Artemis 1
Here’s your chance to participate in NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program!
How Many Moons Can an Asteroid Have?
The discovery of the first quadruple asteroid system raises the question: Is there a limit to how many moons an asteroid can have?
This long-lost asteroid impact was so big its debris left more than 30 craters
The resulting debris created several dozen craters, the largest nearly 230 feet across.
Astronomers spot tantalizing large molecule near star with 'comet factory'
Astronomers spotted the largest molecule yet found in a planet-forming disk, which they say will tell us more about the origin of life.
It seemed like the most dangerous asteroid in a decade, but it definitely won't hit Earth
A recently discovered asteroid seemed to be on a trajectory to hit Earth next year, but orbit recalculation eventually revealed it will miss our planet.
Alternatives to the Big Bang Theory (infographic)
Most astronomers believe the universe began 13.8 billion years ago in a sudden explosion called the Big Bang. Other theorists have invented alternatives and extensions to this idea.
A Chunk of Space Junk Just Hit the Far Side of the Moon
Observers have been tracking a chunk of space junk, waiting for it to strike the Moon. It should’ve hit the far side of the Moon, and hopefully, orbiters will have images of the impact site, though that might take a while.
NASA gearing up for rollout of Artemis 1 mission next week
Platforms are retracting around the huge SLS rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Russian space chief, former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly trade barbs on Twitter
Roscomos head Dimitry Rogozin has fired off a number of incendiary tweets recently — including some aimed at former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly.
War of words between Russian space chief and retired astronaut
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station in 2015. Credit: NASA
Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a U.S.-record 340 days aboard the International Space Station, has taken to Twitter to pass along “real” news to his 5 million followers, many of them in Russia, about the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
NASA orders 3 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights to space station
NASA has awarded a nearly $3.5 billion contract to SpaceX to provide three additional Crew Dragon launches to the International Space Station.
What’s it Like Inside a Super-Earth?
We know a ton about the inside of Earth. We know it has both an inner core and an outer core and that the churning and rotation create a protective magnetosphere that shields life from the Sun’s radiative power. It has a mantle, primarily solid but also home to magma. We know it has a crust, where we live, and plate tectonics that moves the continents around like playthings.
Jupiter's big moon Ganymede casts giant shadow in stunning Juno photo by citizen scientist
A powerful new picture of Jupiter posted by a citizen scientist shows the planet looming large with the shadow of its biggest moon Ganymede blanketing its clouds.
Astra traces February launch failure to issues with payload fairing, software
Astra thinks it knows what went wrong during last month's failed flight, which was the company's first-ever mission with operational payloads onboard.
5 Marvel characters who deserve their own show
Move over Falcon, there’s a whole group of awesome Marvel characters who deserve their own show, waiting in the wings.
NASA space telescope uses 'nuisance light' to peer at neutron star
After 10 years in space, a NASA space telescope now has a way to use "nuisance light" to potentially increase its science productivity.
The James Webb Space Telescope will show us more stars than we've ever seen before
The data provided by Webb will be a boon to astronomers around the world. Here's what they hope to learn.
5 Star Wars characters who deserve their own show
It's a big galaxy out there full of many different and interesting people (and aliens). These are the Star Wars characters who deserve their own show and a chance to share their tale.
Testing an Antenna That Will Float in the Atmosphere of Venus
Radar is finicky. It is extraordinarily useful for a multitude of tasks, but testing it for some particular tasks is complicated since almost everything interferes with it. That challenge is particularly acute when testing an antenna that is supposed to be used in space, which is why a team from the SENER engineering group in Spain decided to take a novel approach to testing the radar antenna the European Space Agency (ESA) plans to use for EnVision – they suspended it from a balloon.
China launches new variant of Long March 8 rocket
A Long March 8 rocket lifts off from the Wenchang space center on Feb. 27. Credit: CASC
Two recent launches from China set a new record for the largest number of satellites ever deployed by a Chinese rocket, and added a new radar imaging capability to the country’s remote sensing fleet.
