FAA to Require Licenses for Reentry Vehicles
The Federal Aviation Administration now requires private space companies to obtain a reentry license prior to launch.
Read MoreNASA selects Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Astrolab to develop Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicles
NASA has selected three American companies to develop the lunar vehicles astronauts will use during future Artemis missions.
Read MoreAt least 1 in 12 stars may have eaten neighboring planets
A new study published in Nature indicates at least one in a dozen stars have ingested or absorbed a planet at some point in the past. Researchers examined the chemical composition of 91 pairs of twin stars. Because the stars formed together, they should have identical compositions. But when a star ingests planetary material, such as iron from a rocky body, its chemistry alters.
Read MoreIntuitive 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 near the lunar south pole at 6:23 p.m. EST on Feb. 22.
Read MoreIntuitive 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 of Thursday, Feb. 15. The spacecraft is expected to land on the Moon’s south pole region on Thursday, Feb. 22. If…
Read MoreAfter Multiple Delays, NASA Launches PACE Climate Observation Satellite
On Feb. 8, 2024 NASA launched the PACE satellite, which will study the impact of aerosols and carbon on Earth’s oceans and phytoplankton.
Read MoreSLIM Lunar Lander Makes Japan Fifth Nation on Moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM lunar lander touched down on the near side of the moon, making Japan the fifth country to perform a soft lunar landing.
Read MoreKale and Sweet Potato Part of Optimal Astronaut Meal, New Study Finds
A new study identified the perfect meal for astronauts’ nutrition while in space. It may be the end of pre-packaged, freeze-dried meals for astronauts.
Read MorePerseverance Rover Logs 1,000 Days on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover and its miniature helicopter Ingenuity have now explored the Martian surface for 1,000 days, traversing an ancient crater and collecting 23 geologic samples.
Read MorePsyche Asteroid Mission Begins Six-year Journey
The Psyche spacecraft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13 on a six-year journey to a metallic asteroid.
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