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Artemis 1: Going back to the moon

In 2022 NASA's Artemis 1 test flight will take the first step on returning astronauts to the lunar surface. An Illustration of the Artemis 1 Orion capsule. An artist's impression of the Artemis 1 Orion capsule. (Image credit: NASA). Jump to:.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spotted from space before and after epic 105-satellite launch (images)

SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer. A Falcon 9 successfully delivered 105 satellites to orbit Thursday (Jan. 13), including 44 "SuperDove" cubesats for ...

What will the James Webb Space Telescope look at first?

A necessary part of that process is taking images of the sky to see how well the alignment is proceeding, but Jane Rigby, Webb operations project scientist, warned everyone not to expect much from the "first light" of Webb.

3 newly discovered worlds risk doom orbiting too close to dying stars

Astronomers have spotted three new exoplanets orbiting dangerously close to their parent stars, on the brink of extinction. The three exoplanets, named TOI-2337b, TOI-4329b and TOI-2669b, were discovered using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey ...

1000-light-year-wide Local Bubble drives star formation near our sun

EarthSky

EarthSky

The astronomers – at the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland – were led by data visualization expert Catherine Zucker of CfA. She explained:.

Look up: Many new spacecraft to launch from Space Coast in 2022

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Sentinel

While the Artemis I mission to the moon will carry the new Orion spacecraft into space for the first time, launches in 2022 look to send up missions from new Axiom Space and Sierra Space for the first time while Boeing hopes to finally get its CST-100 ...

Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

As climate scientist Kevin Trenberth explains, while the temperature at Earth's surface is what people experience day to day, the temperature in the upper part of the ocean is a better indicator of how excess heat is accumulating on the planet.

Being in space destroys more red blood cells

Astronaut Tim Peake's first blood draw completed in space. The sample was taken as part of the MARROW experiment. Credit: NASA. A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia.

New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth

Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. The study appears in the ...

Astronomy Magazine

Water vapor found on exoplanet in Neptune Desert

Astronomy Magazine

TOI-674b orbits its red dwarf host star about every two days. Despite its close orbit, the super-Neptune, seen in this artist's concept, has water vapor in its atmosphere. NASA ...