Cassini Beams Back Final Images, Now What?
That’s a wrap for NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. After spending 13 years traveling throughout Saturn and its moons, Cassini ended its mission with a fiery descent into the ringed giant’s…
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Saturn’s Rings Never Looked So Good
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is taking its final full lap around Saturn. In three days, Cassini will begin what NASA is calling “The Final Plunge.” While the spacecraft will meet…
Saturn’s North Pole is Mesmerizing in First Detailed Image from Cassini Spacecraft
When NASA’s Cassini spacecraft kicked off its Grand Finale in late April, it was positioned right above Saturn’s north pole. As it looked down on the ring planet, its…
An Asteroid Named Florence Will Cruise Harmlessly Near Earth on Sept. 1
Named after Florence Nightingale (founder of modern nursing), this asteroid will meander through space at about 4.4 million miles from Earth according to NASA. So, why is NASA even…
NASA’s Latest Satellite Launch Isn’t Flashy But is Vital
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roared to life on the Florida coast this morning. Sitting atop it was NASA’s TDRS-M satellite. It isn’t aiming for another world.…
Cassini’s Last Five Orbits Around Saturn
August is shaping up to be quite the month for space fans. The Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking this weekend. SpaceX is preparing for another ISS resupply mission. A…
SpaceX is Heading Back to the ISS This Month. Here’s What We Know
SpaceX’s busy year continues on August 13th. That’s when a Falcon 9 is expected to shoot off its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida en route to…
Look in Awe at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot as If You Were There
True-color. It’s what we call images that show how an object looks to human eyes. NASA loves to slap enhanced color effects on images of other worlds. It’s not…
Next Month’s Solar Eclipse at 50,000 Feet
The best spots to see next month’s solar eclipse will enjoy about two and a half minutes of totality. At least, on the ground. One team of NASA-funded scientists…
A Piece of the Space Shuttle Could Help Pave the Way for Mars Missions
The Donatello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) used to sit in the space shuttle payload bay filled with cargo bound for the International Space Station. Now, Lockheed Martin is going…
Mars’ Moon Phobos is Moving in a Hurry in Fresh Hubble Images
The tiny moon Phobos wasn’t the target for the Hubble Space Telescope. Mars was. Last May, the famous space telescope was tasked with observing Mars near opposition. That is…
What Lies Beneath Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? NASA’s Juno Spacecraft is About to Find Out
The Great Red Spot has been a fixture in Jupiter’s clouds for at least 350 years. Maybe longer. The huge spot is still ‘Great,’ but not as great as…
A SpaceX Dragon Capsule Went To the ISS and Back Again for the Second Time (UPDATE)
SpaceX’s CRS-11 mission had plenty of history behind it. It was the first time the private space company launched a reusable Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS).…
Why NASA’s Creating Colorful Fake Clouds Above the Mid-Atlantic Tonight (UPDATING)
A Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket is expected to fire off the launch pad from the Wallops Flight Facility (in Virginia) at just 9:00 pm ET tonight. It won’t be…
A Spectacular Look at the Curiosity Rover From Space
You see that tiny blue dot sticking out amidst sand and rock bathed in shades of red and brown? That’s NASA’s Curiosity rover trucking up the lower part of…
Kepler’s Final Tally Of Planets After Staring At 160,000 Stars Is In
For Kepler’s first four years, it stared at a patch of sky in the Cygnus constellation. As it trailed behind Earth’s on its yearly trip around the sun, Kepler…
Cool Facts About NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sun Mission
The facts are about the only thing on the Parker Solar Probe that will be cool. Temperatures reaching 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit will bake the carbon-shield protecting the rest of…
All the Best NASA Juno Jupiter Images In One Place
The road to Jupiter has been a slightly bumpy one for NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Last July, the nearly 8,000-pound spacecraft entered orbit around the solar system’s biggest planet after…
NASA’s Psyche Mission to Launch a Year Earlier, Shave Four Off Travel Time
Nestled in the large asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter lies 16 Psyche. This isn’t your average asteroid made up of mostly rock. Psyche is made almost entirely of…
NASA Preps Emergency Spacewalk to Fix International Space Station Computer System
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer are heading back outside the International Space Station a bit quicker than expected. Tuesday morning, the pair will head outside to remove…