“We would be turning off some fabulous missions that are doing extremely well.” NASA’s Juno spacecraft skimmed the upper wisps […]
Category: Space
Tuesday Telescope: A howling wolf in the night sky
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian
In 2011, the NASA Office of the Inspector General investigated the process that NASA went through and found “no evidence […]
The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars
Notably, the company plans to launch each new rocket as soon as it is ready to fly to gather data […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem
NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines. Backdropped by an offshore thunderstorm, a […]
An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines
“Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment.” An illustration of the OSIRIS-Apex mission at Apophis. Credit: NASA An illustration […]
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA didn’t want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle. An uncontained […]
During a town hall Wednesday, NASA officials on stage looked like hostages
A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year. NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens, acting […]
After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week […]
Tuesday Telescope: A new champion enters the ring
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]