Tag: NASA

Stranded NASA Astronauts to Return Home Aboard Dragon Spacecraft
They have been stuck in space since last June due to technical problems of Boeing’s Starliner. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, are scheduled to return to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft on Tuesday, according to NASA. RELATED: Hera Sends Images […]
March 17, 2025

NASA Confirms Unexpected Sea Level Rise in 2024
Since the satellite record of ocean height began in 1993, the rate of annual sea level rise has more than doubled. On Thursday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that global sea levels rose faster than anticipated in 2024, primarily due to the expansion of ocean water as it warms. RELATED: Global Sea […]
March 14, 2025

NASA Launches Two Space Missions on Single Rocket
SPHEREx and PUNCH were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. On Tuesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX launched two new missions on a single rocket to collect data from galaxies and the sun. RELATED: SpaceX Launches Two Lunar Landers to Moon on One Rocket The […]
March 12, 2025

NASA Rules Out Threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4 to Earth in 2032
However, NASA has slightly increased the probability of an impact on the Moon on the same date to 1.7%, though this is still considered a “very small” figure. Related: Mexican Micro Robots Set Out on a Mission to the Moon NASA confirmed this Monday that the asteroid 2024 YR4 will not pose a “significant threat” […]
February 24, 2025

NASA Reports Record Global Temperatures, Warns of More Extreme Weather Events
“There will be more hurricanes, fires, droughts, and not only more but also of greater intensity,” he said. Related: The Window for Action on Global Climate Change is Narrowing, C3S Warns NASA released a new global temperature record this Friday, which, although it cannot be directly linked to the deadly fires in California, the huge […]
January 10, 2025

NASA’s Parker Space Probe Approaches the Sun
It will be able to take unprecedented measurements that have the potential to transform our understanding of the Sun. On Tuesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the 685-kilogram Parker Solar Probe will position itself approximately six million kilometers (3.7 million miles) from the Sun’s surface. RELATED: SpaceX Completes Starship’s 6th Test […]
December 25, 2024

NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Mystery of Jovian Moon’s Volcanoes
The moon Io is home to 400 volcanoes, which blast lava and plumes in seemingly continuous eruptions. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma. RELATED: NASA Performs First […]
December 14, 2024

NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World
The Ingenuity helicopter has been permanently grounded on Mars since its last flight in January. On Wednesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that its engineers completed investigations on the Ingenuity helicopter which was permanently grounded on Mars since its last flight in January. RELATED: NASA Reports Smaller Ozone Hole in 2024: Path […]
December 12, 2024

NASA Reports Smaller Ozone Hole in 2024: Path to Full Recovery by 2066
This recovery process was initiated following the entry into force of the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement designed to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals. Related: NASA and SpaceX Launch Mission to Explore Europa, Jupiter’s Moon NASA announced on Tuesday that the ozone hole above the South Pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to previous […]
November 19, 2024

NASA and SpaceX Launch Mission to Explore Europa, Jupiter’s Moon
Europa Clipper is set for a journey of approximately 2.9 billion kilometers to Jupiter, where it is expected to arrive in April 2030. Related: Russia Launches Cargo Spaceship Progress MS-28 Into Orbit The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX have taken a significant step in space exploration by launching a mission dedicated to […]