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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

NASA said on Saturday that the two astronauts from the first manned mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), who have been stranded there for 80 days after the spacecraft failed, will return in February 2025 on a SpaceX spacecraft. Astronauts Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams were due to […]

This water, estimated to be located approximately 7 to 12 miles below the crust, is hidden within cracks in underground rocks. On Monday, the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight Lander) released a new study showing that an underground reservoir of water may reside beneath the surface of Mars. RELATED: Russian Cargo […]

Wilmore and Williams’s intended short test mission has stretched beyond 60 days, with no definite return date in prospect. Two U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts find themselves on an unexpectedly extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as technical issues plague their return spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner. The intended short test mission […]

The ‘Cheyava Falls’ rock has white calcium sulfate veins, a reddish middle area, and small off-white splotches on it. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that its Perseverance Mars rover has discovered a spotty, arrowhead-shaped rock with features that could hint at microbial life billions of years ago on Mars. RELATED: Science Community […]

NASA will discontinue the development of its VIPER mission to search for ice and potential resources at the moon’s south pole. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has decided to end a major lunar mission due to delays and cost overruns, considered the latest setback in the agency’s science efforts and raises concerns […]

Two astronauts have been stuck in the capsule as thruster malfunctions and helium leaks delays their return. On Wednesday, NASA and Boeing officials said that Starliner might return as early as the end of this month from the International Space Station (ISS), pending ground testing results. RELATED: Chinese Astronauts Complete Space Tests Regarding Strength, Muscle […]