Historic First Landing on a Comet: How Philae Redefined Space Exploration
Philae's historic landing on Comet 67P in 2014 provided crucial data on the comet's surface and internal composition, despite technical setbacks. The mission revealed organic molecules and temperature ...
Asteroids pass by each day. Luckily, large asteroid crashes are uncommon.
Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and ...
Eileen Collins’ Unlikely Journey to Becoming the First Woman to Command NASA’s Space Shuttle
A new documentary, Spacewoman, explores the inspiring story of the astronaut who led NASA's "Return to Flight" after the ...
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How a mini-team of NASA archivists is restoring astronomical history
The NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive is charged with saving and restoring priceless data from the space missions ...
Can NASA keep Space Station afloat until 2030? Inspector General raises safety questions.
The Inspector General report raised concerns that if NASA had to extend the ISS past 2030, it could face budget cuts, inflation, or even supply chain issues in the coming years making support for the ...
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Why are the Northern Lights so supercharged lately and how long will this last?
Canadians can look forward to bright displays of the Aurora Borealis for at least the next year and likely even longer.