Article Published by: jalopnik.com On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a speech to congress that asked what is likely the most audacious, improbable request ever recorded in the history of politics. That speech asked that Congress commit time, money and considerable resources to putting...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov On July 23, 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying the Chandra X-ray Observatory. In the two decades that have passed, Chandra’s powerful and unique X-ray eyes have contributed to a revolution in our understanding of...
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Article Published by: npr.com A drone called Dragonfly will be buzzing around Saturn's largest moon in 2034, if all goes according to plan. That's because NASA has picked a mission to the icy moon Titan for its next major foray out into the solar system. "Dragonfly will be...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov NASA has selected three finalists among a dozen concepts for future small satellites. The finalists include a 2022 robotic mission to study two asteroid systems, twin spacecraft to study the effects of energetic particles around Mars, and a lunar orbiter to study...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov NASA will join an international crew on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean this summer to prepare for future deep space missions during the 10-day NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 23 expedition slated to begin June 10. NEEMO 23 will focus on...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov In an effort to increase the ability to provide astronauts nutrients on long-duration missions as the agency plans to sustainably return to the Moon and move forward to Mars, the Veg-PONDS-02 experiment is currently underway aboard the International Space Station. The present method...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov “We are now on the verge of giving students and teachers the ability to build and fly affordable experiments in space. When teachers are this excited about putting experiments in space, their students can’t help but get excited about space, too.” Elizabeth Kennick,...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers captured this festive, colorful look at the tentacled Southern Crab Nebula. The nebula, officially known as Hen 2-104, is located several thousand light-years from Earth in the southern...
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Article Published by: cnn.com That black hole you've seen everywhere now has a name. It's been christened Powehi -- a Hawaiian phrase referring to an "embellished dark source of unending creation." The groundbreaking, first-ever photograph of a black hole was published around the world when it was unveiled...
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Article Published by: nasa.gov In 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped past Neptune—its final planetary target before speeding to the outer limits of the solar system. It was the first time a spacecraft had visited the remote world. As the craft zoomed by, it snapped pictures of...
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