NASA has chosen a new space project that will help scientists learn how Earth’s atmosphere talks to the space around it. The mission, called DAPHNE (Dynamic Atmosphere‑Ionosphere Explorer), will launch no earlier than 2029. It follows a recommendation from a 2013 report that urged better study
A fresh deal between NASA and a private space company will send a new weather scout to Mars in 2028. Unlike past missions that NASA ran entirely on its own, this time the agency is handing much of the design and construction work to Relativity Space, a California firm better known for 3D-printing ro
NASA recently announced the crew for Artemis III, set for 2027, and it’s an interesting mix of experience and fresh faces. The team includes three American astronauts and one from Italy, each bringing unique skills to the mission. Among them is Randy Bresnik, a former Marine pilot with thousands of
A high-end Italian fashion brand is taking clothing design to a whole new level—literally. Prada has teamed up with a space tech company to create a special inner layer for NASA astronauts, blending style with function miles above Earth. The new piece isn’t just about looking good; it includes knitt
NASA’s Maven, a spacecraft studying Mars, stopped responding six months ago. Mission teams lost contact in December after Maven passed behind Mars and never came back online. Engineers figured out the problem: Maven spun too fast, disrupting its orbit and draining its batteries. Without power, the s
A major test explosion last night destroyed Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, leaving no injuries but raising big questions about NASA’s moon plans. The rocket was supposed to help deliver cargo and eventually astronauts to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program, b
The study followed two large groups of people who were 45 years old or older, looking at how having anemia early on might lead to sarcopenia later. One group came from China and the other from England, giving a wide view of different lifestyles and health backgrounds. Researchers checked who did not
Back in 1998, a movie turned science on its head to give audiences a wild, feel-good ride. Called Armageddon, it’s the kind of film that laughs in the face of real physics. NASA gets a bunch of oil workers—tough, loud folks who know drills better than rockets—and sends them on a suicide mission. The
Congress chose to keep NASA’s overall spending flat for 2027, but it still trimmed the agency’s science arm by a full $1. 3 billion, shrinking the Science Mission Directorate from $7. 3 billion to $6 billion. The decision means a 17% cut in the programs that support research at Colorado’s universiti
A NASA astronaut recently turned a science lesson into a microgravity soccer trick shot from the International Space Station. While floating inside the station, she demonstrated how soccer balls behave differently in space compared to on Earth. The lesson was part of an educational series showing st
