A strange sight lit up the sky over Georgia and nearby states recently. People saw a bright flash, like a giant firework, but it vanished quickly. No sound or smoke followed, which made it even more puzzling. Experts think it was a meteor. It started about 48 miles above Oxford and zoomed southwest
NASA's top brass faced a tough crowd at a recent town hall meeting. The agency's acting administrator, Janet Petro, and other senior officials tried to reassure employees about proposed budget cuts and layoffs. But the mood was far from optimistic. Petro, along with Vanessa Wyche and Casey Swails,
In the vast expanse of space, a sudden and powerful radio signal caught the attention of astronomers. This signal, though brief, was strong enough to be detected by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. It lasted less than 30 nanoseconds, but that was enough to sp
Astronomers had a surprise when they thought they found a powerful radio burst from deep space. It turned out to be a signal from an old, broken NASA satellite called Relay 2. This satellite has been floating in space since 1964 and stopped working in 1967. The signal was so strong that it blocked o
The Curiosity rover has sent back some fascinating pictures from Mars. These images show strange patterns on a mountain. Scientists think these patterns might tell us about water on Mars a long time ago. Mars is a dry, dusty place now. But it wasn't always like this. Long ago, rivers, lakes, and ma
Jared Isaacman, a prominent figure in the space industry, recently shared his thoughts on the future of space exploration. He received the National Space Society’s Wernher von Braun Award for his leadership in the Polaris Dawn mission. This mission, set for September 2024, is a private astronaut mis
The Moon got a new mark on June 11, 2025. This wasn't a natural feature, but a dark smudge left by a spacecraft crash. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) snapped pictures of the aftermath. This wasn't just any spacecraft, but the RESILIENCE lander, part of a Japanese mission aiming to establish
The Psyche spacecraft is back in action, fully powered and on track to its destination. After a brief interruption in its propulsion system, engineers have successfully restored its capabilities. This spacecraft is on a mission to explore a unique, metal-rich asteroid in the main asteroid belt. In
A spacecraft orbiting the moon has snapped pictures of a recent lunar crash. The images show the aftermath of a Japanese company's failed landing attempt. A dark mark now blemishes the moon's surface. This is where the Resilience lander and its tiny rover met their end. The crash happened in a regio
The fascination with unidentified flying objects and government conspiracies has been going on for decades. One former NASA official has decided to challenge the idea that aliens are visiting Earth. Joseph Gutheinz, a retired senior special agent from NASA’s Office of Inspector General, thinks it'
