X-37B Robot Space Plane Lands
It came from outer space, on its own, and landed on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Boeing-built X-37B is the U.S. Air Force’s first unpiloted re-entry spacecraft. It landed today in the early morning hours after performing an autonomous...Arsenic-laced Bacteria Sheds New Light on Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists have identified a surprising form of bacteria that incorporates toxic arsenic rather than traditional phosphorus into the backbone of its DNA, the microscopic genetic material found in the nucleus of cells. The surprising finding re-defines under what...Space Traffic Control: Avoiding Collisions in Earth Orbit
If you’re trying to avoid future collisions of satellites, something akin to a space traffic control system is likely in the offing. This year alone, dozens of spacecraft have been purposely jockeyed around to lessen the chance of running into trouble. Today it’s...NASA Auditor Outlines Management, Financial Concerns
NASA faces significant management challenges as it carries out the shuttle’s retirement, termination of the Constellation Program and the start of a commercial space transportation initiative, according to agency Inspector General Paul Martin. In 14-page report made...Cosmonauts Walk Outside the Space Station on Monday
Two Russian cosmonauts retrieved and installed external science experiments and fastened a work platform in place during a long spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday. Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Skripochka confined their activities to the...Milky Way Hosts Stunning Gamma Ray Features
Astronomers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Telescope have discovered a pair of globe-like features at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Though their origin is unknown, the two near identical globes that extend 25,000 light years north and south of the galactic center...Star Travel Study Led by NASA/DARPA
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are joining forces to take the first step in the next era of space exploration – a journey between the stars. Called the 100-Year Starship study, the joint appraisal looks to develop the business case for...Discovery Lift Off Re-Set for Wednesday
NASA announced a second 24 hour delay in plans to launch the shuttle Discovery on Saturday, aiming for Wednesday instead of Election Day. Wednesday’s lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeted for 3:52 p.m., EDT. The weather outlook includes a...Upcoming Shuttle Flight: A Healthy Dose of Medical Investigation
Here’s a medical mix: the space shuttle, immune systems in space, and elderly and young children here on Earth. Onboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 mission, there are sixteen rodent hitchhikers, riding in their own self-contained modules. The mice aboard...Space Talk
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Ever feel like screaming into a void?
Roman has your back. The mission will discover tens of thousands of cosmic voids — immense spaces between galaxy clusters where dark energy dominates. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/4n6LcPk
Envelope expansion isn't just about going higher and faster for an X-plane like NASA's quiet supersonic X-59. It's also about understanding how a one-of-a-kind aircraft operates in flight.
With each maneuver, engineers collect data and learn more about the aircraft's
