‘Twins Study’ reveals what happens to human genes in space
Results from NASA’s landmark Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published April 11, 2019, in Science. The integrated paper — encompas…
How you can watch live as Israel attempts first private moon landing
Nearly two months after its commercial launch, a private Israeli spacecraft has slipped into lunar orbit and will soon try landing on the moon’s surface.
The dishwasher-size robot, called Beresheet (a biblical reference that means “in the be…
India’s satellite destruction now threatens International Space Station safety
NASA is calling India’s destruction of a satellite last week a “terrible, terrible thing” and says the space debris created by the explosion should be considered a threat to the International Space Station and the astronauts on board.
India…
Lockheed Martin actually bottled the ‘smell of space’ for April Fools Day
Lockheed Martin, a major US defense contractor, has bottled the smell of space, purportedly creating “a scent that transcends our planet and brings the essence of space down to Earth.”
The new scent “blends metallic notes to create a clean …
India’s anti-missile launch just worsened problematic space-trash
On March 27, 2019, India launched a missile toward space, struck an Earth-orbiting satellite, and destroyed the sp…
This near-Earth asteroid reveals some ‘big surprises’
A NASA spacecraft that will return a sample of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu to Earth in 2023 made the first-ever close-…
How to watch coverage of NASA’s Space Station crew launch this week
Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are set to join the crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The trio’s arrival will return the orbiting laboratory’s population to six, including three NASA astronaut…
NASA’s newest spacecraft is ready to launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the SpaceX Demo-1 flight test to the International Space Station for the agen…
NASA just retired one of its most storied space vessels
After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets — more planets even than stars — NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations. NASA has…