Mercury is a celestial marvel that is closest to the Sun and has many interesting features that are just waiting to be discovered. The planet’s close proximity to the Sun causes it to undergo drastic temperature variations. Temperatures can reach a blazing 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius) during the day and as low as…
On April 8, 2024, some areas of the United States will see a rare total solar eclipse. Those on the path to totality will have the opportunity to see the sun completely covered by the moon for a few minutes. Total solar eclipses are rare and not often seen from the United States. The last…
Numerous ways in which a microgravity environment and other elements may interact with the human body during space missions have been found by research in the rapidly developing field of space medicine. The field has benefited from a recent study that has revealed a previously unknown increase in headache frequency among astronauts. 24 astronauts from…
Blue Origin plans to launch the first version of its Blue Moon lunar module in 2025, a precursor to future manned lunar landers being developed for NASA. John Couluris, senior vice president of lunar permanence at Blue Origin, stated in an interview that the company intends to launch the first “Mark 1” version of its…
NASA has canceled a $1.5 billion project that was likely going to cost about $1 billion more to get to the launch pad. The mission was intended to test robotic satellite servicing technologies in orbit, but it was overbudget and behind schedule. In addition to attempting to refuel an aging Landsat satellite in orbit, the…
NASA is counting on a second spacecraft, being developed by a different company, to accomplish the first American lunar landing in over 50 years following the failure of a lunar landing mission last month. The lunar lander, also known as Odysseus, or Odie for short, is scheduled to launch on Wednesday at 12:57 a.m. ET…
This Thursday at 1:33 a.m. EST, NASA’s satellite mission to investigate ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity successfully launched into space. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, and Ocean Ecosystem satellite, or PACE, took out from Space Launch Complex 40 at…
Saturn’s elegant rings have been a sight to behold for more than 400 years, enthralling stargazers with their cosmic splendor. But time is of the essence, and these famous rings might appear to disappear from Earthly perspective by 2025. This celestial phenomena is an optical illusion produced by the play of angles and alignment rather…
The “NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar” (NISAR) Earth observation satellite is the result of a joint venture between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is poised to transform the field of study on Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems and their effects on the global carbon cycle, ultimately impacting the dynamics of climate change.…
The Orion Nebula, the closest star-forming region to Earth, contains free-floating objects the size of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, according to research conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA) using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Our knowledge of how stars and planets are produced has been entirely changed by the discovery.…