Holoportation, a combination of the words ‘teleportation’ and ‘hologram’, was tested for the first time last fall by NASA to virtually “send” doctors into space with an ISS crew. A level up from tel… [+2031 chars]
NASA has announced extensions for eight of its planetary science missions, giving a new lease on life to spacecraft studying the Moon, Mars, the outer Solar System, and more. The agency cleared th… [+8117 chars]
The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent settl… [+7476 chars]
Published: 11:00pm, 27 Apr, 2022 Updated: 11:15pm, 27 Apr, 2022
A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica has woken up, triggering a swarm of 85,000 earthquakes. The swarm, which began in August 2020 and subsided by November of that year, is the stronges… [+3561 chars]
An analysis of hundreds of hours of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed what makes some exoplanets incredibly hot. In a new study, a team of scientists analyzed the atmospheres o… [+2891 chars]
The development of new spacesuits is a critical component of achieving NASA’s goals of returning humans to the Moon, continuing safe operations on the International Space Station (ISS), and exploring… [+3083 chars]
There’s little debate that the most exciting move in a rocket’s repertoire is when it launches itself skywards on a column of flame. But failing that, it’s still pretty interesting to see how these m… [+2468 chars]
Four astronauts, three from Nasa and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday and docked their SpaceX capsule, just two days after the last crew to … [+4476 chars]
Jupiter is known for being a giant planet made of gas, but many people on Twitter have learned just how fast it rotates and they can't quite believe it. Dr. James O'Donoghue (@physicsJ) a planetary… [+3811 chars]
When: Sunday, May 15 - Monday, May 16, totality at 11:29 p.m. EDT (8:29 p.m. PDT)Where: Night sky (see overview for notes on visibility)Target Audience: General audienceOverview: Watch one of the… [+2399 chars]
