Jim Bridenstine leaves Artemis “in good shape” for NASA Biden
At 12 noon ET today, Jim Bridenstein formally resigned from his position as a NASA administrator. During his time at the agency, the former Oklahoma congressman and naval aviator used…
A 100-million-year-old beetle fossil sheds light on the ancient insect family
Close-up view of the well-preserved Cretophengodes azari beetle, a light-producing fossil beetle covered in amber. Chenyang Kai A beetle trapped in amber for more than 100 million years provides scientists…
An exoplanet “Super puff” is as large as Jupiter but 10 times lighter, which confuses astronomers
About 212 light-years from Earth, a gas giant planet light enough to be called “Super Puff” or “Spinning Girl” is orbiting very close to its host star. The Exoplanet It’s…
NASA will likely retest the hot fire of the Space Launch System’s primary stage
Zoom in / At 4:27 PM CST on Saturday, the base stage of the SLS missile ignited its four RS-25 engines at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. The test was supposed…
Four asteroids approaching Earth on opening day
Somewhere in between the stars, there is an asteroid rushing toward Earth at speeds of 29,000 miles per hour. Actually, NASA Center for Near-Earth Object Studies It lists just a…
SpaceX will launch its first Starlink satellites for 2021 on Tuesday. Here’s how to watch.
Editor’s note: SpaceX has postponed the launch of its first Starlink mission for 2021 until Tuesday January 19 at 8:23 a.m. EDT (1323 GMT) due to bad weather at sea…
NPR: NASA missile test aborted after one minute
In this image provided by NASA, the base stage of the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System missile is seen at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis,…
An extrasolar planet “Super Earth” has been discovered orbiting one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way
Scientists have located a “Super Earth” believed to be orbiting one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. An exoplanet got its nickname as it is suspected to have…
NASA announces the death of the Mars driller two years later
NASA announced on Thursday that Prof. The Mole on Mars has completed its mission After landing on the red planet nearly two years ago. The Mole – also known as…
NASA halts efforts to deploy Heat Flux Probe to Mars, InSight
WASHINGTON – After nearly two years of struggle, NASA has abandoned efforts to deploy a heat flow probe to the InSight Lander on Mars. In a statement released on January…