Space is full of mysterious sounds, some of which even have explanations. But that's far from the case when it comes to this knocking sound heard decades ago.
A Pilatus PC-12 aircraft equipped with a portable laser terminal transmitted 4K video to the International Space Station and back. "Laser communications use infrared light to transmit 10 to 100 times ...
This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, so no single planet is considered the 6,000th ...
The astronaut heard the noise during a mission in 2003, a sound that could not be explained at the time, and neither had it been solved now.
There are some obvious things banned on the ISS, such as an open flame, but then something as innocuous as a pen is also restricted because of its small parts.
Perseverance represents more than a machine. It is a proxy extending humanity’s senses across millions of miles to an alien world. These robotic explorers and the NASA science programs behind them are ...
In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space Shuttle programme chipped away at one of Nasa's blind spots.
The dawn of the world’s next big space race may be near, according to some reports. “NASA declared its intent to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by the first quarter of fiscal year 2030 to support ...
The world is entering its second age of exploration, this one in outer space. But there’s one big question: Will America get left behind? In the 21st century, America has seen enormous technological ...
Discover the rise of listening rooms in Asia, from Bangkok to Mumbai, where music takes center stage in intimate settings.
Charlottesville native Ben Bailey will soon get to live out a dream many kids have – being an astronaut for NASA.