China accidentally sent a mission launcher into orbit along with the first module for their space station – now it’s slowly and unpredictably falling back to Earth over the next week or so. Huge rocket looks set for uncontrolled reentry following Chinese space station launch… Read More »

How will NASA’s Perseverance rover change the way we look at our possible future on Mars? Check out this article to see how scientists are using this rover to pave the way for colonization on the Red Planet: https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-rover-will-test-oxygen-production… Read More »

In news from NASA HQ, NASA has announced that the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA. Read more about this historic event and how NASA plans to increase the visibility of Hidden Figures, such as Jackson, by honoring them in a… Read More »

Over the centuries, Earth’s closest celestial neighbor has been a source of great scientific discovery and space exploration. Check out this Lunar Timeline of Humanity’s Exploration of the Moon and examine how we’ve worked to chip away at the moon’s mysteries over the years. https://www.space.com/12841-moon-exploration-lunar-mission-timeline.html… Read More »

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter captured the first color photo of Mars on its journey traversing the Red Planet from Jezero Crater, an ancient lakebed with temperatures as low as -130°F. https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-color-photo… Read More »

America’s first crewed mission by NASA lifted off 60 years ago today. See how spaceflight has changed over the years in this article from Space.com: https://www.space.com/nasa-first-human-spaceflight-60-years-changes… Read More »

How will NASA’s Perseverance rover change the way we look at our possible future on Mars? Check out this article to see how scientists are using this rover to pave the way for colonization on the Red Planet: https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-rover-will-test-oxygen-production  … Read More »

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. today, we look to his message about equality and inclusion to emphasize the need for diversity in space-based research and the Aerospace industry as a whole. https://www.space.com/39366-martin-luther-king-space-science-equality.html… Read More »

With NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover nearing its planetary destination, it’s set to land on the Red Planet midway through next month. Here are 7 things you’ll want to know about this rover and its mission: 7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars… Read More »

Didn’t manage to catch the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn last week? Fear not! See this video of the cosmic event as it descends on the world’s tallest building: livescience.com/great-conjunction-burj-khalifa.html… Read More »