By Jonathan Chadwick for Mailonline 11:39 June 18, 2024, updated 11:41 June 18, 2024 Share or comment on this article: The aurora – a beautiful spectacle of natural light – is usually only viewed from Earth. But lucky astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a unique view of the spectacle – with Earth … Read more
The aurora – a beautiful spectacle of natural light – is usually only viewed from Earth. But lucky astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got a unique view of the spectacle – with Earth in the background. Stunning video footage shows the brilliant green stream of wispy light spanning thousands of miles across our … Read more
NASA will talk about the delayed return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule at a press conference today (June 18), and you can listen to it live. Representatives from NASA and Boeing will discuss progress Starliner‘s mission at the International Space Station (ISS), which docked on June 6 after several helium leaks and problems with … Read more
NASA will talk about the delayed return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule at a press conference today (June 18), and you can listen to it live. Representatives from NASA and Boeing will discuss progress Starliner‘s mission at the International Space Station (ISS), which docked on June 6 after several helium leaks and problems with … Read more
This image from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera shows China’s Chang’e 6 in the Apollo Basin on the far side of the moon on June 7, 2024. The lander is seen as the small cluster of bright pixels in the center of the image. Image is 552 meters wide; the north is up. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona … Read more
While exploring a crater on Mars that could give scientists insight into life that may once have existed there, NASA said its Perseverance rover made an unprecedented discovery. The rover, which landed on the Red Planet in 2021 specifically to explore the ancient Jezero crater, found a mysterious light-colored boulder earlier this month that was … Read more
A new image and incredible time-lapse shows an aurora filling the view as Boeing Starliner astronauts performed a crucial in-flight test in space on Saturday (June 15). Starliner is currently located on the International Space Station (ISS), and the crew was testing the capsule’s thrusters because problems had delayed docking procedures; The first time problems … Read more
NASA’s watchful eyes in the sky have detected an asteroid, designated 2024 LB4, that is expected to make a close approach to Earth. This asteroid, which is comparable in size to a commercial airliner and has a diameter of about 30 meters, is on a trajectory that will bring it within 3,000,000 kilometers of our … Read more
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has gotten its first look at China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The Change 6 The lander is flanked by two craters that are similar in size and sits on the edge of a much subtler crater about 50 meters wide, reports Mark Robinson, the … Read more
The National Aeronautics of Space Administration (NASA) never fails to amaze us with breathtaking images from space, offering a glimpse of phenomena light years away from Earth. From dazzling nebulae to mesmerizing galaxies, here are NASA’s top seven recent snapshots of the cosmos. Glitter star cluster NGC 2005 The US space agency shared a dazzling … Read more