This photo provided by NASA shows the “Sounds of Earth” record being mounted on the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the Safe-1 Building at the Kennedy Space Center (Pic credit: AP) To save power, Nasa has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2’s plasma […]
An independent hacker has publicly revealed a second breach of NASA‘s systems, uncovering significant security vulnerabilities. The hacker, who shared the news on X, claimed to have reported the issues directly to NASA, allowing the agency time to address these security concerns. NASA acknowledges hacker’s contributions with appreciation letter after vulnerability report He stated, “I […]
Rocket set to launch Nasa Space X Crew-9 spacecraft (left), and Nick Hague and Alexander Gorbunov (right) (Picture credit: Space X/ AP) Nasa is set to launch the SpaceX Crew-9 mission on Saturday, which will bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after their extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) […]
The September Harvest Moon, a partial lunar eclipse, will make its debut in the sky Monday evening and last through Thursday morning. The full moon will peak at 10:35 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 17, according to NASA. The is the second of 2024’s four consecutive supermoons, following August’s blue supermoon, a rare phenomenon that […]
In another SpaceX milestone, billionaire Jared Isaacman and company crew trainer Sarah Gillis took turns floating just outside their Crew Dragon capsule early Thursday in the first privately-financed spacewalk in the history of space exploration. As he took in his first unobstructed look at the Earth 458 miles below, Isaacman marveled at the serene, boundary-free […]
After an exhaustive review of suspect transistors in NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA managers have cleared the probe for launch next month as planned on a $5.2 billion mission to find out if a suspected sub-surface ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a habitable environment. The transistor issue cropped up in May, raising fears […]
A blockchain entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a polar adventurer and a robotics researcher plan to fly around Earth’s poles aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule by the end of the year, becoming the first humans to observe the ice caps and extreme polar environments from orbit, SpaceX announced Monday. The historic flight, launched from the Kennedy […]
As NASA debates the safety of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in the wake of multiple helium leaks and thruster issues, the agency is “getting more serious” about a backup plan to bring the ship’s two crew members back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, officials said Wednesday. In that case — and no final decisions […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby that is set […]
