Category: NASA

Nasa has launched its mission to Mars in search of evidence of past life on its surface. Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nasa-launch-mars-mission-2020-today-alien-life-a9645746.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…

It’s hard enough to get an autonomous vehicle to work on Earth. It’s even harder on another planet. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-nasa-built-a-self-driving-car-for-its-next-mars-mission/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…

NASA has detailed how the public can see comet NEOWISE themselves over the next week, assuming they live somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Unlike many…

The contract covers missions to the Moon, Mars, and Europa Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nasa-seti-contract-alien-hunting-contamination-earth-missions-a9615731.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…

The Perseverance rover has met its ride to Mars, with NASA mounting the roving science experiment to the Atlas V rocket that will eventually take…

NASA has raised the alarm over yet another five space rocks headed our way. Fortunately, researchers have also revealed a potentially ingenious new strategy for…

Later this year, astronauts on the American module of the ISS will be able to test out the toilet before NASA puts it on crewed…

Virgin Galactic announced that it has made a deal with NASA to bring private astronauts to the International Space Station. So far, Richard Branson’s company…

As China’s economy reopens, old pollution trends are reappearing. It’s a cautionary tale for other countries as they end stay-at-home orders. The post Pollution Rises…

NASA is reporting that at least five asteroids are headed towards Earth this week, adding yet another ominous threat people should watch out for. According…

Nasa will be hosting live stream, which will follow astronauts all the way to the International Space Station Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/spacex-nasa-launch-watch-live-youtube-tv-video-time-rocket-a9540341.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…

NASA has dedicated years to searching for potentially habitable Earth-like planets called exoplanets. The space agency has a huge list of these planets, some of…

SpaceX is preparing for the first crewed launch of its Crew Dragon capsule. Engineers have spent years planning for what happens if things go awry….

A day later than planned, the X-37B space plane has gone back into low Earth orbit for its sixth mission. The vehicle launched aboard a…

Before it crashed onto Saturn, the spacecraft captured images of the most photogenic planet in our Solar System. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-of-the-week-cassinis-curtain-call/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule will be only the fifth American craft to be rated for human spaceflight in history. Clearing NASA’s certification process takes years….

The European Space Agency is exploring how astronaut urine could be repurposed as a valuable building material, potentially enabling stronger 3D printed Moon bases and…

Enlarge / Artist’s concept of initial configuration of the Lunar Gateway. (credit: NASA) Last week NASA announced awards to three companies to develop Lunar Landers…

Building a brand new spacecraft means knowing when to innovate and when to stick to flight-proven methods, and for Crew Dragon, SpaceX decided to ditch…

It took NASA engineers 37 days to develop a prototype ventilator for COVID-19 treatment, but it’s one fundamental aspect of the device’s design ethos that…

NASA published this animation showing a little black hole (150m solar masses) whirling around a large black hole (18bn solar masses), punching through its accretion…