Space
NASA Says Aluminum Scam Behind Two Mission Failures
May 2, 2019, 12:02 pm EDT
NASA and the Justice Department have announced a court settlement in which an Oregon aluminum company admitted falsifying test results. The space agency says the scam was behind two mission failures.
West Coast Ship Tracks Seen from Space
April 26, 2019, 11:49 am EDT
Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks at a cool satellite image of ship tracks caught on the GOES satellite.
SpaceX Launches America's Newest Capsule for Astronauts
March 2, 2019, 4:02 pm EST
SpaceX launched the first test flight of its passenger-ready Crew Dragon craft on Saturday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When operational, the craft is expected to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
SpaceX Launches First Test of Vehicle to Send Passengers into Space
March 2, 2019, 9:05 am EST
SpaceX launched the first test flight of its passenger-ready Crew Dragon craft on. The craft launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When operational, the craft is expected to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
Project Finds New Way to Clean Up Space Junk
February 19, 2019, 7:42 pm EST
The RemoveDEBRIS space project sent a harpoon flying into a piece of space junk.
New GOES-17 Satellite Could Help with Fires, Flight Delays & Storms
February 12, 2019, 5:01 pm EST
NOAA’s new GOES-17 satellite is up and running and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Here’s what it means for you.
Forecast for Super Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Tonight
January 20, 2019, 2:23 pm EST
There is a super blood moon lunar eclipse this evening, and meteorologist Heather Tesch has the forecast.
Cotton Seed Brought by Chang’e 4 Spacecraft Sprout on Far Side of Moon
January 15, 2019, 5:00 pm EST
A tiny seedling represents a huge first for humans in space.
NASA to Ram Spacecraft into Asteroid in Planetary Defense Test
January 12, 2019, 8:25 pm EST
NASA plans to ram a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to get it off course. It’s a test to see if it works in the event an asteroid is really threatening the Earth.
The Most Distant Object Ever Encountered by a Spacecraft
January 3, 2019, 7:22 pm EST
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has flown by a bit of debris 4 billion miles away, the most distant object ever encountered by a spacecraft.
