Tag: Space exploration updates
New Analysis of Voyager 2 Data Reveals Misconceptions About Uranus for 40 Years
Our understanding of the planet Uranus may have been incorrect for the past forty years, according to new research. Data gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby of the icy giant in...
Exploring Europa: NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission Updates and Future Plans
NASA recently launched the Europa Clipper, a spacecraft headed for Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft is set to arrive in 2030 and will study the moon's hidden ocean to determine its habitability and potential...
Exploring the Debris Stream of a Famous Broken Comet for ‘Doomsday’ Asteroids
Astronomers have found that the Taurid Meteoroid Complex, a swarm of interplanetary dust, rocks, comets, and asteroids responsible for meteor showers and famous impacts on Earth, is not as dangerous as previously believed. The...
Return of NASA Astronaut and Record-Breaking Cosmonauts on Sept. 23
The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft is shown docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module in this stunning long-duration photograph, taken while orbiting 258 miles above Nigeria. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson and Russian...
Exploring the Red Planet: This Week In Space Episode 129 Recap
Exploring the Mysteries of the Red Planet: Dr. Pascal Lee's Mars Simulation Base in the ArcticIn the latest episode of This Week In Space, hosts Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik sat down with Dr....
SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Historic First All-Civilian Spacewalk Experience
SpaceX Polaris Dawn: A Historic Milestone in Space ExplorationIn a historic first for space exploration, billionaire Jared Isaacman conducted the first all-civilian spacewalk aboard the SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacecraft. As the commander of this...
Boeing Starliner Astronauts Could Return on SpaceX in 2025
NASA had initially planned for astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to return on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but recent developments have raised concerns about the vehicle's capability to bring them back to Earth...
Astronauts on ISS May Be Stranded Until 2025: NASA Update
NASA officials announced that two US astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who embarked on an eight-day mission in June, might be stranded on the International Space Station until 2025 if their Boeing Starliner...
SpaceX Ax-4 Mission: Meet the Crew Headed to the ISS
Axiom Space, a Houston-based company, has revealed the crew members for its upcoming Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The team includes Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson, Mission Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla from India,...