Space News
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NASA Names Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has selected three U.S. companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency’s Artemis program, one of which will land the first woman and next man…
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NASA, Partners Launch Virtual Hackathon to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) are inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to participate in a virtual hackathon May…
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AAS Names 29 NASA-Affiliated Legacy Fellows
Twenty-nine scientists working at or affiliated with NASA have been named Fellows of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the major organization of professional astronomers in North America.
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NASA to Announce Commercial Human Lander Awards for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 30, to announce the companies selected to develop modern human landing systems (HLS) that will carry the first…
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NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Former Administrator James Beggs
Statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of the agency’s sixth administrator, James Beggs, on April 23. First published at NASA.gov
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Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight
This artist’s illustration shows what Kepler-1649c could look like from its surface.
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Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data
A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the area around a star where…
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New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’
NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe. First published at NASA.gov
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Viewing Our Galactic Center
The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects. First published at NASA.gov
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Chandra Data Tests ‘Theory of Everything’
Astronomers used Chandra to perform a test of string theory, a possible “theory of everything” that would tie all of known physics together. First published at NASA.gov