NASA Awards SpaceX Three More Crew Missions in $946 Million Deal
The modification lifts SpaceX's Commercial Crew total to $5.92 billion and 17 missions through 2030, cementing its role as NASA's ISS workhorse.
Sep 18, 20262 views
NASA Taps SpaceX to Launch StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector in 2028
The small satellite will hunt short gamma-ray bursts from neutron star mergers, combining gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations.
Sep 18, 20262 views
Astronomers Confirm Elias 2-24 b, the Youngest Planet Ever Seen — and It's Still Forming
A Jupiter-size world less than a million years old is orbiting far from its star, forcing theorists to rethink how giant planets are born.
Sep 17, 20261 views
Baltimore's Own Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman to Visit Ravens Game
NASA's Inspiration Tour brings the hometown astronaut and lunar flyby veteran to M&T Bank Stadium as part of a broader public outreach push.
Sep 17, 20261 views
New Horizons data suggests liquid nitrogen may have flowed across Pluto's heart-shaped glacier
Dark streaks on Sputnik Planitia hint at liquid nitrogen welling up from below, suggesting Pluto is far more geologically active than it appears.
Sep 17, 20261 views
JWST Reveals Chariklo's Rings Are Changing Faster Than Expected
The tiny centaur between Saturn and Uranus is the smallest known body with a ring system — and new Webb data show both rings shifting in opacity over just a few years.
Sep 17, 20261 views
NASA Orbiter Spots Largest New Moon Crater, a Once-in-a-Century Impact
The 728-foot-wide McGetchin crater formed in 2024 when a building-sized object struck the Moon, the largest newly formed crater ever found.
Sep 16, 20262 views
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Has Fuel for 22 Years, Doubling Expectations
The $4.3 billion observatory launched on a Falcon Heavy will outlive its planned mission thanks to an almost perfectly executed trajectory.
Sep 16, 20261 views
NASA's International Observe the Moon Night Returns Sept. 19 With Artemis II in the Spotlight
From Goddard's visitor center to CU Boulder and small-town observatories, skywatchers worldwide will gather for the annual lunar celebration.
Sep 15, 20261 views
Black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than thought, reaching 300,000 light-years
XRISM observations reveal a quasar's turbulence extending far beyond its host galaxy, with energy rivaling billions of supernovae.
Sep 15, 20261 views