NASA-SpaceX capsule set to return Starliner astronauts days sooner

ASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly…

NASA’s rare ‘emergency’ decision revealed as ‘city-killer’ asteroid’s chances of 2032 Earth collision just shot up

The odds of a ‘city-killer’ asteroid estimated to be the same size as New York’s Statue of Liberty or London’s Big Ben hitting the Earth recently went up, per astronomers’…

Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, stranded in space, may head back to Earth earlier than expected

Stranded Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore may return back to Earth in mid-March instead of late March or April. The space agency said that SpaceX will switch capsules…

‘City-killer’: Why scientists are watching asteroid 2024 YR4 closely

On Christmas Day 2024, an asteroid nearly the size of a football field silently slipped past Earth, coming within twice the distance of the Moon. Just two days later, astronomers…

SpaceX to launch NASA’s Pandora mission for exoplanet study

SpaceX, based in Starbase, Texas, has been chosen by NASA to provide the launch service for the Pandora (OTC:) mission. The mission’s goal is to study at least 20 known…

Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth

A sample from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023, has revealed a collection of molecules and minerals that play a fundamental role in biological processes.…

Sunita Williams sets spacewalking record, surpasses Peggy Whitson’s feat | Here’s the video

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams achieved a major feat on January 30. She broke the record held earlier by former astronaut Peggy Whitson by setting a new spacewalking record. In a…

Sunita Williams steps out on spacewalk after seven months in orbit

One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery on Thursday (January 16, 2025), stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space…