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MIT's ECLIPSE Project Wins NASA RASC-AL Competition
MIT's ECLIPSE Project won first place in the NASA RASC-AL competition, while UAH also secured top honors in other NASA challenges, showcasing diverse strengths.
NASA reviews advanced composite manufacturing findings for future aircraft
At NASA's Langley Research Center, 150 experts recently convened, selecting technologies poised to dramatically accelerate next-generation airplane manufacturing.
M88 Galaxy's Future Fades in Virgo Cluster Journey
Gravitational forces already tear at the spiral galaxy Messier 88, compressing its gas disk and stripping away vital material.
Curiosity rover drills 'Campo Marte,' completing 47th sample on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover recently zapped its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars, a testament to its decade-long, relentless pursuit of Martian secrets.
NASA pilots low-altitude flights over Houston for airborne research
For ten days in June, NASA will fly planes as low as 1,000 feet over Houston, a sight that might alarm residents unaware of its scientific purpose, according to the Houston Chronicle .
Astronomers find longest period young transiting exoplanets
Around a star barely 15 million years old, two newly discovered exoplanets trace orbits of 225 and 314 days.
Wrenn Schmidt's Margo Madison Lands in Prison After NASA Mission Control
After spending years as a fugitive in Russia, Margo Madison now requires four and a half hours in the makeup chair to portray her aged, imprisoned state in an American jail cell.
Lunar pole lasers promise precise astronaut navigation
In the moon's perpetually shadowed south pole craters, where temperatures plummet to -230 degrees Celsius, scientists propose building a new kind of GPS system.
Hubble telescope captures galaxy M88 in the Virgo Cluster
The galaxy Messier 88, newly imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, is on a 200-million-year collision course with the heart of the Virgo Cluster.
NASA Roman Telescope primary mirror passes final inspection
The average bump on the Roman mirror's surface is only 1.
NASA Hosts Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event
On Monday, June 1, NASA Headquarters in Washington D.
NASA Awards $300M Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure Upgrades
Despite extending the proposal deadline to April 14, 2026, NASA's new $300 million contract for Johnson Space Center infrastructure requires all funds be obligated by September 30, 2026—a mere five an
Girl Scouts Explore Space Science at NASA-Led Camp Event
In early May 2026, 165 Girl Scouts at Camp Conowingo earned space science badges, yet three additional troops were turned away due to overwhelming demand, according to Science Nasa .
NASA Releases Draft Request for Landsat 10 Spacecraft
After a two-decade hiatus, NASA has officially opened the bidding process for its next dedicated Earth-observing satellite, Landsat 10.
NASA thermal sensors boost firefighter safety from blazes
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) is considering equipping its entire fleet of fire bulldozers with a new NASA-developed FireSense sensor.
Wildfires and Political Shifts Shape America's Future
Between 1988 and 2022, nearly 700,000 square miles of the continental U.
Jaclyn Kagey Leads Artemis EVA Planning for NASA
During a critical ammonia leak on the International Space Station, Jaclyn Kagey planned and executed a repair spacewalk with only 36 hours to prepare.
Blue-white star Spica visible next to moon tonight
On May 26, the waxing gibbous moon will appear remarkably close to the brilliant blue-white star Spica in the southern sky at sunset.
AI finds eight new signals of interest in old data
An artificial intelligence system has uncovered eight previously unidentified signals of interest from a dataset of nearby stars, previously scoured by classical techniques, according to SETI .
Estes Blue Origin Model Rocket On Sale for Memorial Day
The Estes Blue Origin New Shepard model rocket is on sale for $13.
Game 'Lunar Strike' depicts space travel decline in 2026
In the game 'Lunar Strike', released in 2026, the player assumes the role of a junior archivist documenting humanity's final lunar settlement, not as a triumph of exploration, but as a consequence of
Transformers 40th anniversary movie returns to theaters in 2026
Forty years after children cried in theaters over Optimus Prime's death, 'Transformers: The Movie' is returning to cinemas in 4K.
The Evolving Canon of Best Science Fiction
In the past six months, sales of Octavia Butler's 'Parable of the Sower,' a novel depicting societal collapse due to climate change and inequality, surged by 300% at major bookstores.
Biological agents transform regolith, boosting crop fertility
Scientists recently grew 27 grams of duckweed from just one gram of cyanobacteria mixed with Martian regolith simulant.