NASA
Juno probe enters into orbit around Jupiter
Posted in Hardware on 5th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Juno satellite, which left Earth five years ago, had to fire a rocket engine to slow its approach to the planet and get caught by its gravity.
NASA's Super Pressure Balloon glides past flight duration record
Posted in Science on 4th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
NASA and other researchers use what are known as zero pressure balloons to probe the mysteries of the atmosphere, and by extension our world and the universe as a whole.
NASAs Mars-Bound Rocket Just Passed a Major Test
Posted in Science on 29th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
NASA successfully fired-up one of those 77-tonne rocket boosters by lighting it up at full power, all while never leaving the ground.
Ancient Mars Was Even More Earth-Like Than We Imagined
Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
New findings from NASAs Curiosity Rover provide evidence that significant amounts of oxygen once permeated the atmosphere of ancient Mars.
Former NASA ISS manager planning commercial space station venture
Posted in Hardware on 27th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
Axiom Space is in discussions with NASA on an agreement that would allow for studies of adding a commercial module to the ISS.