Latest articles by Josh Dinner
Blast off with the 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli for World Space Week on Arm and Hammer's Baking Soda Rocket Day
Join 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli to help Arm and Hammer celebrate Baking Soda Rocket Day with 14,000 nationwide.
Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests
A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how NASA selects and trains its astronauts for future missions to Mars.
Bill Nye and the Planetary Society hold 'Save NASA Science' day of action on Capitol Hill
"When it comes to exploration, there is no private option."
NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter may have come to an end, but no one can confirm
The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired, putting the status of the mission in limbo.
NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as US government shutdown begins
Over 80% of NASA's workforce is being told to stay home during the government shutdown.
How would a government shutdown affect NASA?
International Space Station astronauts can breathe easy — other NASA missions not so much.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch paints glowing 'jellyfish' across Western US skies (photos, video)
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the evening sky Sept. 28, when the expanding 'jellyfish' plume from the rocket's ascent could be seen for hundreds of miles.
After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet 'would be a dream'
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.
Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October.
NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars
NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars.
'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus
Space company Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA's Perseverance rover samples back from Mars.
Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon.
'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters
Chants of "Save NASA!" echoed through downtown Washington, D.C., Monday (Sept. 15) as agency workers and supporters rallied outside NASA headquarters.
'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough
"We believe in a future where this is the engine powering everything..."
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure
Firefly Aerospace has completed its investigation into the anomaly that caused its Alpha rocket to a plunge into the sea near Antarctica on April 29.
NASA workers plan 3rd protest at D.C. headquarters on Sept. 15 to decry Trump's science funding cuts
Workers at NASA are planning a third "Save NASA" protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump's union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage.
'I'll be damned if that's the story we write': Acting NASA Administrator Duffy vows not to lose moon race to China
'Wake up and ask yourself, 'Is what I'm doing helping us get back to the moon?' … If it's not, stop doing it.'
SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.
SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Starship's 11th upcoming launch (video)
The company is hoping to keep their momentum.
'The turtles and the nudists will have to migrate': SpaceX plan for Starship launches from Florida sparks debate among Space Coast residents
Worries include broken windows and impacts to the local environment, tourism and fishing industries.
US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China moon race, emphasizing American dominance off Earth as the backdrop for NASA’s next funding authorization.
Astronaut Megan McArthur, 1st woman to pilot SpaceX Dragon, retires after 25-year NASA career
McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and held leadership positions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on heels of California liftoff (video)
The post-golden hour launch ascended through bright blue morning skies 8 hours after a California Starlink launch.
