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Space Rock in the Crosshairs! Japanese Probe Snaps Close-Up Images of Asteroid Ryugu
August 08, 2018 | ArticleSample-return spacecraft Hayabusa2 just gave its destination asteroid a special close-up.
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Physicists Tied Laser Beams into Knots
August 06, 2018 | ArticleThe technology could improve future precision light sources. But right now the biggest surprise is how many holes there are in a laser figure-eight.
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Build a Backyard Mars Rover with NASA DIY Manual
August 05, 2018 | ArticleMakers of all backgrounds can now learn how to create a Mars rover by working off of plans and instructions from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Open Source Rover project.
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Space Launch Vehicles Eyed by US Military to Move Supplies Around the World
August 05, 2018 | ArticleAir Mobility Commander Gen. Carlton Everhart is interested in the idea of moving supplies using space vehicles, and how that could transform military logistics.
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Commercial Spaceships Are Like 'Driving an iPhone,' New Astronaut Says
August 03, 2018 | ArticleWhile they're excited to once again launch from Florida instead of Russia, these astronauts aren't very nostalgic for the hardware of the shuttles themselves.
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How an 8-Foot Frisbee Is the Ultimate 'Sunscreen' for NASA's Sun Probe
August 01, 2018 | ArticleNASA is preparing for its next big mission: getting up close and personal with the sun. And to do so, the agency needs a killer heat shield.
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Made In Space's 'Archinaut' Could Build Big Power Systems for Small Satellites
August 01, 2018 | ArticleSmall satellites will soon pack an outsized power punch, if one company's plans come to fruition.
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XMM-Newton: Europe's Powerful X-ray Telescope
July 31, 2018 | ReferenceXMM-Newton studies some of the most violent space phenomena. It investigates the X-ray emission characteristics of galaxies, black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.
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NOAA Still Grappling with Instrument Problem on New Weather Satellite
July 29, 2018 | ArticleEngineers have made some progress in restoring the performance of the key instrument on a weather satellite launched earlier this year, but have yet to fully correct the problem or determine its root cause.
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Gaia: Mapping a Billion Stars
July 28, 2018 | ReferenceGaia is a space telescope that maps the positions of more than 1 billion stars to the highest precision yet of any mission.
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