NASA’s crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I − an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components

It’s a good idea to make sure your spacecraft can take the heat that comes with reentering Earth’s atmosphere before you put people in it.

Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota • conversation
Dec. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Pearl Young, the first woman to work in a technical role at NASA, overcame barriers and ‘raised hell’ − her legacy continues today

Many of her male colleagues believed Pearl Young had an attitude problem based on her efforts to advocate for herself and her team.

Caitlin Milera, Research Assistant Professor of Aerospace, University of North Dakota • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~8 min


What is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite?

The universe is constantly expanding, but how do scientists think about what it’s expanding into?

Nicole Granucci, Instructor of Physics, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Dec. 9, 2024 ~8 min

What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth

NASA administrators have hard choices to make, but the outcomes are often out-of-this-world exciting.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2024 ~7 min

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Most objects in the universe have been around for way longer than modern astronomy – digging into historical records can help scientists shed light on a cosmic mystery.

Jonathan Zrake, Assistant Professor of Physics, Clemson University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2024 ~9 min

Liquid on Mars was not necessarily all water

New study proposes that some of the minerals seen on Mars today may have formed in liquid CO2 instead of water.

Nancy Wolfe Kotary | MIT Haystack Observatory • mit
Dec. 4, 2024 ~4 min

As Space Traffic Grows, UN Calls for More International Cooperation

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 4, 2024 ~5 min

NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

Once the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer couldn’t survey widely anymore, NASA scientists switched gears and began using the spacecraft for planetary defense.

Yaeji Kim, Postdoctoral Associate in Astronomy, University of Maryland • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 ~9 min


Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

The Space Launch System is a crucial part of America’s plans to return to the Moon.

Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London • conversation
Dec. 2, 2024 ~9 min

It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy

In 1924, astronomer Edwin Hubble realised two objects were too distant to be inside our galaxy.

Jeffrey Grube, Senior Lecturer in Physics Education, King's College London • conversation
Nov. 20, 2024 ~8 min

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