Ph. A New Glenn rocket stands ready at the launchpad in April 2026, a month before disaster would strike. AP Photo/John Raoux Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University During an evening test fire on May 28, 2026, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded, engulfing the launchpad in a massive fireball. The spectacular fire,
Ph. NASA Priyanka Dhopade, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The four Artemis II astronauts who looped around the Moon this week are expected to splash down soon. NASA’s grand mission spells a return to human deep-space travel, with renewed interest in building a long-term Moon base. The images captured by the crew
Ph. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifted off for its second orbital flight on Nov. 13, 2025. AP Photo/John Raoux Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on Nov. 13, 2025. Although the second launch is never as flashy as
Illustration of the Huygens landing in 2005. ESA Martin Barstow, University of Leicester Everyone has heard of Nasa, a name synonymous with every aspect of space exploration. Yet talk about Esa, the European Space Agency, is more likely to result in a blank stare. Esa is not such a highly recognised brand, yet
Title: Apollo Remastered: The Sunday Times Bestseller Author: Andy Saunders Apollo Remastered” is an extraordinary visual journey that redefines our perception of space exploration. This book, featuring awe-inspiring and meticulously restored images from the early Apollo missions to the Moon, is a true testament to the power of human ingenuity and the unquenchable
ph. Earth and Moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft from a distance of 6 million km away. NASA Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham It’s been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence for life on Earth using data from instruments on board the Nasa Galileo robotic
ph. NASA Eleanor K. Sansom, Curtin University and Nick Timms, Curtin University After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert. Inside is likely to be the largest ever sample of dust and rock
Wind shear was affecting both Tropical Storm Paulette and Rene in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. . Infrared imagery from NASA s Aqua satellite showed that strong southwesterly wind shear pushed against Paulette creating a wedge-shaped storm. Tropical cyclones that appear less than round are likely being affected by wind shear or outside
This week, engineers attached NASA s Perseverance rover to it s United Launch Alliance booster. It will take the rover days to reach Mars where it will search for signs of life on the Red Planet. Later this month or next, depending on the weather NASA s Perseverance rover will launch for the
NASA recently announced that it would be renaming its headquarters in Washington, D.C. after Mary W. Jackson, the trailblazing first Black female engineer at the space agency made famous by the film Hidden Figures. Current NASA staff say that she remains an inspiration in both the day-to-day operations and the broader overarching goals