The aurora australis streams across the southern Indian Ocean with an airglow outlining Earth’s atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 274 miles above. NASA/Chris Williams Three Expedition 74 crew members are packing up cargo and handing over their responsibilities with less than one weekContinue Reading
4 min read NASA, GE Aerospace Work Enables Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstration A modified Saab 340B aircraft in flight powered in part by a hybrid electric system built by GE Aerospace, along with NASA, BETA Technologies, and Boeing. GE Aerospace An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaborationContinue Reading
Amid surging lunar exploration, the UN on Monday urged governments to ensure that humanity’s return to the Moon does not come at the expense of planet Earth – or the long-term sustainability of space.Continue Reading
Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.Continue Reading
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3 min read From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet This historic image — the first from the surface of Mars — confirmed that NASA’s Viking 1 lander had become the first spacecraft to touch down on the Red Planet on July 20, 1976.Continue Reading
On the morning of July 20, 1976, roughly 40 minutes after mission controllers received word that the Viking 1 lander had successfully touched down on the surface of Mars, this photo gave us our first view from the surface of another planet. NASA/JPL “Touchdown, we have touchdown!” At 5:12 a.m.Continue Reading
Two elephant-sized South American sauropods were unusually well built for standing on their hind legs. Digital tests showed that their robust femurs handled the enormous forces better than those of larger species, especially while the dinosaurs were young. The upright pose may have helped them reach treetops, frighten predators, orContinue Reading
Acompáñanos en esta e di ción especial de Universo curioso de la NASA mientras hacemos un recorrido por la misión Artemis II de principio a fin. Revivimos la expectación en los días previos al despegue, la potencia del histórico lanzamiento y el increíble viaje de la tripulación a través delContinue Reading
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