CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – For the first time ever researchers have detected water vapor signatures in the atmosphere of an exoplanet beyond our solar system that resides in the “habitable zone,” the region around a star in which liquid water could potentially pool on the surface of a rocky planet, according to NASA. The discovery of the first exoplanet with water vapor in a habitable zone
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have taken the agency’s SUV-sized Mars 2020 rover for a spin so to speak. And its all in the name of science ! As assembly of the Mars 2020 rover nears completion, the team needs to determine the six wheeled robots center of gravity so that it can travel smoothly and safely as she
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The first aircraft set to fly on another planet – namely NASA’s Mars Helicopter – has now been attached to the belly of NASA’s 2020 rover which will deliver it to the surface of the Red Planet during a soft landing via the skycrane maneuver targeted for Jezero Crater in Feb. 2021. “Engineers attached NASA’s Mars Helicopter, which will be the
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The two major halves of NASA’s mammoth James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have been mechanically assembled together for the first time by prime contractor Northrop Grumman – marking a major milestone on the path to launch in Spring 2021. Engineers at Northrop Grumman’s Redondo Beach, California facility carefully and methodically combined the science instrument and telescope module
PORT CANAVERAL, FL – NASA and SpaceX teams recently rehearsed critical activities required to safely and rapidly, recover and extract astronauts from Crew Dragon spacecraft following return to Earth from missions to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The practice exercises involving NASA and SpaceX personnel simulating work to remove astronauts from a Crew Dragon following
TITUSVILLE, FL – The most beautiful planet in our solar system never fails to inspire. Saturn shines in a gorgeous new just released portrait taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. And in the post Cassini era, Hubble will continue to provide the best views of splendid Saturn for years to come! “Saturn is so beautiful that astronomers cannot resist using the
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Student Alert !! NASA needs you to help name the next American rover launching to the Red Planet – Mars!! NASA has announced a naming contest for its next Martian robot to drive across the surface of the Red Planet – starting now. NASA is inviting K-12 students all across the US to help find a
TITUSVILLE/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s mobile launcher for the SLS Moon rocket rolled back out again to seaside Launch Complex 39B on Sept. 10 after having to retreat and return to the safety of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building in order to shelter in place inside the mammoth structure at the Kennedy Space Center as protection against potential hurricane force
TITUSVILLE, FL – Indian scientists have found the location of their ambitious Vikram lunar lander on the Moon’s surface this weekend via imaging from their Chandrayaan-2 orbiting mothership – after it was feared lost when contact was lost on Friday, Sept. 6 in the final moments of descent for India’s first attempt to soft land a robotic probe on the Moon’s rugged surface in a
Video Caption: Dr Ken Kremer, scientist/journalist with Space UpClose, live interview on BBC World TV news discusses India 1st moon landing attempt on 6 September 2019 which apparently failed in the final moments of descent to touchdown near the lunar south pole region when contact was lost. Ken Kremer — SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM – 6 September 2019 TITUSVILLE, FL – India’s