Turbines that harness Mars’ wind could help power human exploration missions, and open up parts of the planet for discovery where other sorts of power, such as solar or nuclear, can’t fully work.
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NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago.
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Brunswick science teacher takes Zero-G flight through Teachers in Space Human Flight Program
St. John’s Catholic School science teacher Karin Paquin hopes to afford her students the opportunity to work in the space industry after her life-altering adventure.
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Components made at Lewiston’s Elmet Technologies headed to the moon on Orion capsule
Tungsten alloy products used by NASA in spacecraft heat shield are locally made.
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Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
The galactic grand slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the small space rock at 14,000 mph.
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NASA’s moon launch is dealt another blow, as Ian causes weeks-long delay
The move will further delay the Artemis I mission by several weeks.
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NASA tests new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo
NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top
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NASA’s new telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies
NASA has unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope.
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Far out: NASA space telescope’s 1st cosmic view goes deep
The James Webb Space Telescope provides images of the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of the universe.
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U.S. astronaut ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule
Mark Vande Hei landed in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan alongside the Russian Space Agency’s Pyotr Dubrov, who also spent the past year in space, and Anton Shkaplerov.