Astronomers discover the surprising reason for a star's disappearance

Now researchers think they've solved the mystery of one of the longest star-dimming events ever recorded. The star, called ASASSN-24fw, may have disappeared behind a giant planet with an enormous ...

The radical propulsion needed to catch the solar gravitational lens

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially ...

BWXT opens Melbourne IT center, pursues moon nuclear reactor for NASA

BWX Technology's new digital center in Melbourne is the $3.2 billion company's first Florida location, fitting for ...
Nuclear Engineering International

NASA tests nuclear space tech

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs for future deep-space missions.
Phys.org

NASA testing advances space nuclear propulsion capabilities

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...
East Idaho News

NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly

When four astronauts begin a historic trip around the moon as soon as Feb. 6, they’ll climb aboard NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft with the understanding that it has a known flaw — one that has ...
Forbes

NASA Rolled Out Artemis —Here’s Why It Matters

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. NASA's new moon rocket, Artemis II, slowly makes its way to pad 39B, far right, at the ...
The Business Journals

ASU hires former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director to advise on space exploration strategy

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A Tempe native who once led NASA ...
Snopes.com

Will Earth lose gravity for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026? The truth about alleged NASA doc

In early January 2026, a rumor circulated online that Earth would "lose gravity" for seven seconds on Aug. 12, 2026 — leading to "40 million deaths from falls," among other cataclysmic outcomes.
WAFF

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center releases video of historic test stands implosion in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center removed two of its historic test stands, the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility, with carefully ...
WHNT

NASA says demolition started on Marshall simulator, set to start on two rocket test stands

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — NASA has announced the demolition of several historic testing and simulation facilities at Marshall Space Flight Center. The space agency said crews began demolition on ...
WHNT

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center demolishes two historic structures

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center demolished two historic test stands on Saturday morning. The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility were ...