The Landsat 9 satellite is set for launch Sept. 27 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. These photos show the encapsulation of the environmental monitoring spacecraft inside the payload fairing of its Atlas 5 launcher.
NASA Releases Interactive Graphic Novel “First Woman”
NASA released its first digital, interactive graphic novel on Saturday in celebration of National Comic Book Day. “First Woman: NASA’s Promise for Humanity” imagines the story of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the Moon.
Cyberpunk guru William Gibson’s rejected ‘Alien 3’ script scores a new novelization (exclusive excerpt)
Titan Books and award-winning sci-fi scribe Pat Cadigan bring Gibson’s discarded “Alien 3” draft to life
Video: Inspiration4 booster returns to SpaceX hangar for refurbishment
The Falcon 9 rocket used last week to launch the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew into space has returned to a SpaceX hangar at Kennedy Space Center for refurbishment ahead of a future mission.
The Sky This Week: Stay in the solar system
The Moon, planets, and asteroids put on a show from September 24 to October 1.
Iowa Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Students from Iowa will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
This International Space Station VR experience lets you explore the ISS… and it’s as amazing as it sounds
VR allows you to reach places and achieve things that most can only dream about, including floating around the International Space Station
X (rays) mark the spot where a black hole ate a star
An elusive intermediate-mass black hole blamed for star’s destruction in tidal disruption event.
NASA official says Starliner demo mission not likely to launch until next year
The head of NASA’s space operations division said this week an unpiloted test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station, delayed from August by valve problems, will likely not launch until next year.
Is exploring space hazardous to our health?
Scientists are pursuing a slew of paths to better understand what happens to human bodies in deep space.