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Displaying all articles tagged:
Nasa
space
Feb. 18, 2021
U.S. Manages Not to Screw Something Up for Once: Landing on Mars
NASA will use a rover with a helicopter to look for ancient life.
By
Paola Rosa-Aquino
what the trump
Jan. 22, 2019
How Trump Offered NASA Unlimited Funding to Put People on Mars by 2020
“What if I gave you all the money you could ever need?” the president asked a baffled NASA official, according to former aide Cliff Sims.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
May 11, 2018
Trump Admin. Scraps NASA’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Program
A NASA spokesperson said the program was a casualty of “budget constraints and higher priorities.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
select all
Mar. 20, 2018
13 Reasons to Believe Aliens Are Real
How seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.
By
David Wallace-Wells,
James D. Walsh,
and
Neel Patel
Feb. 11, 2018
The Trump Administration Wants to Privatize the International Space Station
The final frontier for its anti-government agenda.
By
Benjamin Hart
select all
Nov. 8, 2017
Uber and NASA Want to See You in a Flying Taxi by 2020
Uber is calling it “ride-sharing in the sky.”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Sept. 15, 2017
NASA’s Cassini Sends a Final Shot of Saturn to Add to Its Incredible Portfolio
Cassini has made plenty of scientific discoveries and taken even more incredible photos over the years.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Mar. 21, 2017
Trump Signs Bill Directing NASA to Send Humans to Mars (Eventually)
The White House finally has a policy response to climate change.
By
Eric Levitz
Mar. 9, 2017
New NASA Pics Reveal One of Saturn’s Moons Looks Like Ravioli
The space probe Cassini captured these shots as its mission nears the end.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Feb. 22, 2017
WATCH: NASA Discovered a New Solar System With 3 Potentially Habitable Planets
“Finding a second earth is not a question of if, but a question of when.”
By
Jared T. Miller
Jan. 19, 2017
Donald Trump Is Reportedly Thinking About Going to Mars
The president-elect knows the value of a “moonshot.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 13, 2017
Watch: Meet the International Space Station’s First African-American Crew Member
Jeanette Epps was inspired by an early admiration for astronaut Sally Ride.
By
Jared T. Miller
Dec. 13, 2016
NASA Scientist Says Earth Is Due for ‘Extinction-Level’ Event
“The biggest problem, basically, is there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about it at the moment.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
Nov. 16, 2016
NASA Just Showed Us What It’s Like to Float Through the ISS
It will make you feel like you’re actually there.
By
Christine Nguyen
early and often
Nov. 7, 2016
American Astronaut Votes From a Safe Distance
Shane Kimbrough has joined the proud tradition of Americans voting from space.
By
Charley Lanyon
Nov. 4, 2016
Trump Courts Swing Voters With Last-Minute Space Plan
Trump says NASA should focus on deep space exploration, not “politically correct environmental monitoring,” in surprisingly detailed space agenda.
By
Eric Levitz
Oct. 11, 2016
President Obama Is Psyched About Putting Americans on Mars by the 2030s
A public-private partnership will be key to making this happen, the president says.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Sept. 21, 2016
NASA to Announce Evidence of ‘Surprising Activity’ on Jupiter’s Biggest Moon
“Not aliens,” the agency says.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 17, 2016
The World’s Largest Welding Machine Built This Massive NASA Rocket-Fuel Tank
One day it’s going to blast humans to Mars.
By
Eva Hill
and
Cait Munro
outer space
June 1, 2016
Pluto Gets Up Close and Personal in Latest NASA Photos
NASA released close-up new images of the dwarf planet from its New Horizons mission.
By
Jen Kirby
across the universe
Mar. 11, 2016
Here’s What This Week’s Total Solar Eclipse Looked Like From Space
In case you missed it on Earth — which you probably did.
By
Jen Kirby
Mar. 4, 2016
Hubble Sees Galaxy 13.4 Billion Years in Past
The Hubble team
literally
looked back in time.
By
Claire Landsbaum
space pumpkin!
Oct. 21, 2015
Scary Asteroid to Narrowly Miss Earth on Halloween
NASA scientists only became aware of “Spooky” three weeks ago, which would have left precious little time for Bruce Willis to blow it up.
By
Eric Levitz
space water!
Oct. 8, 2015
Pluto Has Water, Too (of Course, It’s Frozen)
More interplanetary good news from our thirst-quenching solar system.
By
Ben Ellman
mars attack
Oct. 1, 2015
NASA Says There’s Water on Mars. So When Do We Move There?
Our Mars manifest destiny.
By
Nathan Pemberton
Sept. 28, 2015
It’s Official! There’s Water on Mars!
But can Matt Damon be saved?
By
Ben Ellman
earth
July 21, 2015
NASA Releases New Photo of This Year’s Sexiest Planet Alive: Earth
It’s the first complete photo of our planet taken since 1972.
By
Jaime Fuller
July 14, 2015
A Pluto Primer for Today’s Flyby
Visiting the former planet.
By
Claire Landsbaum
and
Valentina Duque Bojanini
Apr. 8, 2015
NASA Scientist Says We’ll Find Aliens Soon — But Don’t Get Too Excited
By aliens, they mean “little microbes.”
By
Jaime Fuller
explosions
Oct. 29, 2014
Rocket Bound for Space Station Explodes Seconds After Launch
Luckily, the cargo rocket was unmanned.
By
Margaret Hartmann
space
Dec. 21, 2013
NASA Astronauts Complete Pre-Christmas Spacewalk Safely and Ahead of Schedule
They might even get the holiday off.
By
Caroline Bankoff
photo op
Sept. 12, 2013
NASA Frog Immortalized in Spectacular Photo
Its fate is “uncertain.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
fly me to the moon
Sept. 6, 2013
Don’t Forget to Watch Tonight’s Moon Rocket Launch
Clear skies in the forecast.
By
Adam Martin
it’s science
Mar. 20, 2013
NASA: Voyager 1 Has Not Left the Solar System So Chill Out
Keep your pants on.
By
Dan Amira
apocalypse how
Mar. 20, 2013
NASA on How to Handle an Impending Meteor: ‘Pray’
Not enough funding for much else, it says.
By
Adam Martin
apocalypse later
Dec. 19, 2012
It’s the End of the World For NASA’s Phone Operators
They’re looking forward to the day after tomorrow.
By
Adam Martin
obits
Aug. 25, 2012
Neil Armstrong Has Died
The first man on the moon was 82.
By
Andre Tartar
photo op
Aug. 13, 2012
Obama With a NASA Mohawk
And it is hideous.
By
Dan Amira
it’s science
Aug. 6, 2012
One NASA Employee’s Lonely Mars Rover Pre-Celebration
He knew Curiosity had landed about three seconds before anyone else.
By
Dan Amira
rough landings
Aug. 5, 2012
NASA’s Rover-on-a-Rope Approaching Mars
It’s expected to touch down at 10:31 PST.
By
Andre Tartar
a new space race
May 19, 2012
Onboard Computer Aborts Cape Canaveral Launch
Relaunch scheduled for Tuesday.
By
Andre Tartar
space
Nov. 8, 2011
Asteroid Gets All Up in Earth’s Atmosphere
It’s been 35 years since a rock the size of 2005 YU55 passed so close to Earth.
By
Brett Smiley
it’s science
Sept. 24, 2011
That Falling NASA Satellite Showers the Pacific With Debris Up to 300 Pounds
Any one person’s odds of getting hit: 1 in 22 trillion.
By
Andre Tartar
photo op
July 8, 2011
NASA Launches Final Shuttle
We’re going to miss these.
By
Chris Rovzar
intergalactic planetary
June 1, 2011
Space Shuttle
Endeavour
Makes Final Return to Earth
After a sixteen-day mission to the International Space Station.
By
Emily Watkins
space
May 16, 2011
Tens of Thousands Gather for Space Shuttle Endeavor Launch
Including Gabby Giffords!
By
Chris Rovzar
intergalactic planetary
May 1, 2011
Endeavour
Launch Pushed Back Again
The rocket won’t take off tomorrow.
By
Mike Vilensky
photo op
Feb. 24, 2011
The End of an Era
The space shuttle Discovery launches.
By
Chris Rovzar
dilemmas
Feb. 4, 2011
Mark Kelly Has Made His Decision: Space
He’ll make the announcement later today.
By
Dan Amira
intergalactic planetary
Sept. 7, 2010
Chuck Schumer Thinks the Intrepid Can Win Its Very Own Space Rocket
A NASA space rocket to have and hold.
By
Nitasha Tiku
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