Tag: NASA
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon...
Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on...
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several...
Ali M. Bramson, Purdue University
The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s...
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
Johann Rafelski, University of Arizona
For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific...
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft...
What happens if someone dies in space?
Emmanuel Urquieta, Baylor College of Medicine
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
SpaceX launches most powerful rocket in history in explosive debut –...
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University
On April 20, 2023, a new SpaceX rocket called Starship exploded over the Gulf...
Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are...
Mike Sori, Purdue University
On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying...
This course takes college students out of this world – and...
Joshua D. Ambrosius, University of Dayton
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...