Scientists with the European Southern Observatory say system HR 6819, seen in this artist’s rendering, is composed primarily of two stars (orbits in blue) and a newly discovered black hole (orbit in red). The black hole is invisible, but it makes its presence known by the gravitational pull exerted on objects around it. ESO/L. Calçada […]
NASA Names Firms In Competition To Build Next-Gen Lunar Lander
This illustration made available by NASA in April 2020 depicts Artemis astronauts on the Moon. On Thursday, NASA announced the three companies that will develop, build and fly lunar landers, with the goal of returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This illustration made available by NASA in April […]
Retired Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Dies At 88
Retired astronaut Al Worden acknowledges applause as he is inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Cape Canaveral, Fla., in 1997. NASA/Jim Grossmann hide caption toggle caption NASA/Jim Grossmann Retired astronaut Al Worden acknowledges applause as he is inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Cape Canaveral, Fla., in 1997. NASA/Jim Grossmann One […]
SpaceX Successfully Lands 50th Rocket In 5 Years
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying more than 4,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station launches from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This is the final flight of SpaceX’s first-generation Dragon cargo capsule. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle […]
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For ‘Hidden Figures,’ Dies
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book and film Hidden Figures. She died Monday at 101. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book […]