The Latest Breaking News from NASA

Asteroid four times bigger than Empire State Building to make Earth ‘close approach’

Nasa say the colossal rock is a staggering 1.1 miles wide and as tall as 1,000 people stacked on top of each other with the asteroid expected to fly at 3.26pm UK time

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

Asteroid 4 Times Larger Than Empire State Building To Fly Past Earth

Skywatchers will be able to catch a glimpse of the mile-wide rock — provided they know where to look.

Zenger · May 24, 2022

Mile-wide asteroid on 'close approach' to Earth

Object is four times bigger than the Empire State Building

Wales Online · May 24, 2022

Moon may hold massive water from ancient volcanoes — a potential source for astronauts, CU study finds

Ancient volcanoes on the moon likely left more water than what sits in Lake Michigan — locked in ice beneath the lunar surface — a potential source for astronauts, University of Colorado researchers have concluded in a newly published study.

The Denver Post · May 23, 2022

Game On: NASA To Develop Virtual Mars Challenge

The space agency is collaborating with Epic Games to create a metaverse experience on the Red Planet. 

Zenger · May 23, 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening an outpost of cooperation in space

For decades, U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived side-by-side aboard the International Space Station. Now some are wondering whether that partnership can withstand the war in Ukraine.

WEKU · May 23, 2022

Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars? No, but that's no reason to stop looking

For the past ten years, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been trundling around the surface of Mars, taking photos in its quest to understand the history and geology of the red planet and perhaps even find signs of life.

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

10 years ago, one SpaceX launch showed NASA they could work with Elon Musk

On May 22, 2012, SpaceX launched Dragon C2/3, changing the course of space science and cementing its place as NASA's go-to partner to help resupply the International Space Station.

Inverse · May 22, 2022

Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’

The Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022

Boeing finally docks a capsule to the space station

With only a test dummy aboard, Boeing's astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station for the first time, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts.

WEKU · May 21, 2022