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Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
NASA Yang Gao, King’s College London Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other…
What delays to the Artemis II and III missions mean for Canada
The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. The successful Artemis I mission was the first in…
Astronomers Discover Four New Eruptive Young Stellar Objects
At a Glance A team of international astronomers has made an exciting discovery by analyzing data from the…
Returning to Space With Destin Sandlin
Join us in an intimate window into one of Destin Sandlin’s recent talks in the 2023 von Braun…
Scientists Unravel Mystery of “Magnetic Switchbacks” Around the Sun
At a Glance Scientists have developed a new theory to explain the formation of magnetic switchbacks around the…
INSIGHTS FROM THE LAB: Haifeng Xiao
Haifeng Xiao, originally from Tianmen City, China, is pursuing a Ph.D. at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. His research has focused on predicting calving events in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica and studying seasonal CO2 deposits on Mars' polar caps.
Australian school students are experimenting with ‘space veggies’ in a NASA initiative
Growing Beyond Earth Kim Johnson, La Trobe University A pink glow is shining on the faces of enthusiastic…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Returns First-Ever Asteroid Samples to Earth
In a historic achievement, the United States has successfully brought samples of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu…
Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?
Gail Iles, RMIT University In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended…
65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy
NASA’s missions have inspired generations of young people to pursue the sciences. Patrick Semansky/AP Stephen G. Alexander, Miami…