Lemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen

But that’s nothing compared with PSR J2322-2650b, an object the mass of Jupiter studied recently by the James Webb Space ...

Here’s why NASA and the Space Force are interested in pizza-shaped satellites

Flying edge-on, the satellite’s pancake shape will minimize aerodynamic drag as the DiskSats encounter thicker air below 250 ...

What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA

Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was ...
Space.com

Blue Origin scrubs space tourist rocket launch with first wheelchair user due to last minute 'observation'

Aerospace engineer Michi Benthaus will become the first wheelchair user ever to reach space today (Dec. 18), and you can ...
Washingtonian

Inside NASA’s Mission to Defend Earth From Deadly Asteroids

Our Solar System contains tens of thousands of potentially dangerous asteroids that could wipe out an entire city, or worse.

NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars

When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander to take ...
Live Science

NASA's Parker Solar Probe mapped an unseen part of the sun at its most active moment

For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished ...
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Rocket Lab launches 4 experimental 'DiskSats' for the US military

STP-30 will operate the first-ever DiskSats, a new type of spacecraft developed by The Aerospace Corporation with funding help from NASA. At 40 inches wide by just 1 inch thick (102 by 2.5 centimeters ...