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Elon Musk Isn’t Just Influencing NASA. He’s Starting to Dominate It

Space

From the idea of conquering Mars as part of America’s “manifest destiny” to securing key appointments, SpaceX and Musk’s presence at NASA seems to be becoming increasingly prominent.

NASA Just Announced That a Large Asteroid Has a 1% Chance of Hitting Earth. That’s Not Normal

Space

The asteroid, estimated between 130 and 300 feet in diameter, is similar in size to the object that caused the Tunguska event in 1908.

NASA Scientists Find All the DNA Nucleobases and 14 out of 20 Amino Acids in Bennu Asteroid Samples. They’re the Key Molecules for Life

Space

This discovery is as thrilling as you could expected from a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid.

Elon Musk Surprisingly Announces He’ll Rescue the Two NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space. It Makes No Sense

Space

By now, it’s no surprise that Musk would share propaganda on his X account. However, his latest post misrepresents reality in a particularly fanciful way.

NASA Is About to Launch Two Rockets Into the Northern Lights. The Goal: To Better Understand Their Mesmerizing Movements

Space

The space agency will launch the Black Brant XI sounding rockets from Alaska. The rockets are based on a U.S. naval missile.

NASA Wants to Collect Samples From Mars Before China. It’s Considering Using SpaceX’s Starship for the Task

Space

A final decision on the chosen approach is expected in the second half of 2026.

NASA’s Done the Numbers: China Can Slow the Earth’s Rotation by Filling Up the Three Gorges Dam

Nature and Environment

Filling the Three Gorges Dam would slightly shift Earth’s axis, increasing the length of the day by 0.06 microseconds.

It’s Alive: Parker Solar Probe Phones Home After ‘Touching’ the Sun’s Atmosphere

Space

Its velocity surpassed 430,000 miles per hour, the highest ever reached by an object created by humans.

Reality Check for Russia: Roscosmos to Exit ISS by 2030

Space

“Our cosmonauts have to spend more time repairing equipment and less and less time conducting experiments.”

11 Months Later, NASA Explains Why Ingenuity Crashed on Mars: An Area of the Red Planet Disoriented Its System

Space

Sensors were key to the helicopter’s crash.

Jared Isaacman Isn’t in Charge of NASA Yet. However, He’s Seen as a Key Factor to Boeing’s Downfall

Space

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy are contenders to replace NASA’s Space Launch System, which is manufactured by Boeing.

What Used to Cost $1.5 Billion Now Costs SpaceX Only $15 Million: This Is How It’s Dominating the Space Launch Industry

Space

As 2024 comes to a close, the company has entered a unique league of its own.

Voyager 1 Successfully Resumes Communication With Earth Thanks to NASA’s Latest Rescue Efforts

Space

The spacecraft stopped transmitting signals to Earth through its main radio transmitter.

NASA Eliminates Nauseating Odor by ‘Airing Out’ the ISS, Says Smell Was Likely ‘Outgassing’ From Russian Cargo

Space

More importantly, the space agency claims that there’s no risk of contamination.

Hats Off: The James Webb Telescope Reveals a Stunning New View of the Sombrero Galaxy

Space

Messier 104 (M104) earned its nickname, the Sombrero Galaxy, because of its unique shape: A bright central nucleus surrounded by a thick disk of matter that resembles the brim of a sombrero.