A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless asteroid rammed by NASA two years ago in a dress rehearsal for the day a killer space rock threatens Earth. Launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral, it’s the second […]
First US spacecraft to land on moon since Apollo lifts off
A new era of commercial missions to the moon launched today as NASA gambles on a ride on an untested private lunar lander – alongside human remains and a marketing stunt by a sports drink manufacturer. Peregrine Mission-1 is the first US spacecraft with the aim of landing on the moon since Apollo 17 in […]
NASA loses contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after case of human error
After days of silence, NASA has heard back a spacecraft it lost contact with following a mildly embarrassing case of human error. The space agency hadn’t heard a peep from Voyager 2 since last week, when flight commanders accidentally pinged across an incorrect command that saw it tilt its antenna away from Earth. But NASA’s […]
