Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

NASA’s latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...
Gizmodo

NASA’s Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months

The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts. Reading time 2 minutes The future of space travel depends on our ability to ...
Spectrum News 13

NASA’s next Mars mission will help future astronauts on the Red Planet

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will launch the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission.
CNN

Voyager 2 shuts down science experiment as power stores dwindle

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The NASA team ...
New Atlas

Pulsed plasma rocket promises a wild acceleration in space travel

NASA and Howe Industries are working on a new rocket to make the trip to Mars much more manageable. The Pulsed Plasma Rocket could boast 100,000 N of thrust, unlocking speeds of up to half a ...
SpaceNews

NASA Scientists’ Model Reveals How Plasma From Superstorms Affects Near-Earth Space

NASA scientists uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere. “The surprising result of this model is that the magnetosphere’s main phase pressure ...

Aurora borealis blamed for Blue Origin’s latest scrub, a concern for more launches this week

Blue Origin scrubbed once again its launch attempt for its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral, this time blaming space ...