NASA model reveals Earth is actually shaped like a potato

For centuries, Earth has been pictured as a near-perfect blue sphere floating through space — but a new high-precision gravity model is revealing a far stranger reality. Using detailed measurements ...

Russian Soyuz brings three home after 8 months at space station

The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago.

NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too

NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams spent 241 days circling Earth, completing nearly 4,000 orbits before finally returning home

NASA astronaut Chris Williams has returned to Earth after completing an eight-month science mission aboard the International ...
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After 241 days in orbit this NASA astronaut is finally home

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are back on Earth after spending 241 days aboard the International ...

NASA’s Roman space telescope should reveal 'one-in-a-million' discoveries

Scheduled to launch Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA's Roman telescope will image far more sky than Hubble ...

Earth May Be Twice As Vulnerable to Extreme Solar Storms As Scientists Thought

Earth’s magnetic shield may not have the safety limit scientists once thought it did. New research suggests that the most powerful solar storms could disturb the planet’s upper atmosphere up to twice ...

NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft captures rare view of Earth and Moon in visible and thermal infrared on way to Mars

NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft captured Earth and the Moon from 363,250 miles away, revealing stunning differences between ...

NASA astronaut returns to Earth with 2 cosmonauts after 8-month stay on ISS

NASA says three members of the International Space Station are back on Earth after an 8-month-long space mission.

Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues

The LINK spacecraft is designed to rendezvous with Swift and nudge the spacecraft to a more stable orbit. In doing so, NASA ...

Not round, not an ellipse: NASA’s gravity-based model reveals Earth’s true geoid shape

The new model released by the U.S. space agency distorts sea level to show variations in Earth's gravity, helping scientists ...