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Astronaut preps spacesuit for upcoming spacewalk

Astronaut preps spacesuit for upcoming spacewalk

By Dean Murray How’s this for a goingâout outfit? NASA astronaut Jessica Meir was seen preparing for her upcoming spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). She shared pictures of herself reconfiguring her spacesuit and assembling equipment in the orbital platform's airlock. This comes as the

Letter to the Editor: It Doesn’t Matter How Hard Your Degree Is — Focus on How How Much You Can Learn From It

There was an opinion piece in the Feb. 26 Exponent titled “Getting a Science Degree is Harder Than an Arts Degree” by Sarah Scharff. Basically, the article claimed that Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees are harder than Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees because BSs have grade-changing exams, require you

A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

(BALTIMORE) Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon. Commercial integration is now embedded in U.S. space policy and shapes

NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028. That goal remains unchanged, but the US space agency is shifting its flight lineup

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft leaves International Space Station

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft leaves International Space Station

By Dean Murray How's this for a delivery vehicle? Incredible pictures show the historic SpaceX Dragon cargo craft as it drifted away from the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 26. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir documented the spacecraft as it undocked and headed back to Earth. The departing

NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

NASA on Friday said it would revise its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, in a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028. The US space agency will add missions between this spring's Artemis 2 and

James Webb Space Telescope spots giant cosmic ‘brain’

James Webb Space Telescope spots giant cosmic ‘brain’

By Dean Murray Space scientists have spotted a giant cosmic "brain." The latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed new details in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. NASA Webb Mission Team said Wednesday, Feb. 25: "Nebula PMR 1 is