Building on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight
Reported by NASA
On the morning of May 5, 1961, the Mercury-Redstone 3 launch vehicle lifted into the sky from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Over the next 15 minutes, Shepard ascended to an altitude of 116 miles (187 kilometers) in his Fre...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 05 May 2026 16:04 +0000
NASA’S Juno Misson Captures Jupiter Moon Thebe
Reported by NASA
Description NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter’s inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026. The spacecraft’s Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) captured this image from a distance of approximately 3,100 ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 05 May 2026 15:35 +0000
New NASA HEAT Coloring Book Blends Art, Science, and Cultural Perspectives
Reported by NASA
A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book produced by NASA in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is now available for people to learn while showing their artistic side....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 05 May 2026 15:09 +0000
NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs
Reported by NASA
A new paper from NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 years since the project began. Brown dwarfs are balls of ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 05 May 2026 13:48 +0000
Could violent stellar flares make planets more habitable?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Could violent stellar flares actually make planets more habitable? A new study into ultraviolet habitable zones says yes.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Tue, 05 May 2026 11:33 +0000
Drones Scanning Earth's Glaciers Are Paving the Way for Future Mars Helicopters
Reported by Universe Today
Mars has lots of glaciers located along its mid-latitudes. We’ve known this for years thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO’s) SHARAD sounder. But, despite all of the excellent data it’s managed to gather, SHARAD doesn’t have high enou...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 05 May 2026 11:07 +0000