NASA Mars rover discovers weird string-like object that goes viral

An image of what appeared to be a clump string on Mars went viral last week. The photos were taken by the NASA Perseverance rover's Hazard Avoidance Cameras.

UCF researchers to use James Webb Telescope data
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More than 1,100 proposals from 44 different countries vied for time with the James Webb Telescope. Among those proposals was one from researchers at the University of Central Florida.

Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing jacket could go for $2M at auction

Sotheby’s in New York will put several of Aldrin’s artifacts from the Apollo 11 and Gemini XII missions up for auction.

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall.

Weather watchers needed to locate clouds on Mars

To better understand Mars and its atmosphere, NASA is asking for help spotting clouds on the Red Planet.

‘Heartbeat’ radio signal detected billions of light-years from Earth

Fast radio bursts (FRB) are usually one-offs so astronomers are particularly intrigued by this most recent FRB which has a consistent burst similar to that of a beating heart.

NASA shares full set of James Webb Space Telescope images in 'new era' of astronomy

The first full set of James Webb Space Telescope images were revealed, showing a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star and other parts of the universe seen in a new light.

First color James Webb Space Telescope image reveals 13-billion-year-old galaxies

President Joe Biden revealed the first color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Monday, resulting from the massive $10 billion observatory looking back into the universe 13 billion years to reveal some of the first galaxies that formed.

When is the next launch from Florida?

Rocket launches will keep Florida's Space Coast busy this month!

Secretive robot spaceplane breaks own record: 781 days in space

The military’s classified X-37B mini-shuttle has once again broken its own record for longest space mission, and there's no telling how much longer it may go.