Why there is a new global race to the moon
Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in …
Astronaut
Ivy League astronaut shares top NASA wisdom for problem solving
Columbia professor and former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino has faced many challenges in his career, especially during his two stints in space, which went on to partially inspire the character …
In Space, No One Can Smell Your Many, Many Farts
Becoming an astronaut is a fairly romanticized career path, but there are a lot of less-than-romantic aspects to working 50 miles or more above the Earth’s surface. Case in point: …
India Chandrayaan-3 moon mission lands on lunar surface
India staked new claim as a national superpower in space, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon’s unexplored south pole on Wednesday. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched last month and …