Aeronautics & Aerospace

NASA is going to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid. Things might get pretty chaotic.

Technology Review: The dinosaurs didn’t have a space program, so when an asteroid headed toward Earth with their name on it 65 million years ago, they had no warning and…

“Rocket Woman”: from space shuttle engineer to space historian

Technology Review: Linda (Getch) Dawson ’71 grew up during the height of the space race between the US and the USSR. She recalls driving with her family to an observatory to hear the beeping of the Soviet satellite Sputnik as it…

The Next Big Challenge for Lunar Astronauts? Moon Dust

Wired: NASA is trying out sonic waves, electrostatic devices, and extra-slick coatings as ways to repel pesky space dirt.As NASA and private space companies prepare to send equipment—and eventually astronauts—back to the moon, they are facing a nearly invisible threat…

JPL’s Plan For The Next Mars Helicopter

IEEE Spectrum: The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is currently preparing for its 12th flight in Jezero Crater on Mars, which is 11 flights more than was strictly necessary for NASA to have declared the technology demonstrator a success. Over the last four…