Tagged NASA
Jun 04 2026
“For All Mankind” Goes Full Science Fiction in Its Fifth Season
Ronald D. Moore is one of Star Trek’s most prolific writers. He worked on more than 90 episodes across Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager, as well as the screenplays for Generations and First Contact. Then he cemented his status as one of the genre’s most important voices when he created the…
Apr 05 2026
What to Know About NASA’s Artemis II Mission to the Moon
On April 1, 2026, the Artemis II mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center. The mission is set to lay the groundwork for a future return to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972 while also sending four astronauts further into deep space than ever before. The crew is set to travel up to 252,757…
Feb 04 2023
Look Up with the Bell Museum’s Space Fest 2023
The Bell Museum’s annual Space Fest is back for its fifth year this weekend.
The event kicked off Friday night with an in-person star party that gave visitors the chance to view Mars and other deep-space objects through telescopes. Further events throughout the weekend include presentations…
Nov 17 2022
Good Night Oppy Gives NASA’s Mars Rovers a Heartfelt Retrospective
NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed on Mars in January 2004, carrying the hopes and dreams of everyone involved in the mission. The two remote-controlled robots arrived prepared for the important task of exploring the rocks and soils surrounding their landing sites in search of clues…
Jul 26 2022
See Earth in a New Light with Gaia at the Bell Museum
Planet Earth—the only home we have and that we have ever known. It’s easy to take our planet for granted as we go about our day-to-day grinds, barely giving a thought to the ground we walk on, the air we breathe, or even the trees, hills, and valleys that surround us. Macro notions of global phenomena…
Jul 06 2022
The First Photos from the James Webb Telescope Are Coming July 12
NASA is about to release new views of the universe as we’ve never seen it before.
On July 12, 2022, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope will be be made available to the public. Since its initial launch in December 2021, the most complex and powerful space telescope in history has…
Sep 28 2021
Star Trek’s Tim Russ Brings a Life of Stargazing to NASA’s Lucy Mission
Tim Russ is best known for his portrayal of the Vulcan security officer Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager, or for literally combing the desert in Spaceballs. And while many of us geeks continue to recognize him for these roles, he is also a longtime musician and an Emmy Award–winning director, and he’s…
Dec 17 2020
Jupiter and Saturn Will Align on the Night of the Winter Solstice
If you’ve gotten the chance to look up during the evenings recently, you’ve probably gotten at least one opportunity to see Jupiter and Saturn relatively clearly in the night sky. The two planets have been particularly visible throughout much of the later part of this year, especially…
Nov 04 2020
Mark Kelly Becomes the Fourth Astronaut Elected to Public Office
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who participated in NASA’s groundbreaking Twins Study, has now secured his place as the next US senator from Arizona. Kelly, who is married to former Arizona representative Gabby Giffords, ran on a platform of gun law reform, expanding access to healthcare, and…
Nov 02 2020
What Does NASA’s New Discovery of Water on the Moon Mean?
Last week, after hinting at an “exciting new discovery about the Moon,” NASA revealed new evidence proving the existence of what seems to be theoretically drinkable water on the lunar surface.
Confirmed by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and published in the latest…