The Space Report
New Horizons Spacecraft Speeds Toward Kuiper Belt Object
An artist's rendering shows NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flying by its next target destination: Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69. Credit: NASA/Alex Parker NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made history...
HI-SEAS ‘Astronauts’ Begin Eight-month Mission in Isolation
Image: For the next eight months, six scientists will live inside this 36-foot diameter dome on the slopes of Mauna Loa to study the effects of isolated living in deep-space. Photo courtesy of...
Moon Express Gets Full Funding for Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition
Moon Express expects to successfully launch its small lunar lander, the MX-1E, later this year as a contestant in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition. Credit: Moon Express. Thanks to a new round of...
Hawaii Mars Research Project Featured in Spaceport Magazine
In November PISCES partnered with NASA and the University of Hawaii at Hilo to conduct a groundbreaking research project to enable the human exploration of Mars. Called BASALT (Biologic Analog...
Remembering John Glenn: An American Hero
Photo: John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth with the Friendship 7 space capsule. Credit: NASA. Astronaut and American hero John Glenn died on Thursday (Dec. 8) in Ohio at the age of 95....
NASA Awards Contract to Build Robotic ‘Space Mechanic’
Photo: Artist rendering of L-Restore. Credit: NASA. NASA just awarded a $127 million contract to a California-based satellite company to build a robotic spacecraft capable of repairing satellites in...
NASA’s EM Drive: First Peer-Reviewed Study Shows ‘It Works’
Photo: NASA, Les Bossinas The science is out on NASA’s controversial EM Drive. But so is the jury. The EM Drive, or electromagnetic drive, is a propulsion device that reportedly works without rocket...
PISCES Partners with UH-Hilo and NASA on Simulated Human Mars Mission
Image: BASALT researchers survey the rugged lava terrain of Mauna Ulu to gather data for an eventual human Mars mission. Credit: 'Ena Media Hawaii The Pacific International Space Center for...
In Memory of Hawai’i Rep. Clift Tsuji
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Hawai’i Rep. Clift Tsuji yesterday (Nov. 15). Rep. Tsuji was a well-respected Big Island native who represented House District 2 including Keaukaha, parts...
NASA Astronaut Speaking at UH-Hilo on Hubble Telescope
Come down to the University of Hawai'i at Hilo on Nov. 15 for an exciting space talk from a five time shuttle astronaut and MIT Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Jeff Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman will...
NASA Scientist Speaking at UH-Hilo about Human Mars Mission
Dr. Darlene Lim, NASA Ames Research Center geobiologist and Principal Investigator of the BASALT (Biological Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) Research Program, will speak at the...
DISCOVERY CANADA CAPTURES PISCES ROVER IN ACTION
Photo: A film crew from the Daily Planet TV series of Discovery Channel Canada joined the PISCES team for a field test assessing the Helelani Rover rovers sensor and camera systems on October 27....