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  • WATCH: A bright streak of light signaled the return of astronauts to Earth

    March 12, 2024 2:51 PM

    If you were out and about early on Tuesday morning, you may have noticed a bright flash of light across the night sky. Several Storm Station sent in their photos of the spectacle. It was not a shooting star. Rather, the fiery streak of light was a spacecraft carrying... more »
  • WATCH: NASA conducts test of massive moon rocket engine Play Video

    November 29, 2023 5:47 PM

    STENNIS SPACE CENTER - NASA on Wednesday conducted the latest "hot fire" test of its RS-25 engines -- the muscle it plans to use to send astronauts back to the moon, and beyond. The test at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi included an 11-minute-long burn, during which operators... more »
  • Look up! A bright Jupiter will be adjacent to the Moon on Friday night

    November 24, 2023 7:19 PM

    As we continue to celebrate over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there is a reason to look up and explore the night sky. On Friday night (November 24th, 2023), you will find Jupiter adjacent to the nearly full Moon. With binoculars, you should be able to capture both the Moon and... more »
  • Louisiana students set to make long distance call to NASA astronauts

    July 24, 2023 11:43 AM

    LAKE CHARLES - Students at a summer science camp in the Lake Charles are set to dial up the International Space Station in what is being described as the first call from Louisiana to space. NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Woody Hoburg will answer prerecorded questions Tuesday morning from... more »
  • NASA confirms harmless Earth return of decades-old satellite

    January 9, 2023 12:59 PM

    BERING SEA - NASA on Monday said it's defunct Earth Radiation Budget Satellite -- or ERBS -- reentered Earth's atmosphere late Sunday night, with most of the object burning up over the Bering Sea and remnants causing no known harm. The 5,400-pound satellite was launched from the Space Shuttle... more »
  • Billionaire vs Billionaire: Judge sides with Elon Musk in space-related legal battle

    November 5, 2021 10:02 AM

    As two of the world's wealthiest men shift their focus to space exploration, so shifts the unwavering perseverance and ambition that fueled the creation of their terrestrial empires. Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX shared a similar vision in aiming to facilitate NASA's plan to... more »
  • LSU alum turned NASA engineer plays role in Perseverance's landing on Mars

    February 19, 2021 9:25 AM

    When the NASA Perseverance rover completed its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth to safely land on Mars, an employee with ties to Louisiana was part of the NASA team that watched the landing from mission control, thrilled to see their work reach an historic milestone. Dr. Keith Comeaux ,... more »
  • Southern University partners with Boeing and NASA for aerospace engineering mentorship program

    September 21, 2020 11:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Southern University has established a partnership with Boeing that will allow some of its students to work alongside NASA scientists on a program that will send astronauts into space, according to The Advocate . The exciting mentoring program, led by the university's engineering college, puts students... more »
  • NASA, SpaceX 'Crew Dragon' to return to Earth this weekend if weather permits

    July 31, 2020 5:14 PM

    NEW ORLEANS- NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, a former Tulane University graduate, and Robert Behnken plan to make their way back to planet Earth this weekend. The first two astronauts to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft will return in just a few days if an incoming hurricane... more »
  • Former NASA engineer - now a Southern University professor - eagerly awaits SpaceX launch and future space exploration Play Video

    May 26, 2020 9:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - It's been more than 50 years since Morgan Watson left his position as a NASA engineer, but ahead of Wednesday's SpaceX launch, the event still brings the Southern professor good memories and hope for more space exploration in the future. "We've come a long way,... more »
  • SpaceX launch canceled Wednesday; next launch window is Saturday Play Video

    May 26, 2020 3:57 PM

    UPDATE: Wednesday's launch has been canceled due to weather conditions. The next potential launch window will be Saturday, May 30. Standing down from launch today due to unfavorable weather in the flight path. Our next launch opportunity is Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, or 19:22 UTC... more »
  • Future soldiers to take first-ever oath of enlistment from space

    February 24, 2020 11:31 AM

    BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Army Recruiting Command will collaborate with NASA and Space Center Houston to host the first-ever, nationwide live oath of enlistment ceremony from space Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 11:50 a.m. CST. Col. Andrew Morgan, NASA astronaut and U.S. Army Soldier, will administer the oath... more »
  • NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, inspiration for hit film, dies at 101

    February 24, 2020 11:00 AM

    Acclaimed NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson has died. NASA announced her death via social media, saying she passed away Monday morning. Here at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where Katherine worked for some 33 years, we will carry forward her legacy. Katherine believed in equality. She overcame obstacles... more »
  • Astronaut shares breathtaking photo of Louisiana from space

    February 12, 2020 5:23 PM

    Baton Rouge - NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shared a breathtaking photo of the Louisiana Gulf Coast from Space Tuesday. The photo was taken from the International Space Station. Meir has been in space since Sept. 2019 and was part of the first all-female spacewalk. The #Mississippi River... more »
  • Louisiana student hopes to choose name of NASA's new Mars rover Play Video

    January 23, 2020 7:38 AM

    GRAND ISLE - NASA is continuing its exploration of Mars with a new robotic rover that has yet to be christened, and a Louisiana student is hoping to be the one who names the exploratory robot. NASA opened the opportunity to students around the country, inviting them to submit... more »
  • NASA debuts the "most powerful rocket in the world," in New Orleans

    December 9, 2019 9:31 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans is garnering national attention as NASA engineers plan to unveil the “most powerful rocket in the world” Monday at its New Orleans facility. According to WWL , the Michoud Assembly Facility is host to NASA’s ‘Artemis Day.’ LIVE NOW: I’m starting my... more »
  • The Eclipse..The Weather...and the Tropics

    August 21, 2017 12:52 AM

    The Eclipse: By now it is no secret that we will have a major astronomical event beginning around 12:00 PM on Monday August 21st. The 2017 Eclipse has been widely publicized and there is a plethora of information on the subject. Here in southeast Louisiana we will be treated... more »
  • Eclipse 2017: what to expect, how to view

    August 16, 2017 11:42 AM

    On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, the U.S. will be treated to a total eclipse of the sun. The eclipse will be visible—weather permitting—across all of North America. The entire continent will experience a partial eclipse lasting two to three hours. Anyone within a 70-milewide path that stretches through 14 states... more »
  • 1st African American female astronaut to speak at Southern University Founders' Day

    March 9, 2016 12:33 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Southern University will host its 136th Founders' Day on Thursday with the Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut, as the key note speaker. Jemison flew into space in 1992 aboard NASA’s Endeavor Space Shuttle. Jemison will speak at the mid-morning Community Prayer Brunch and... more »

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