NASA wants more 'space tug' ideas to deorbit the International Space Station in a fiery finale
NASA is looking for spacecraft ideas to remove the U.S. segment of the International Space Station after its expected retirement in 2030....
NASA's delayed VERITAS Venus mission tests key technology in Iceland (photos)
Team members of NASA's VERITAS Venus mission tested key technologies and techniques in volcanic regions in Iceland recently....
NASA's Perseverance rover sets record for longest Mars drive on autopilot
The autopilot on Perseverance Mars rover guided it through a particularly hazardous boulder field In July, saving weeks of precious science time....
James Webb Space Telescope sees early galaxies defying 'cosmic rulebook' of star formation
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed galaxies defying the "cosmic rulebook" in the early universe, to the surprise of astronomers who hope to learn more about the evolution of the universe....
'I literally broke into tears': The scientist leading NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission just had the greatest day ever
As his spacecraft was hurtling toward Earth carrying irreplaceable asteroid samples from deep space, Dante Lauretta was just trying to avoid having a breakdown in front of an international audience....
Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living organisms....
Sky Tonight Star Gazer Guide stargazing app review
With beautiful AR functionality and a host of fascinating information, Sky Tonight Star Gazer Guide has a lot to offer stargazing enthusiasts....
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return to Earth: Live updates
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission will return pieces of asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. Follow the historic landing live here....
NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Charity Weeden will serve as associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), effective immediately. Weeden succeeds Bhavya Lal, who left the agency in...
Last supermoon of 2023 rises this week. Don't miss the Harvest Moon shine with 3 bright planets
This year’s final supermoon, September’s Harvest Full Moon, rises on Friday, Sept. 29, bringing a summer of supermoons to a close and joined by a planetary parade of Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury....
Heating and cooling space habitats isn’t easy – one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution
It’s hard to keep a spacecraft cool, but ongoing research on the International Space Station might yield a solution....
Nuclear 'pasta' cooked up by dead stars could unravel the secrets of stellar afterlife
In the extreme hearts of neutron stars, fundamental particles are twisted into strange 'pasta' shapes that could reveal untold secrets about how dead stars evolve....
After NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx capsule landing success, spacecraft heads to asteroid Apophis on new mission
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe, which delivered samples of the space rock Bennu to Earth, is now on an extended voyage to study the infamous near-Earth asteroid Apophis....
Our entire galaxy is warping, and a gigantic blob of dark matter could be to blame
An invisible halo of misaligned dark matter could explain the warps at the Milky Way's edges.
NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room
After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth. It...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule just landed with samples of asteroid Bennu. Next stop: Texas
Hey NASA, you've just landed your first samples from an asteroid! Where are they going next? Houston, of course....
NASA's OSIRIS-REx lands samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth after historic 4-billion-mile journey
NASA successfully recovered a capsule containing samples of asteroid Bennu taken by its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2020....
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from California on Sept. 25
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from California early Monday morning (Sept. 25), carrying 21 Starlink satellites to orbit....
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases asteroid sample capsule toward Earth in flyby, heads to Apophis
The first asteroid samples ever collected by NASA are closing in on Earth for a historic landing in Utah today (Sept. 24)....
Spending time in space can harm the human body — but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars
With NASA planning more missions to space in the future, scientists are studying how to mitigate health hazards that come with space flight....