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SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA now set for Oct. 1 after delay

NASA's Moon Orbiter Has Spotted An Impact Crater That Only Happens Once A Century

SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS

In Old NASA Data, Scientists Find a Surprising New Type of Cosmic Object

After being sidelined, Boeing’s Starliner to get starring role in NASA’s spaceflight plans

NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum

Roman Space Telescope starts waking up as NASA powers on instruments for the 1st time

Not round, not an ellipse: NASA’s gravity-based model reveals Earth’s true geoid shape

A new gravity-based model from NASA is challenging long-held assumptions about Earth's shape, rebranding the planet as a lumpy, non-elliptical geoid.

NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station

After eight months aloft, a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts splash down in Kazakhstan, closing Expedition 74.

Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have returned to Earth following an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Two scientists are planning to venture into one of the most dangerous environments in the solar system an

Scientists plan to venture into Saturn's rings in NASA's PRAXIS mission

NASA programs feel effects of workforce reductions

A GAO report reveals that workforce reductions are jeopardizing NASA's major projects, including plans to land on the moon.

NASA telescope uncovers hidden planet using revolutionary method after years of cosmic hide-and-seek

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a hidden giant planet, Beta Pictoris d, orbiting a star 63 light-years away.

In 1977, NASA launched two probes designed to last five years. Voyager 1 and 2 are now the only human-made objects in interstellar space, still operating, still transmitting, funded by a team of engineers some of whom have worked on the mission for nearly

Launched in 1977 for a five-year mission, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 remain the only human-made objects in interstellar space and are still transmitting data.

NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video

NASA's Psyche mission has released new imagery, time-lapse video, and sensor data captured during its recent flyby of Mars.

NASA's curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycomb pattern on Mars, leaving scientists puzzled over its or

NASA's Perseverance rover has identified a unique honeycomb geological pattern and signs of an ancient, massive asteroid impact on the Martian surface.

NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)

NASA has commenced assembly of the SLS rocket at Kennedy Space Center as mission plans for Artemis III evolve to include orbital docking rehearsals.

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?

Scientific coverage is exploring why Venus maintains higher surface temperatures than Mercury despite being further from the Sun.

NASA is keeping Voyager 1 alive by switching off instruments and heaters one by one—but it cannot let the spacecraft become so cold that its fuel lines freeze. If those lines fail, Voyager could lose the thrusters that keep its antenna aimed at Earth, per

NASA is managing a critical power decline for Voyager 1 as it approaches a historic distance milestone from Earth.

NASA seeks research volunteers to spend a year on a simulated mission to Mars or the Moon

NASA is recruiting research volunteers for a year-long simulated deep-space mission to the Moon or Mars.

A 14-year-old who applied to NASA, was rejected, and ended up cleaning a space toilet on work experience in Leicester now leads Mars exploration studies at the European Space Agency

From cleaning space toilets at 14 to leading Mars exploration teams, one scientist's unconventional path to the European Space Agency is gaining attention.

NASA administrator: "We are very much in a space race right now" against China

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman warns that the U.S. is currently engaged in a high-stakes space race against China to reach the Moon.

NASA celebrates America's 250th birthday with red, white and blue snaps of the cosmos

NASA is commemorating the United States' 250th birthday with a themed gallery of astronomical imagery described as 'cosmic fireworks.'

The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust

New research suggests a prolonged barrage of asteroids melted Earth's initial crust and may have played a role in sparking life.

Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is driving significant public engagement as the agency prepares to return humans to the moon.

NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year

NASA is recruiting volunteers to live in isolation for one year to simulate missions to the Moon and Mars.

America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, discussions are shifting toward the nation's space trajectory over the next 250 years.

Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX’s millenary milestone

Key milestones emerge in Mars exploration and commercial spaceflight as NASA delivers critical engines and SpaceX hits a launch record.

TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

NASA's TESS mission has identified a planetary system using a new method, potentially unlocking thousands of hidden exoplanets from existing data.

NASA inspector general suggests Boeing’s Starliner will now be a decade late

A NASA inspector general's audit suggests Boeing's Starliner may face a decade-long delay in its flight timeline.

NASA Is Making a Fifth State of Matter in Orbit

NASA is utilizing an orbiting quantum lab to create a fifth state of matter, potentially revolutionizing future space navigation.

NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon

NASA is considering deploying a spare, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon to support future lunar base preparations.

NASA makes moves to dodge costly delays on its path to build a $30 billion moon base

NASA is awarding new lunar lander and science contracts to prevent costly delays in the construction of a $30 billion moon base.

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

NASA launches daring rescue mission to save Swift space telescope from falling to Earth

Ars Live: What’s the latest in the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe?

Blue Origin begins pad reconstruction a month after a New Glenn rocket explosion shifted NASA's reliance toward SpaceX.