Artemis II Just Proved NASA Is Closer Than Ever to Returning to the Moon
An artist’s illustration of two suited crew members working on the lunar surface. The one in the foreground…
NASA Powers Down Voyager 1 Instrument As It Fights To Survive Deep Space
Artist’s illustration of one of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL Voyager 1 is losing power, and NASA just…
For Decades, NASA Has Relied On Trains So Much To Transport Rocket Boosters Across America That It Even Has Its Own Railroad
For many people, the wonder of spaceflight begins at the launchpad, where heroic astronauts blast off atop some…
Webb Discovers Slow-Rotating Galaxy in Early Universe
In today’s Universe, most galaxies are held together by orderly rotation. But among the largest, no-longer star-forming systems,…
The 15-Year-Old Greek “Prodigy” Collaborating With NASA
The teenager is collaborating with NASA on the program intended to be the successor to the Voyager missions.…
In 1984, a NASA Astronaut Flew Untethered. The Footage Is Magnificent and Also Anxiety Fuel
Bruce McCandless II floating untethered. Image credits: NASA. On February 7, 1984, Bruce McCandless II slipped out of…
Scientists Stunned by New Organic Molecules Found on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th century English…
Asteroid Apophis to pass Earth in 2029 with no impact risk, NASA says
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman discusses Artemis II mission and future of space exploration NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins…
Astronomers Spot Dozens of Potential ‘Tatooine’ Worlds
The existence of circumbinary planets — exoplanets that orbit binary stars — has only been firmly established over…
NASA Releases Thousands of Unseen Artemis II Photos
The photo trove includes the spectacular eclipse the Artemis astronauts witnessed but also images that give a more…
US scientists find how dry ice can alter quantum states of hydrogen
Scientists at the University of Maryland have successfully demonstrated the control of the nuclear spin of a hydrogen…
NASA video shows how much ground a Mars rover has covered, literally
When NASA makes a new timelapse video, it’s not for reminiscence or clout chasing on the Internet. The…