Private spacecraft will give NASA’s Swift space telescope an orbital boost in 2026 in 1st-of-its-kind mission
A private company will give a powerful NASA space telescope a new lease on life next year, if…
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission
NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, from the agency’s Johnson Space…
Will the ISS get another space plane visit before falling back to Earth in 2030? The dream may be fading
The International Space Station (ISS) may never again be visited by a space plane. NASA’s space shuttle orbiters…
It came from outer space: Scientists solve decades-long mystery of the Silverpit Crater
After two decades of debate, researchers say they finally have definitive proof that the Silverpit Crater, a buried…
Galactic visitor alert: NASA confirms mysterious object entering solar system is ‘interstellar’ visitor
A mysterious object hurtling through space has been identified as a rare “interstellar object,” only the third of…
From Afar to Olduvai – asteroid Donaldjohanson’s landmarks get names tied to human origins
The geological features of an oddly shaped asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft now have official names, and…
NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and…
NASA, Sierra Space Modify Commercial Resupply Services Contract
In 2016, NASA awarded a Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract to Sierra Space, formerly part of Sierra Nevada Corporation, to resupply…
Weird glass in Australia appears to be from giant asteroid impact — but scientists ‘yet to locate the crater’
Natural glass found only in Australia could be evidence of an unknown, ancient asteroid impact, researchers say. A…
ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now
United Launch Alliance launches their Atlas 5 rocket on June 25, 2025, with a batch of 27 Project…
NASA Aircraft Coordinate Science Flights to Measure Air Quality
Magic is in the air. No wait… MAGEQ is in the air, featuring scientists from NASA centers across…
Trouble for Hayabusa2? Asteroid target smaller than expected
Artist’s impression of the Hayabusa2 spacecraft touching down on asteroid 1998 KY26. A new study reveals this asteroid…