Astronauts, kids enjoy opening of Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center
On Friday, about 800 schoolchildren gathered for the grand opening of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center…
The Hubble Space Telescope Is Sinking. NASA Is Looking for Ways to Keep It Afloat
As telescopes go, few if any are more famous than the Hubble Space Telescope. Over 30 years of…
How nuclear rockets offer NASA a high-speed pathway into deep space
Someone has to dream big and take that bold step to reach for the stars and search for…
Farthest human-made object in space loses contact from Earth
NASA briefly lost contact with Voyager 1 in mid-October after the nearly 50-year-old spacecraft stopped transmitting a detectable…
NASA’s Oldest Martian Spacecraft Have Been Running for Decades. Here’s How
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has been operating for so long, it can rent a car without any fees.…
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to…
New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth’s Atmosphere as Fuel To Stay in Orbit Indefinitely
Fully Assembled RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Credit: F. Romano A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel…
War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn
In a rare study, Chinese aerospace researchers have explored how a war could one day spill into the…
Private spacecraft gets close to doomed NASA telescope but won’t be able to save it
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spacecraft that was supposed to supply a lifeline to NASA’s Swift…
The BepiColombo mission draws closer to Mercury
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down…
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir set for 7th spacewalk
Maine astronaut Jessica Meir set for 7th spacewalk NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, a Caribou native, is scheduled to…
SpaceX recovers Starship from Indian Ocean a month after launch, shipping it to Texas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet,…