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NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?
ByMike WallPublished
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA plans a round 2 for Artemis rocket fueling test
ByJosh DinnerLast updated
The Artemis 1 moon mission had a heat shield issue. Here’s why NASA doesn’t think it will happen again on Artemis 2
ByLeonard DavidPublished
SpaceX Crew-12 mission latest news: It's docking day for Dragon astronauts
ByTariq MalikLast updated
Why are the launch windows for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission so short?
ByMike WallPublished
Who are the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the ISS?
ByJosh DinnerPublished
NASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Space photo of the day for Feb. 5, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
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Apollo
That's one small step for trivia: An Apollo space quiz
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answer
ByKeith CooperPublished
Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
ByMike WallPublished
50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
ByKeith CooperPublished
NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Artemis
NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?
ByMike WallPublishedArtemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA plans a round 2 for Artemis rocket fueling test
ByJosh DinnerLast updatedThe Artemis 1 moon mission had a heat shield issue. Here’s why NASA doesn’t think it will happen again on Artemis 2
ByLeonard DavidPublishedWhy are the launch windows for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission so short?
ByMike WallPublishedNASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Space photo of the day for Feb. 5, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
NASA had 3 years to fix fuel leaks on its Artemis moon rocket. Why are they still happening?
ByJosh DinnerPublished
ReferenceNASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know
ByBrett TingleyLast updated
NASA just delayed the Artemis 2 moon mission because its giant rocket has a leak — we've seen this before
ByMike WallPublished
NASA fuels up giant Artemis 2 moon rocket. Yes, it's a little leaky. So is it ready to fly?
ByMike WallPublished
Asteroid & Comet Missions
NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo)
ByAndrew JonesPublished
Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
ByAndrew JonesPublished
Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
ByMonisha RavisettiPublished
Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
ByVictoria CorlessPublished
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
ByKeith CooperPublished
Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
ByConor FeehlyPublished
Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
ByRobert LeaPublished
Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
International Space Station
SpaceX Crew-12 mission latest news: It's docking day for Dragon astronauts
ByTariq MalikLast updatedWho are the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the ISS?
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 astronauts safely back on Earth
ByTariq MalikLast updatedSpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS
ByMike WallPublished
Crew-11 astronauts undock in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (video)
ByJosh DinnerLast updated
What time is SpaceX Crew-11's medical evacuation from the ISS on Jan. 14?
ByMike WallPublished
Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
ISS astronauts spy airglow and dwarf galaxy | Space photo of the day for Jan. 13, 2026
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
Mars rovers
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completes its 1st drive planned by AI
BySharmila KuthunurPublished
NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp
BySamantha MathewsonPublished
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover could break the record for miles driven on another planet
BySharmila KuthunurPublished
After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos)
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
Mars rovers serve as scientists' eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life
ByAri KoeppelPublished
Tumbleweed-inspired Mars rovers could be blown across the Red Planet
ByKeith CooperPublished
Landing site for Rosalind Franklin rover may be ripe with clues about ancient Mars life
ByStefanie WaldekPublished
Curiosity Mars rover puzzles over intriguing 'boxwork' pattern | Space photo of the day for Sept. 19, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
New Horizons
New Horizons' new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'
ByLeonard DavidPublished
Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet
BySharmila KuthunurPublished
Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way bigger
ByKeith CooperPublished
New Horizons' Alan Stern will fulfill a lifelong dream on Virgin Galactic spaceflight this week
ByNola Taylor TillmanPublished
NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
ByMike WallPublishedNASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)
ByRod PylePublished
NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can help
ByKeith CooperPublished
NASA may shift New Horizons Pluto probe to sun-studying mission
ByJosh DinnerPublished
Parker Solar Probe
ReferenceParker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
ByDaisy DobrijevicLast updated
NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest human-made object
ByTia GhosePublished
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies through major coronal mass ejection — and survives to tell the tale
ByRahul RaoPublished
Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter team up to tackle 65-year-old sun mystery
ByRobert LeaPublished
NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21
ByMonisha RavisettiPublished
NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun
ByJosh DinnerPublishedNASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind
ByRobert LeaPublished
NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief
ByRobert LeaPublishedNASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its 15th close flyby of the sun this St. Patrick's Day
ByRobert LeaPublished
Space Shuttle
Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
The most memorable space shuttle missions
ByClara MoskowitzLast updated
ReferenceEndeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle
ByTariq MalikLast updated
Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
ByTariq MalikLast updated
Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle Endeavour
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Voyager
NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
ByRobert LeaPublished
Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88
ByMike WallPublished
NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'
ByMonisha RavisettiPublished
NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we know
ByMonisha RavisettiPublished
NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
ByJosh DinnerPublished
NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away
ByRahul RaoPublishedNASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
ByElizabeth HowellPublishedNASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 years
ByMike WallPublished
Mysterious dust ring around Uranus spotted in rediscovered Voyager 2 data
ByMeghan BartelsPublished
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NASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Space photo of the day for Feb. 5, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublishedNASA had 3 years to fix fuel leaks on its Artemis moon rocket. Why are they still happening?
ByJosh DinnerPublishedNASA's Perseverance Mars rover completes its 1st drive planned by AI
BySharmila KuthunurPublished