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Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the ISS this week Nov. 24-28, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Russia's only active launch pad for cosmonauts damaged by Soyuz crew launch to International Space Station
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
ISS astronaut Jonny Kim floats with his lunch | Space photo of the day for Nov. 27, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
'We've even got some lobster': Thanksgiving dinner on the International Space Station will be out of this world for astronauts (video)
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos)
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is surprising scientists with its capabilities. It hasn't even launched yet
ByKeith CooperPublished
'We were genuinely astonished': This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth
ByMike WallPublished
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Apollo
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. PearlmanPublished
50 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
Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Artemis
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA after Trump tried to cancel it
ByTereza PultarovaPublished
Latvia will become 60th nation to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
ByJosh DinnerPublished
SpaceX looking into 'simplified' Starship Artemis 3 mission to get astronauts to the moon faster
ByMike WallPublished
ReferenceArtemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
ByRobert LeaLast updated
NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch
ByJosh DinnerPublished
SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'
ByMike WallPublished
NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
ByTariq MalikLast updated
Meet 'Integrity': Artemis 2 astronauts name the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon
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
Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the ISS this week Nov. 24-28, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
Russia's only active launch pad for cosmonauts damaged by Soyuz crew launch to International Space Station
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
ISS astronaut Jonny Kim floats with his lunch | Space photo of the day for Nov. 27, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
'We've even got some lobster': Thanksgiving dinner on the International Space Station will be out of this world for astronauts (video)
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
'We were genuinely astonished': This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth
ByMike WallPublished
NASA astronaut shows how to 'weigh' yourself in space | On the ISS this week Nov. 17-21, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
ISS astronauts see comet Lemmon 'absorbed' by aurora | Space photo of the day for Nov. 20, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet
ByJosh DinnerPublished
The International Space Station will fall to Earth in 2030. Can a private space station really fill its gap?
ByKeith CooperPublished
Mars rovers
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
NASA will reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery today: Here's how to watch live
ByMonisha RavisettiLast updated
Perseverance Mars rover rolls over Soroya Ridge | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished
Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red Planet
BySharmila KuthunurPublished
Wheelie smart: A space quiz about rovers
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 WallPublished
NASA'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 DinnerPublished
NASA'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 LeaPublished
NASA'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 RaoPublished
NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
ByElizabeth HowellPublished
NASA'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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'We were genuinely astonished': This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth
ByMike WallPublished
NASA astronaut shows how to 'weigh' yourself in space | On the ISS this week Nov. 17-21, 2025
ByRobert Z. PearlmanPublished
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-CastleberryPublished