NASA astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of Boeing Starliner launch to ISS

Boeing Starliner's first astronaut crew arrived in Florida on Thursday, less than two weeks ahead of their launch to the International Space Station.

NASA seeks new ideas for Mars sample return mission due to budget constraints

The current Mars sample return plan would cause NASA to take funds from other planned missions. The space agency is seeking an alternate plan for getting Mars samples back in the 2030s and for less than $7 billion.

US, Japan announce joint venture for Moon exploration

The pressurized rover will be in addition to one in development by U.S. companies that is expected to be in operation by 2030. The last lunar vehicle to be used on the Moon happened during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

'Devil comet' could become visible to the naked eye this month

Stargazers should check the sky to get a glimpse of 12PPons-Brooks which is heading toward its closest approach to the sun on its 71-year orbit.

SpaceX launches 'Odysseus' lunar lander, aiming for historic US moon mission

SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday. The U.S. hasn't returned to the moon's surface in more than 50 years. Here’s when the touchdown attempt is planned.

Skyscraper-size asteroid expected to pass by Earth Friday

There’s no risk of it hitting our planet since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.

Challenger explosion anniversary: 38th Anniversary of NASA's Space Shuttle tragedy, claiming 7 lives

On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board.

New NASA image shows the most colorful view of the universe yet

The image of MACS0416 was produced using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA targets April for Boeing Starliner's first astronaut launch

NASA officials said they are targeting an April launch for Starliner, to "better accommodate upcoming crew rotations and cargo resupply missions this spring."

Prada to design spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III lunar mission

Axiom Space revealed prototypes of the AxEMU spacesuits earlier this year. Now, Prada engineers will join the team working throughout the design process on the Artemis III spacesuits.

NASA's UFO report will be released Thursday, agency says

NASA's report on UAPs — short for unexplained anomalous phenomena — has been in the works for more than a year.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record for longest spaceflight

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. record of 355 days on Monday at the International Space Station.

NASA releases first images from pollution-monitoring satellite in space

NASA has shared this week the first images from TEMPO, the agency’s first space-based instrument designed to continuously measure air quality over North America, and do so with the resolution of a few square miles.

Teachers can apply to NASA for Artemis 'moon tree' seeds

Last year, nearly 2000 tree seeds traveled to the moon and back to Earth aboard the Artemis I, Orion space capsule.