Artemis I moon rocket fueling test complete after NASA engineers overcome hydrogen leak
During the test, NASA attempted a "kinder and gentler" approach using lower pressure to fill the 322-foot-tall SLS rocket with thousands of gallons of cryogenic fuel.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling images of Neptune's rings, moons
NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope has released stunning new images of Neptune and its rings, as well as seven of the planet's 14 known moons. Researchers say it's the clearest view of Neptune's rings since the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover finds diversity, hints of microbial life in ancient lake bed rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover has spent 1.5 years on Mars exploring an ancient lake bed. Scientists say several rock samples collected on Mars have organic molecules associated with life. A follow-up mission will pick up these samples from Perseverance in 2030.
60 years later, NASA celebrates the lasting legacy of JFK’s unifying speech to beat the Soviets to the moon
Sixty years ago, John F. Kennedy's speech at Rice University urged the nation to unify behind the idea that beating the Soviet Union to the moon was of the utmost importance.
Artemis I scrubs again: Launch of NASA’s giant new moon rocket delayed by familiar foe
NASA is getting a lot of practice prepping its new moon rocket for flight. For the second time this week, technical problems forced the agency to scrub the launch of its Artemis I mission.
NASA releases stunning new images of Phantom Galaxy from Hubble, James Webb telescopes
New images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have produced a stunning view of the Phantom Galaxy, a "grand design" spiral galaxy located 32 million light-years away from Earth.
NASA targeting Saturday for another Artemis I launch attempt after rocket engine trouble
A bleed issue in one of the four RS-25 rocket engines scrubbed Monday’s debut launch of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft.
Artemis I updates: Launch of NASA’s giant new moon rocket delayed by technical issues
History will have to wait a few more days. NASA’s Artemis I launch, scheduled for Monday morning, will be postponed until at least the end of the week thanks to a series of delays and technical problems during its first launch attempt.
'Star Trek' legend Nichelle Nichols' ashes to be launched into deep space on Vulcan rocket
The ashes of "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols will be launched on a memorial spaceflight, along with the ashes of late creator Gene Roddenberry and wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry.
NASA releases sound of a black hole -- and it's terrifying
The tweet of the audio, which NASA called the ‘Black Hole Remix,' quickly went viral and has been viewed over 15 million times.
The Webb telescope found 20 new exoplanetary systems. Here’s how you can help name them
The James Webb — the world’s largest and most powerful telescope — launched in December 2021 and traveled a million miles to its final destination.
NASA's Artemis moon rocket makes final journey to launch pad
NASA's 32-story moon rocket began its last slow trip to the launch pad Tuesday night before launching the Orion spacecraft to the moon later this month.
James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning new image of Cartwheel Galaxy
NASA released a new image Tuesday from its James Webb Space Telescope, showing the Cartwheel Galaxy in stunning detail.
‘Heartbeat’ radio signal detected billions of light-years from Earth
Fast radio bursts (FRB) are usually one-offs so astronomers are particularly intrigued by this most recent FRB which has a consistent burst similar to that of a beating heart.
Groundbreaking Webb telescope images show new details of the universe
NASA released new images collected by the WEBB telescope that show new details of the universe for the first time, at least on Earth. What's in the images offers clues to what's happening out in space as well as Earth.
July's full 'Buck Moon' will be the brightest Supermoon of the year: How and when to watch
July's full moon is a supermoon, meaning it is closer in its orbit to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter in the sky. The moon will be 222,089 miles away from Earth during its closest approach, about 17,000 miles closer than it is on average, according to NASA.
'I love you to the moon and back': Lakeland family plans to send 11-year-old son's ashes to space
A family is honoring their 11-year-old son by fulfilling his life-long wish of going to the moon.
Out of this world: NASA shares images of Mars’ diverse landscape
Over the past year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured stunningly clear images of the Red Planet’s diverse landscape.
NASA wants its moon dust, cockroaches from Apollo 11 mission pulled from auction
The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000.
Stellar alignment! 5 planets line up for a nightly show in June
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will stretch across the sky before sunrise in June