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NASA says it can ask SpaceX to bring Boeing astronauts home if needed, as they reach 51 days on the space station
Two NASA astronauts have been stuck on the space station for 51 days while Boeing troubleshoots its…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we k…
Jessica Orwig
NASA simulated an incoming asteroid impact, and the biggest roadblock to action was penny pinching
NASA gathered about 100 experts to practice a hypothetical discovery of an asteroid with a 72% chan…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Skywatching Alert: Catch this rare, once-in-80,000 years comet before it disappears!
If celestial wonders are your thing, this is the perfect time to turn your eyes to the sky. A rare…
NASA is investing in a rocket that could get humans to Mars and back in 2 months — and travel at 100,000 mph
The Pulsed Plasma Rocket could significantly shorten a round-trip to Mars, reduce risks to astronau…
Ellyn Lapointe
An engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could
Ross Brockwell spent a year in NASA's CHAPEA Mars simulation. He missed Earth but would live on the…
Jenny McGrath
As SpaceX rejoices its Starship ‘catch’, here’re 8 historical firsts it achieved
SpaceX just achieved a massive space milestone by catching its Starship Super Heavy booster, furthe…
Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
SpaceX launches half-empty spaceship so it can bring Boeing's astronaut crew home next year
It's SpaceX to the rescue after NASA officials made a tough safety call to send Boeing's Starliner …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Lauren …
NASA is planning to give the beleaguered Boeing Starliner another shot at space — in late 2025
NASA has scheduled two SpaceX launches — Crew-10 and Crew-11 — before Starliner's next planned laun…
Aditi Bharade
Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.
A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-b…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
NASA says astronauts from Boeing's Starliner could be in space for a couple more weeks even though their test flight was only supposed to last 8 days
NASA and Boeing say they're being cautious to make sure astronauts testing the new Starliner spacec…
Jack Newsham
4 asteroids — including one plane sized and two house sized objects — to approach the Earth today, NASA warns: here’s all we know
NASA is tracking several asteroids that will pass near Earth in October 2024, none pose any direct …
Here's why astronauts age slower than the rest of us here on Earth
Astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than the rest of us on Earth due …
Kelly Dickerson,Natalie Musum…
Another setback for Elon Musk's SpaceX after mishap with NASA rescue mission
SpaceX launched its mission to rescue the two Starliner astronauts — but it didn't go entirely acco…
Tom Carter
The 2024 harvest moon is the 2nd supermoon and last lunar eclipse this year. Here's the best time to see it when it rises Tuesday.
September 17's full moon will be a supermoon and a harvest moon. A partial lunar eclipse will also …
Jenny McGrath,Jessica Orwig
The Covid lockdowns did WHAT to the Moon?!
A recent study has revealed an unexpected consequence of the global lockdowns imposed in 2020 to cu…
After spending months on a week-long mission, Sunita Williams finally meets the SpaceX capsule that will bring her back from space
The mission, launched on Saturday, marked a critical milestone in their extended stay in space, wit…
IISc scientists develop brain-inspired analog computing platform capable of storing, processing data
The team was able to recreate NASA's iconic "Pillars of Creation" image from the James Webb Space T…
PTI
Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Watch live as SpaceX's commercial astronauts attempt mission's historic EVA
The Polaris Dawn mission attempts a historic spacewalk today. Watch live as SpaceX's commercial ast…