NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years.

NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site.

A NASA research plane has landed without its landing gear in Texas, sending plumes of flame behind it.

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe together.

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago.

The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy" during the medical crisis.

NASA's Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired.

NASA's giant new moon rocket is finally at the launch pad.

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth.

An astronaut in need of medical care is on the way back to Earth.

In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has gotten a rare peek at the aftermath of two cosmic collisions — and helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery.

The Senate has confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator.

Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all.

A stray comet from another star is swinging past Earth.

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman is back before the Senate after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump for NASA's top job.

A U.S.-Russian crew of three has started a mission at the International Space Station after their launch on a Russian spacecraft.

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company's next Starliner flight.

Prada heir Lorenzo Bertelli is set to play a major strategic role as executive chairman of Versace following the Prada Group's 1.25 billion-euro deal to acquire its rival.

NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system.

Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.

Strong solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. have delayed the launch of Blue Origin's big new rocket.

President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all.

NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a supersonic jet designed to minimize noise.

The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit.

The Orionid meteor shower peaks this year with the arrival of a new moon, offering a rare chance to see shooting stars without moonlight interference.

NASA has released the first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite showing the Maine coast and Minnesota farmland in incredible detail.

A cluster of space weather satellites has blasted off to cast fresh eyes on solar storms.

A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown.

Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope.

It turns out Mars has a solid core just like Earth.

The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a five-month stay at the International Space Station.

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.

The Trump administration wants to end two NASA missions that monitor a potent greenhouse gas and plant health.

One of NASA's two previously stuck astronauts has retired.

SpaceX has delivered a new crew to the International Space Station in just 15 hours.

Four astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station after being sidelined by Boeing's Starliner trouble and other issues.

Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years.

It’s a last-minute weather scrub for SpaceX’s latest crew launch for NASA.

NASA and India have paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest changes in land and ice.

It's almost time to catch summer's double meteor showers.

The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.

The International Space Station's first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary are headed back to Earth.

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard.

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system.

Websites displaying legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared.

More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern states have reported witnessing a fireball streak across the sky, and NASA has determined that it was a meteor.

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

India, Poland and Hungary are back in human spaceflight.

A Japanese company says a laser navigating tool doomed its lunar lander, causing it to crash into the moon.

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.

A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary's first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station.

Elon Musk is dialing back his threat to decommission a capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station for NASA.

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.

Taylor Jenkins Reid loves to research before writing.

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that's visible to the human eye.

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that Jupiter’s dazzling auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking.

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later.

NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby.

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid.

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth.

The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration, highlighting Mars.

Auburn Middle School robotics teacher Phillip Ashby offers a non-traditional and engaging learning experience that captivates his students. Celebrated by NASA through their Liftoff program, Ashby was recognized for inspiring students in science and technology this past summer and is invited back for another year.

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates have arrived at the International Space Station on board a Russian spacecraft.

A day at Uranus just got a little longer.

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.

A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles.

NASA's celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again.

NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet.

The BWXT Innovation Campus features laboratories where the Advanced Technologies team is designing, building and testing advanced nuclear systems for NASA, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, state governments, national research labs and commercial customers.

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.

A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun.

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls short of any endurance record.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned back to Earth Tuesday evening after nine long months in space. You can see the full live stream here.

A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months.

NASA's stuck astronauts are heading home now that a replacement crew has arrived at the International Space Station.

It's lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.

The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station.

College students, rocket scientists and math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating Pi Day.

A launch pad problem has forced a flight delay to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts.

NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before.

Catch the rare total lunar eclipse in Virginia this week.

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole.