A congressional hearing about NASA’s budget and activities offered more questions than answers about the International Space Station, orbital debris hazards and returning astronauts to the moon...
Years of weather monitoring suggest a high-altitude locale in Qinghai Province could host future telescopes
Using data from the OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists calculated slightly increased (but still low) odds the space rock will collide with our planet in the 2100s
Although mission controllers have yet to identify the source of the problem, confidence is high the iconic observatory will soon return to normal operations
EnVision will follow NASA’s DAVINCI+ and VERITAS
The multibillionaire—along with his brother and at least one other passenger—could reach suborbital heights as soon as July 20
The flyby will be the closest a spacecraft has come to the gas giant’s largest moon in 20 years
The anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s historic voyage to orbit is a chance to reflect on how far human spaceflight has come—and where it’s going next
The United Arab Emirates’ first interplanetary mission reaches its destination scarcely a decade after the country’s first satellite launch
Stakes are high for the Arab world’s first ever interplanetary mission as it prepares to enter Martian orbit
Associate administrator Steve Jurczyk, who has worked at the space agency since 1988, will serve as its interim leader during the presidential transition
The hanging structure crashed through Arecibo’s dish after major cable failures
Twenty years after the famed orbital outpost went up, scientists and engineers are deciding how and when it will come back down
Radioactive plutonium is crucial for keeping this and other power-hungry deep-space missions warm and working for years on end
The first-ever orbital flight of astronauts on a private spacecraft has been a historic success
Sometimes called “Lady Stardust,” Burbidge helped reveal the cosmic origins of chemical elements
Launching no earlier than July 2023, the SunRISE mission will study the origins of solar storms
Some citizen science projects can be done during quarantine
The space agency’s adoption of dual-anonymous review for certain science programs seeks to ensure proposals are judged on merit alone
The pioneering NASA mathematician overcame racial barriers to help humans reach the moon
