Spacecraft

The crew will spend the next few days in space before returning to Earth in the fully autonomous Dragon module

The three-day orbital voyage of the all-civilian crew will be a historic milestone for human spaceflight

The mission is living up to its name, drilling and storing a Martian rock after a misstep in August

A proposal plans to study how to build a giant spacecraft

Economic inequality, an indulgent trip to space and an ongoing legal battle with NASA are putting the space company in the hot seat

A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin—and the stakes are sky high

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

After an alarming failure, the rover is set to continue its mission to retrieve specimens for eventual return to Earth

Seeking to collect its inaugural core sample, the mission hopes to begin what could be humanity’s boldest search for extraterrestrial life

Some astronomers argue the space agency’s next flagship observatory will memorialize discrimination. Others are waiting for more evidence

A record-breaking altitude and a few minutes of weightlessness in an extraordinary vehicle

This is what NASA's Parker Solar Probe plans to fly through