
NASA’s Giant SLS Rocket Rolls to Launchpad for Artemis 1 Moon Mission
The Space Launch System rocket could lift off on its voyage to lunar orbit as early as late August
The Space Launch System rocket could lift off on its voyage to lunar orbit as early as late August
Long considered trivial, the effects of rocket launches and reentering space debris on global warming and ozone loss could soon become too large to ignore
The announcement comes as NASA and Roscosmos are laying plans to transition to other orbital habitats
Breathtaking pictures that include the deepest-ever infrared view of ancient galaxies offer a preview of the spectacular science in store for the most powerful space observatory in history...
Jane Rigby, Webb’s operations project scientist, discusses how NASA plans to wring as much science as possible from the $10-billion observatory
The impact has slightly degraded one of the observatory’s mirror segments, but NASA says the telescope has sustained no significant damage
SpaceX and other companies are still struggling to make their satellites darker in the night sky
In the far future, we could reveal detailed views of distant worlds by turning our home star into a gravitational lens
The Starliner team is confident the malfunctions won’t prevent the spacecraft from completing its mission
The uncrewed flight includes a payload of food, provisions and a specialized flight-test dummy
THESAN—the largest, most detailed computer model of the universe’s first billion years yet made—is helping set expectations for observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope...
Ground stations are currently tracking 16 fragments associated with the event, which occurred on April 15
After delivering extraterrestrial samples to Earth in 2023, OSIRIS-REx will embark on an extended mission to a potentially planet-threatening space rock
Russia will move forward with lunar exploration without its European partners
An influential panel’s recommendation makes the ice giant a likely destination for a flagship space mission
Axiom Space’s visit to the International Space Station is a milestone for commercial human spaceflight
E-mailed exchanges show the space agency’s internal struggle to address pleas to change the controversial name of its latest, greatest observatory
The aircraft’s sorties are helping NASA’s Perseverance rover scout a path into an ancient Martian river delta
With its mirrors now focused, the observatory’s science instruments are now being readied for work
Samples collected by Chang’e-5 are revealing exciting insights into the moon’s evolution
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