NASA to Showcase Webb Space Telescope’s First Full-Color Images
Drawing back the curtain to a photo gallery unlike any other, NASA will soon present the first full-color images from its James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe.
NASA Satellite Breaks From Orbit Around Earth, Heads to Moon
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again.
NASA to Launch Rockets From Australia’s North for Scientific Studies
SYDNEY—NASA will launch three rockets within weeks from northern Australia for scientific research, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the first time the space agency will fire rockets from a commercial facility outside the United States.
SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA After Private Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.
Rare NASA Lunar Dust Collected by Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 Mission Is up for Auction
Most people want to get rid of dirt, but this special sample of lunar dust is out of this world.
NASA Confirms US Astronaut Will Return on Russian Spacecraft Later This Month
Russia will pick up an American astronaut as scheduled later in the month and deliver him to a third country, U.S. space officials said on March 14.
NASA Plans to Retire the International Space Station by 2031 by Crashing It Into the Pacific Ocean
NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo, according to newly published plans outlining its future.
NASA Rocket Launch Might Be Seen Saturday Night on Mid-Atlantic Coast
People in states from North Carolina to Connecticut may be treated to a NASA rocket launch Saturday night, if weather conditions are favorable.
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse of Century to Occur Next Week
The longest partial lunar eclipse of the century is set to take place between Nov. 18-19 and will be visible in all 50 states.
NASA Bumps Moon Landing to 2025 at Earliest, Missing Trump Target
NASA is delaying putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.
NASA, SpaceX Launch 4 More Astronauts Into Orbit on Flight to Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit late on Wednesday, sending a veteran spacewalker, two younger crewmates chosen for future lunar missions, and a German materials scientist on their way to the International Space Station.
NASA, SpaceX Set to Launch Space Station’s Next Crew to Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Elon Musk’s private rocket company, SpaceX, was due to launch four more astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, including a veteran spacewalker and two younger crewmates chosen to join NASA’s forthcoming lunar missions.