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The Perseverance team says the rover can still take key weather measurements after pebbles struck a wind sensor amid strong Red Planet gusts.

A stubborn solar array on the NASA Lucy mission might yield enough to allow the mission to continue its asteroid-hunting mandate with few issues, NASA reports.

As the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a joint project between NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), prepares to be decommissioned this fall, it spends one final international

The James Webb Space Telescope will image the stellar nursery NGC 1333 to get the best view yet of extremely faint brown dwarfs and rogue planets.

NASA's little CAPSTONE cubesat is making good progress on its long journey to the moon.

One of the key goals of Perseverance's mission is to collect rock samples to eventually return to Earth, but finding the right rock is not always easy.

Artemis Base Camp will be established in the moon's south polar region, in a to-be-determined spot that features plentiful sunlight, direct-to-Earth communications and good access to water ice.

NASA plans to start rolling its Artemis 1 moon mission off the launch pad early Friday morning (July 1), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.

A distributed network of robots offers unique advantages.

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images are coming soon and scientists can't wait for us to see them.

Fogs, plumes and other types of Martian clouds are getting the citizen-scientist treatment.

A new study finds DART's impact could be stronger than expected.

A sungazing spacecraft captured the moon passing in front of the face of the sun Wednesday (June 29).

We finally have hints of what the first operational images will be from NASA's brand-new deep-space observatory.

NASA's Europa Clipper may intentionally crash into Ganymede or Callisto, rather than plunging into Jupiter as originally planned.

The sun is acting out, and solar weather forecasters are baffled. But one scientist might know what's going on.

The latest delay will allow teams more time to assess and mitigate the consequences of elevated propellant vapor levels inside Dragon's propulsion system.

A "peculiar" cloud over the Caspian Sea offers an interesting case study of how satellites can detect such phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

Houston-based Axiom Space has found the perfect place to develop its commercial orbital outpost: a sprawling facility that comes pre-equipped with a mockup of the International Space Station.

NASA's 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE cubesat launched toward the moon today (June 28), but it won't get there until Nov. 13.

Join in for free Wednesday (June 29) as NASA celebrates the forthcoming end of commissioning for its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA successfully lofted the first of a trio of sounding rocket missions to study Alpha Centauri from Australia, in a historic agency first.

A new image from NASA's HIRISE camera reveals strange 'polygons' cracking open the surface of Mars. It's just a typical sign of spring, scientists say.

The solar-powered microwave oven-sized spacecraft is a key part of the agency's Artemis moon program.

NASA's tiny CAPSTONE spacecraft has begun its long, history-making journey to the moon.

A Cygnus spacecraft reboosted the International Space Station to its normal operating altitude on June 25, 2022.

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface.

Northop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter is scheduled to undock from the orbiting lab at 6:05 a.m. EDT (1005) Tuesday. Watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA.

Landsat satellites have been pinpointing risks of extreme heat within cities.

An exoplanet hunter and first-light detector on the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to do science, six months after the observatory launched to space.

Among the tasks scheduled for the James Webb Space Telescope's first year of work is teaming up with the Event Horizon Telescope to study Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of th

NASA has called off plans to launch a small cubesat to the moon on Monday (June 27) to allow more time to check its Rocket Lab booster for flight.

"At the end of the day, we want to act appropriately and lawfully." Mark Zaid, an attorney for RR Auction told The AP.

It’s the first time a crashing rocket has created a double crater, NASA says

Rocket Lab will launch NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat to the moon from New Zealand atop an Electron booster and you can watch it live online.

NASA revisits a spectacular Hubble Space Telescope shot of the dwarf galaxy ESO 318-13 in this stunning photo.

NASA to launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory of Australia

The Curiosity rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times.

NASA officials have declared the Artemis 1 moon rocket's most recent "wet dress rehearsal" a success and are hopeful the mission can get off the ground as soon as late August.

Depending on the results of an independent review, budget impacts and other factors, the Psyche mission could face cancellation.

NASA's plan to explore a strange metal asteroid is on hold.

Samantha Cristoforetti channeled her inner Sandra Bullock in a space station nod to "Gravity."

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is facing an uncertain future after software testing issues forced an extended launch delay expected to last at least until July 2023.

The grave of a rocket body that slammed into the moon more than three months ago has been found.

As it turns out, attempting to sell moon dust that was extracted from the stomachs of cockroaches does indeed bug NASA. So much so, that the space agency requested RR Auction halt its sale.

Humongous storms on Jupiter are the focus of a new citizen science project hosted on Zooniverse.

Three companies will demonstrate their potential to power lunar infrastructure using nuclear fission systems, under new joint NASA contracts announced on Tuesday (June 21).

The Space Launch System rocket has passed its final test, NASA says, clearing the way for a launch in late summer.

NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back.

NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life. The material, a NASA lawyer said in a letter to the auctioneer, still belongs to the federal government.

The most recent Artemis 1 "wet dress rehearsal" wasn't perfect, but it was good enough to keep the NASA moon mission on course for liftoff a few months from now.

An early Super Heavy-Starship failure could disrupt SpaceX astronaut fights to space station.

NASA says it has finished testing its huge moon rocket.

NASA has fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time and completed a countdown test despite a fuel line leak.

NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.

NASA is gearing up to launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month.

Boeing's astronaut taxi has returned to Earth from the International Space Station, completing a repeat test flight with a mannequin on board.

Boeing's crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is losing power and is headed for a dusty demise.

A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.

Scientists for the first time have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.

NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing.

SpaceX has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station with a midnight splashdown off the Florida coast.

Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he’s ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration.

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

Charlie Duke is part of a tiny fraternity that’s getting even smaller: People who walked on the moon.

The flight debut of NASA's mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests.

NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has been thwarted by a hazardous hydrogen leak.

SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay.

NASA’s dress rehearsal for its mega moon rocket has been postponed twice now by technical problems that stalled a fueling test.

NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket.

Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.

A NASA astronaut is back on Earth after a yearlong, record-setting spaceflight.

Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies.

Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting to send its first rover to Mars this year.

NASA’s new space telescope is showing perfect vision, with a spiky image of a faraway star that was photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies.

A U.S. astronaut has made it through nearly a year in space but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth.

Tuesday marks the start of Women’s History Month, a time to commemorate and celebrate the vital role of women in American history.

The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions over eastern Ukraine should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space.

The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk.

NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.

SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights.

The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away.

Scientists have concluded that a meteorite from Mars contains no evidence of ancient Martian life.

Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend.

NASA's new space telescope has opened its gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror, the largest and most sensitive ever launched.

NASA has aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court.

NASA's new space telescope is doing well more than a week after liftoff, following a pair of problems overcome by ground controllers.

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies.

High wind will keep NASA's newest space telescope on the ground for at least another day.

SpaceX has launched a load of Christmas gifts and supplies to the International Space Station.

NASA is shooting for next Friday to launch its newest space telescope.

Next week's launch of NASA's new space telescope is delayed for at least two days because of a communication problem between the observatory and the rocket.

A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.

Captain Kirk finally made it into space this past year.

NASA’s newest X-ray observatory is circling the world after launching from Kennedy Space Center.

NASA has picked 10 new astronauts, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars.

A tropical storm has weakened after dumping heavy rains overnight in parts of southern India off the Bay of Bengal as more than 50,000 people evacuated to government-run camps.