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One of its 13 early targets is Jupiter, a gas giant that's far closer to us than most of its other targets.

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Is Going to Stare Straight Into Jupiter

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is hoping to launch a spacecraft to investigate a massive metal-rich asteroid called Psyche, which experts estimate to be worth $10 quintillion.

NASA Shows Off Spacecraft Visiting $10 Quintillion Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

Astronaut Scott Kelly is raising money for Ukrainian relief by selling NFTs that actually aren't ugly.

Celebrity NASA Astronaut Sells NFTs to Raise Money for Ukraine

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has made a fascinating discovery on Sol 401, 412 Earth days since landing on the Red Planet: the remains of its parachute.

NASA Rover Finds Its Own Parachute in Martian Desert

By Victor Tangermann

According to NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who returned inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, everybody simply got on with their jobs.

NASA Astronaut Says He Candidly Discussed Ukraine Invasion With Cosmonauts

By Victor Tangermann

New reporting from Scientific American leaves open the possibility that NASA could still change the name of the James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA May Still Rename James Webb Telescope Over Homophobia Controversy

By Jon Christian

Four lightning bolts hit the towers surrounding Artemis I, the latest NASA mission to the Moon at the Kennedy Space Center.

Video Shows Lightning Striking NASA’s New Moon Rocket

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Enhance! NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the agency's tiny four pound Ingenuity Mars helicopter from orbit — an impressive feat.

Enhance! Spacecraft Spots NASA’s Mars Helicopter All the Way From Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Vermont representative Bernie Sanders wants to make sure $10 billion of taxpayers' funds won't land in the hands of Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos.

Bernie Sanders Working to Block Jeff Bezos From NASA Moon Contract

By Victor Tangermann

Now, Scientific American reports that researchers have created a new message to beam out to any intelligent aliens who might be out there.

NASA Scientist Creates New Message for Aliens, Including Human DNA

By Lonnie Lee Hood

SpaceX's long-awaited Crew-4 mission, previously scheduled for April 19, is now slated for April 20, a day with particular significance to CEO Elon Musk.

SpaceX Is Launching a Bunch of NASA Astronauts to Space on 4/20

By Jon Christian

NASA just released a Hubble Space Telescope image of Earendel, which they say is the most distant and ancient star ever observed.

NASA Releases Hubble Image of Most Distant Star Ever Seen

By Jon Christian

This morning, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned from the International Space Station to in a Russian Soyuz capsule, along with two Russian cosmonauts.

NASA Astronaut Returns to Earth on Russian Spacecraft

By Jon Christian

NASA has made the unprecedented decision to conduct a major test of its Space Launch System (SLS) without any press in attendance.

Journalists Slam NASA for Lack of Transparency Behind Moon Rocket Prelaunch

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new proposition from NASA suggests encasing the entire planet of Venus in a giant shell, letting colonists create a breathable atmosphere above it.

NASA Scientist Releases Plan for Encasing Entirety of Venus in Giant Shell

By Jon Christian

The Russians and Americans working together aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have signaled that in space, at least, there is still peace.

Russian Cosmonaut Hands Over Command of Space Station to NASA Astronaut

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has finalized the list of targets that the James Webb Space Telescope will study, but is keeping the first one a secret.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Is Keeping the James Webb Telescope’s First Target Secret

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA and Clemson University are launching a rocket mission directly into the Northern Lights to study temperature, plasma and wind.

NASA Is Launching Two Rockets Directly Through the Northern Lights

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Newly released emails show NASA employees agonizing over allegations of the homophobic legacy of James Webb, the namesake of its new space telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope

Internal Emails Show NASA Employees Agonizing Over James Webb’s Homophobic History

By Jon Christian

NASA announced that the agency would be moving forward with a second human lunar lander as part of the Artemis program to bring astronauts back to the Moon

NASA Says It Wants Second Moon Lander After Jeff Bezos Sued It for Not Wanting a Second Moon Lander

By Tony Ho Tran

There have been more than 360 people who have participated in NASA’s astronaut program. Of that number, just 15 have been Black.

Why Hasn’t NASA Hired More Black and Brown Astronauts?

By Tony Ho Tran

When you look into the void, the void, inevitably, also looks back at you.

NASA’s New Moon Rocket Is So Huge You Can See It from Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Twitter that thre cosmonauts from Russia aboard the ISS were not wearing blue and yellow to support Ukraine.

International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Just a Coincidence That Its ISS Cosmonauts Are Wearing the Colors of Ukraine’s Flag

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Dmitry Rogozin, the outspoken head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, expressed his excitement of delivering the next crew of cosmonauts to the International Space Station.

International Space Station

Head of Russian Space Program Says ISS Cosmonauts “in a Fighting Mood”

By Victor Tangermann

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet isn't worried about Russia's invasion of Ukraine effecting operations on board the International Space Station.

International Space Station

French ISS Astronaut Says Everything Is Totally Fine Up There

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Explains What Would Happen If Russia Abandoned the Space Station

NASA Explains What Would Happen If Russia Abandoned the Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Telescope is now aligned and ready for action — which, in the case of this social media-famous spacecraft, includes taking selfies.

James Webb Space Telescope

Rejoice! The Webb Telescope Has Released Yet Another Selfie

By Noor Al-Sibai

If Elon Musk is right, SpaceX is gonna become the most successful spaceflight company ever — and its competitors, including NASA, are terrified.

NASA Officials Reportedly Horrified That SpaceX’s Starship May Succeed

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is finally ready to roll out the first rocket designed to return the first astronauts to the Moon since the 1970s.

NASA Is Finally Rolling Its Giant Moon Rocket Out to the Launch Pad

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said the agency sent him an email warning him to stop publicly criticizing Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin.

Former Astronaut Says NASA Warned Him to Stop Criticizing Russia

By Tony Ho Tran

Wanna feel small? Peep these latest photos from NASA that show an x-ray beam trillions of kilometers long coming out of a collapsing star.

NASA Image Shows Tiny Star Unleashing Furious Beam of Antimatter

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA said that astronaut Mark Vande Hei will still be going back Earth via Russia's Soyuz spacecraft despite escalating geopolitical tensions.

NASA Says Its Astronaut Is Definitely Still Carpooling Back to Earth on a Russian Spacecraft

By Tony Ho Tran

Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, appealed to NASA for help in the wake of restrictive economic sanctions on his home country

In Change of Strategy, Russian Space Program Begs NASA for Help

By Tony Ho Tran

A video shared by a Russian news network last week, which suggested leaving NASA astronaut Vande Hei stranded in space turned out to be a bad joke.

Russia Promises Not to Abandon NASA Astronaut on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Things have gotten so out of hand, Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin recently threatened to leave NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei behind on the ISS.

NASA Astronaut “Enraged” by Russian Threat to Leave American Stranded in Space

By Victor Tangermann

Dimitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, has accused NASA astronaut Scott Kelly of getting dementia from stressful space flights.

Russian Space Head Furiously Accuses NASA Astronaut of Having Dementia

By Tony Ho Tran

More NASA astronauts are piling on, openly mocking Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, for his inflammatory comments.

Another NASA Astronaut Just Brutally Roasted the Head of the Russian Space Program

By Victor Tangermann

A former NASA astronaut continues to feud with the Russia space agency head — and this time, he’s choosing to side with the Ukrainian president.

NASA Astronaut Who Tore Into Russian Space Boss Pledges Support for Ukraine President

By Tony Ho Tran

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space program Roscosmos, are caught up in a bitter feud on Twitter.

A Former NASA Astronaut Is Bitterly Feuding With the Head of the Russian Space Program

By Victor Tangermann

Publicly available photos show a medium-sized rock trapped in the wheel of NASA's Mars Rover, Perseverance. It was seen in February and March.

There’s a Rock Stuck in NASA’s Mars Rover’s Wheel

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A NASA flight controller and safety engineer aboard the ISS said that geopolitical tensions haven't affected his relationship with his Russian coworkers.

International Space Station

NASA ISS Engineer Says Relationships With Russian Counterparts Still Cordial

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA has awarded SpaceX contracts for three more Crew Dragon trips to the International Space Station, but made no mention of the situation in Ukraine.

As Tensions Soar With Russia, NASA Buys a Ton of SpaceX Astronaut Launches

By Victor Tangermann

Space experts say that if Moscow decides to pull out from the ISS, it would leave NASA and other agencies with little option but to destroy the station.

NASA Insiders Say If Russia Pulls Out of ISS, It May Need to Be Destroyed

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA's plans to return astronauts to the Moon are turning out to be an absolute disaster, according to today's status update.

NASA Descends Into Chaos as Moon Program Revealed to Be Way Behind, Over Budget

By Victor Tangermann

While the US supplies the outpost with both power and life support, Russia provides propulsion to keep the ISS in orbit using its Progress spacecraft.

NASA Investigating How to Keep Space Station Aloft Without Russian Boosters

By Victor Tangermann

The international space community has been distancing itself from Russia after it invaded Ukraine. But NASA astronaut Vande Hei will still ride a Soyuz.

Awkward! A NASA Astronaut Is Currently Scheduled to Fly Back to Earth in a Russian Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that a Dragon spacecraft could keep the International Space Station aloft if Russia abandons it as they threatened.

International Space Station

Elon Musk Suggests That SpaceX Could Keep ISS Aloft Despite Russian Threats

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again released a star photo, and it's absolutely stunning.

James Webb Space Telescope

The Webb Telescope’s Latest Star Photo Is Absolutely Magnificent

By Noor Al-Sibai

With its unprovoked invasion of a European nation, Russia has chosen a scorched-Earth approach — and its space program will likely suffer the consequences.

There’s a Reason NASA Doesn’t Have to Submit to Russia: SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

Need a reminder that the world's not all bad? Here's a super cute photo involving a NASA space shuttle.

Man Boops Snoot of NASA Space Shuttle

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has announced that operations aboard the space station will proceed as usual despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

NASA Says Everything Is Perfectly Chill on the Space Station Despite the, Uh, War

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists — and former astronauts alike — are excited for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to scan distant worlds for signs of life.

James Webb Space Telescope

Former Astronaut Suggests Specific Planet for James Webb to Search for Life

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Space Telescope hasn't even kicked off scientific operations — but astronomers are already eager to search for other civilizations using it.

James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists Already Plotting How James Webb Could Detect Alien Civilizations

By Victor Tangermann

A new NASA news update published Friday included 18 separate images of the same star captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and its 18 mirror segments.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Releases James Webb Shot of Star From All 18 Mirrors

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA plans to bring down the ISS in the Pacific Ocean but doesn't plan to retrieve or display historical artifacts from the space station.

International Space Station

NASA Reportedly Plans to Destroy the Entire ISS Instead of Letting Museums Save Chunks

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The James Webb Space Telescope keeps trucking along splendidly — and it just hit another exciting milestone.

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Just Locked Onto Its First Star

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station can now add "biometric technician" to their resumes.

NASA Is Scanning Its Astronauts’ Eyes and Veins Aboard the ISS

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Indian Space Research Organization is testing out a vehicle that bears a striking resemblance to NASA's now-retired space shuttles.

India Is Testing a Spacecraft That Looks Like a Tiny NASA Space Shuttle

By Tony Ho Tran

Using the NASA’s NuSTAR space observatory, scientists observed a blast of high-frequency X-rays emanating from Jupiter.

NASA Spots High Energy X-Rays Coming from Jupiter

By Victor Tangermann

We've finally gotten our first peek at the James Webb Space Telescope's photos and, naturally, one of them is a "selfie."

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Just Released Its First Image

By Noor Al-Sibai

The agency conducted a report in response to a recent request by SpaceX to launch the second generation of Starlink satellites into orbit.

NASA Warns That SpaceX Satellite Swarm Could Kill Astronauts

By Tony Ho Tran

A gaggle of troublesome turkeys have laid siege to NASA's Ames Center in Mountain View, California.

Furious Turkeys Lay Siege to NASA Lab

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meet Breanne Rohloff, an engineer for NASA contractor Jacobs who moves rockets around at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in a giant crawler.

Meet the 24-Year-Old Who Drives NASA Rockets to the Launch Pad in a 6.5 Million Pound Crawler

By Jennifer Walter

After accruing even more dust during a recent storm, NASA scientists believe that the InSight Mars lander may finally be on its last legs.

NASA’s Mars Lander Believed to Be Dying After Furious Dust Storm

By Noor Al-Sibai