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There might be an upside to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope being pelted by showers of micrometeorites once to twice a month.

James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists Say There’s an Upside to Those Rocks That Keep Bludgeoning the James Webb

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station is, without a doubt, really awesome — but even NASA has to admit when the ISS has reached its limits.

NASA Official Admits There’s a Bit of an Issue on the Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

After almost two years of roaming the surface, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has officially dropped off the tenth and final Martian soil sample.

NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance Just Dropped Off Its Last Sample

By Victor Tangermann

As the Artemis mission's 2024 launch date steadily approaches, NASA is undertaking its secretive selection process to decide who will be sent to the Moon.

NASA Finalizing Secretive Decision on First Astronauts for the Artemis Moon Mission

By Noor Al-Sibai

The James Webb was able to spot the coldest ice on record that may hold clues to the formation of organic molecules across the universe.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Discovers Coldest Ice in Known Universe, Harboring Molecules Essential For Life

By Frank Landymore

NASA has announced that it's setting up a facility specifically to deposit Mars rock samples, which may contain traces of ancient life on the Red Planet.

NASA Setting Up Facility For Mars Rock Samples That Might Contain Alien Life

By Noor Al-Sibai

First spotted in 2013, astronomers have come back for another, extremely rarely look at the centaur called Chariklo that they now think harbors ice water.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Asteroid With Its Own Saturn-Like Rings

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of an unusually mammalian structure on our dusty red neighbor. Definitely looks like a bear.

Internet Erupts as NASA Spots Cartoon Bear on Surface of Mars

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

One of the instruments attached to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has encountered a glitch, making it "currently unavailable for science observations."

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Says Another James Webb Instrument Has Suffered a Glitch

By Victor Tangermann

After trying and failing for over a year, NASA scientists have suspended further deployment attempts of the Lucy spacecraft's solar array.

NASA Says Lucy Spacecraft Will Forge Ahead With Busted Solar Array

By Frank Landymore

Freshman congressman and alleged serial liar George Santos will soon be sitting on a committee charged with overseeing NASA.

Serial Liar George Santos Tapped For Committee in Charge of NASA

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA just found a second Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby dwarf star, and it may, the agency notes, potentially be habitable.

NASA Just Discovered an Earth-Like Habitable Planet Orbiting a Nearby Star

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has issued a grant for an autonomous aircraft concept dubbed TitanAir designed to skim over the liquid methane lakes of Saturn's icy moon Titan.

NASA Considers Surfing the Lakes of Saturn’s Moon With an Autonomous Airplane

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced details about the multi-billion successor to its groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope called the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

NASA Unveils Plan for Giant Telescope to Spot Life on Alien Planets

By Victor Tangermann

A derelict NASA satellite called Earth Radiation Budget Satellite has plummeted back to Earth after spending almost four decades in orbit.

Derelict NASA Satellite Crashes Down to Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Russia Slaps Down Plan for SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronaut Stranded By Leaking Soyuz Spacecraft

Russia Slaps Down Plan for SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronaut Stranded By Leaking Soyuz Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe to have discovered a massive cache of precious gemstones on the surface of Mars in the form of opals.

NASA Discovers Precious Gemstones on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson is afraid that China may get to the Moon first — and claim portions of the surface as its own territory.

The Head of NASA Is Scared Chinese Astronauts Will Seize Portions of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's InSight Lander has persevered for four years, but it may actually be drawing to its final end this time, despite rumblings of its demise before.

Dramatic NASA Mars Lander Insists It’s Dying For Real This Time

By Frank Landymore

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which is currently docked to the ISS, sprung a leak. Officials have now identified a hole following an inspection.

International Space Station

Russia Finds Hole in Spacecraft Docked to International Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is very pleased with just how much material was released when it intentionally smashed its DART spacecraft into an asteroid in September.

NASA Pleased With the Degree to Which It Kicked This Asteroid’s A**

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has released a stunning infrared image of Jupiter's moon Io, which shows the celestial body's volcanically-active surface.

NASA Spacecraft Snaps Incredible Image of Volcano-Covered Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Bad news for astronauts looking to go home: their ride back, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, suddenly started leaking uncontrollably.

International Space Station

Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS Sprays Fluid Into Space, Seemingly Struck by Micrometeorite

By Frank Landymore

With hard work and a good luck, scientists have clinched the first ever audio recording of a dust devil on Mars, helping solve mysteries of its atmosphere.

Scientists Release Audio of NASA Rover Getting Swallowed by a 387 Foot Dust Devil On Mars

By Frank Landymore

Who better than to call Elon Musk out on extremely gross, transphobic behavior than fellow Space Dude and Outspoken Guy, former US astronaut Scott Kelly?

Elon Musk Rages as NASA Astronaut Calls Out His Transphobia and Conspiracy Theories

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson is relieved that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk isn't actually in charge of running the space company.

Head of NASA Relieved to Hear Elon Musk Isn’t REALLY Running SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

Titan is Saturn's largest and most mysterious moon, and new observations from the James Webb may help understand how it formed its unique atmosphere.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Captures Its First Look At Saturn’s Most Mysterious Moon

By Frank Landymore

NASA announced that teams have lost contact with its CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP), which was deployed by Artemis I last month.

Another Satellite Released by NASA’s Artemis I Just Croaked

By Victor Tangermann

There's still no definitive answer as to what that bizarre smell is on the ISS, but a new report may provide some clues — and they're pretty gross.

International Space Station

New Details Emerge About the “Peculiar Odor” on International Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

Part of the maiden voyage of NASA's Artemis Moon mission, the Orion capsule is now headed back from lunar orbit and will splash down soon in the Pacific.

Skkrt! NASA’s Orion Heads Back to Earth, Leaves Moon in the Dust

By Noor Al-Sibai

YouTuber extraordinaire and NASA alum Mark Rober took it upon himself to launch an egg into space only to release it and have it land safely.

Former NASA Guy Drops Egg Out of Space, Tries to Keep It From Breaking

By Victor Tangermann

Lockheed Martin showed off an Amazon Alexa-enabled "party mode" on board NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft, which is making its way around the Moon.

NASA Shows Off Artemis “Party Mode,” Powered by Amazon (TM) Alexa (TM)

By Victor Tangermann

3D printing firm ICON just landed a $57.2 million contract from NASA for Project Olympus, the company's mission to create 3D-printed Moon shelters.

NASA Hires Company to 3D Print American Base on the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The OMOTENASHI (Outstanding MOon exploration TEchnologies demonstrated by NAno Semi-Hard Impactor), a JAXA CubeSat that launched with Artemis I, has failed.

Lunar Lander Released by NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission Dies

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The next Indiana Jones film, set in 1969, features Indy fighting NASA Nazis. The sad truth? A few of these guys actually existed.

Bad Guy in New “Indiana Jones” Movie Is Nazi Who Works at NASA

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Artemis mission has, after months of delay and tens of billions of dollars, finally reached the Moon, which it will orbit for the next 3.5 weeks.

Rejoice! NASA’s Artemis I Is Now Orbiting the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scott Kelly, the retired NASA astronaut who once held the American record for the longest time spent in a single off-world orbit, is an outspoken guy.

Retired NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Dishes on Ukraine, Russia, and Moon Mission

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It appears that NASA's Artemis 1 rocket launchpad caught way more damage than expected when it finally took off from Kennedy Space Center last week.

NASA Launch Pad Sustained Significant Damage During Artemis Takeoff

By Noor Al-Sibai

A group of astronomers has clapped back at a NASA report claiming that it had found no evidence that the original James Webb was homophobic.

James Webb Space Telescope

Experts Excoriate NASA Report Claiming James Webb Wasn’t Homophobic

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's astronaut social media handbook just dropped — and they've got some staunch guidelines for safely tweeting on the ISS.

NASA Tells Astronauts That Tweeting Isn’t As Important as Staying Alive

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA apparently barred the press from photographing the Artemis moon rocket launch when it lifted its Orion capsule off to space earlier this week.

NASA Orders Press Not to Photograph Launch Site After Moon Mission Takes Off

By Noor Al-Sibai

The James Webb Space Telescope just released an image of a star being born, and it gives Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper a run for their money.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Drops Stunning New James Webb Image of a Star Being Born

By Noor Al-Sibai

Experts Baffled by Why NASA’s “Red Crew” Wear Blue Shirts

Experts Baffled by Why NASA’s “Red Crew” Wear Blue Shirts

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA Says It’s Fine That Some Pieces May Have Fallen Off Its Moon Rocket During Launch

NASA Says It’s Fine That Some Pieces May Have Fallen Off Its Moon Rocket During Launch

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has successfully launched its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket early Wednesday morning, a landmark moment.

Giant NASA Rocket Blasts Off Toward the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Teams have closed the hatch of NASA's Orion capsule sitting on top of its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket.

NASA Shuts Hatch on Rocket Launching to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientists have provided a heartbreaking theory for why we haven't yet met any alien lifeforms — because they destroyed themselves before we could.

NASA Scientists Suggest The Reason We Haven’t Found Aliens Is They All Killed Themselves

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to officils, a ten feet-long piece of insulation peeled away from NASA's Moon rocket while Hurricane Nicole stormed by.

NASA Says Hurricane Nicole Peeled Off Part of Its Huge Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Disputes Calling Its Inflatable Heat Shield a “Bouncy Castle”

NASA Disputes Calling Its Inflatable Heat Shield a “Bouncy Castle”

By Victor Tangermann

Winds reached 87 knots or 100 mph at the launch pad of NASA's SLS Moon rocket, which may have damaged it.

NASA Inspecting Moon Rocket for Damage From Hurricane Nicole

By Victor Tangermann

The Hubble Space Telescope captured three magnificent stages of a star right as it exploded — but it's gone unnoticed until now.

NASA Releases Hubble Images of Star Right as It Explodes

By Frank Landymore

One of the James Webb Space Telescope's most important instruments had been offline for months — but it's now been brought back to full functionality.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Fixes Months-Long Issue With James Webb Telescope

By Noor Al-Sibai

What would happen if the International Space Station was circling the planet at the altitude of an airplane? This video shows what that would look like.

International Space Station

Amazing Video Shows What the ISS Would Look Like If It Flew at the Height of a Jetplane

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's uber-expensive Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket is officially back on the launch pad, but the agency is getting nervous about Hurricane Nicole.

NASA Watches Nervously as Hurricane Threatens Exposed Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has begun running simulations about how well we could handle an asteroid headed towards Earth — and the results are pretty jarring.

In NASA Simulation, Humankind Dismally Failed to Save Earth From Killer Asteroid

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Northern California man and some eyewitnesses believe a meteorite crashed into his home and caused a fire — but NASA has denied that any made landfall.

NASA Fires Back at Claim Meteor Destroyed House and Killed Dog

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has rolled out its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center yet again.

NASA Rolls Moon Rocket Out to the Pad for Lunar Mission

By Victor Tangermann

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is on notice from NASA after a review found that it had some serious staffing issues that led blocked its Psyche Mission.

NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast Over Psyche Mission Failures

By Noor Al-Sibai

Against all odds, NASA's Mars lander has, somehow, continued truckin' along — but its inevitable death seems to finally be at hand.

NASA Releases Final Desolate Photo From Doomed Mars Lander

By Noor Al-Sibai

After disappointing setbacks and delays, NASA has finally got its mission to an invaluable asteroid made of precious metals back on track.

NASA Sets Launch Date for Mission to $10 Quintillion Asteroid

By Frank Landymore

No, you're not seeing things — that really is a picture of the sun giving a "smile," and there's a real scientific reason behind it, too.

NASA Captures the Sun at Perfect Moment So That It Has Goofy Grin

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's InSight lander detected a magnitude 4 marsquake on Christmas Eve last year, which turned out to be a massive meteorite impact.

Meteorite Hit Mars So Hard NASA Thought It Was a Quake

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Crowdsourcing Investigation of Otherworldly “Sprites” in Sky

By Noor Al-Sibai

With new tests, NASA is asking a bold question: What if the easiest way for rovers to land on Mars is to let it crash onto the surface?

NASA Testing Giant “Crumple Zone” Gadget That Would Let Rovers Crash Into Mars and Survive

By Noor Al-Sibai