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NASA estimates there are thousands of asteroids big enough to be "semi-apocalyptic" near Earth's orbit. Why isn't the White House worried?

White House Pushes to Delay Killer Asteroid Telescope

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Moving a huge rocket is tough. John Giles, the man in charge of doing just that, is not happy at the prospect of a delay forcing his team to do it all over.

Guy Who Has to Move NASA Moon Rocket Back to Hangar Very Annoyed

By Frank Landymore

NASA will need a special containment lab to safely study Martian rock samples returned from Mars. Pathogens can't be allowed to escape for Earth's safety.

New Details Emerge About NASA’s Lab to House Martian Samples

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA planetary scientist Alan Stern just visited the Titanic, and now he's getting ready to blast off into space with Virgin Galactic.

Guy Who Just Visited the Titanic in a Submarine Now Headed to Space

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA is will be paying Boeing twice as much for each Starliner seat to the International Space Station than SpaceX, Ars Technica reports.

NASA Paying SpaceX Half of Boeing’s Price to Launch Astronauts

By Victor Tangermann

Known as MOXIE, this lunchbox-sized machine aboard the Mars rover can generate breathable oxygen directly from the Martian atmosphere.

NASA Flew an MIT Device to Mars, Where It’s Been Cranking Out Breathable Oxygen for More Than a Year

By Frank Landymore

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just took its first direct image of an exoplanet, a gas giant, lurking outside of the Solar System.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Just Took Its First Direct Image of an Exoplanet

By Victor Tangermann

Former NASA astronaut and Axiom-1 mission commander Michael López-Alegría revealed that the "worst" part of his journey to the ISS was the bathroom.

International Space Station

Commander of First Private SpaceX Flight to ISS Reveals Worst Part of Journey

By Victor Tangermann

China wasted no time criticizing NASA — and its administrator, Bill Nelson — after the US space agency's uber-expensive moon rocket failed to launch.

China Slams NASA Leadership After Its Moon Launch Failure

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has officially scrubbed this morning's inaugural launch of Artemis 1, what was meant to be the maiden voyage of the agency's Space Launch System.

NASA Cancels First Launch Attempt of Uber Expensive Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just closed up the hatch of its Orion spacecraft, yet another step towards the agency's historic return to the Moon next week.

NASA Closes Hatch on Spacecraft Headed to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made the first "clear detection" of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, according to NASA.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots “Clear Evidence” of CO2 in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's former second-in-command is once again warning that the public may be in for some major surprises with the SLS launch next week.

Former NASA Official: Moon Launch This Month May Be “Embarrassing”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A "skeleton" Starship will only pale in comparison to the eventual spacecraft that will carry a crew to the Moon during NASA's Artemis 3 mission.

NASA: SpaceX Only Has to Prove It Can Land Astronauts on Moon, Not Bring Them Home Again

By Victor Tangermann

Citizen scientist Judy Schmidt of Modesto, California, collaborated with NASA to create a new image of Jupiter — and it's stunning.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Captures Jupiter in Glorious Infrared

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA is gearing up for the Artemis 1 Moon mission launch later this month, and the space program is packing it with appearances by celebrity guests.

NASA Packs Artemis 1 Moon Launch With a Crop of Celebrity Guests

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a spacewalk outside of the ISS, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was instructed by mission control to "drop everything and start going back right away."

Cosmonaut Told to “Drop Everything” and Return to Airlock

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has finally rolled its massive Moon-bound rocket to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — and ahead of schedule for once.

NASA Rolls Mega Moon Rocket Onto Launchpad

By Victor Tangermann

A surgical robot called MIRA could be remotely operated or autonomously perform surgery aboard the ISS, and is set to make its space debut in 2024.

Surgical Robot Could Perform Surgeries By Itself on Space Station

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover celebrated a decade on the Red Planet on Friday with an art poster. New missions and helicopters are in the Red Planet's future.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Celebrates 10th Anniversary

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage rocket responsible for carrying Crew-5 astronauts to the International Space Station hit a bridge during transport.

SpaceX Astronaut Launch Delayed Because Its Rocket Smashed Into a Bridge

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Artemis I is set to launch August 29 for an uncrewed mission to the Moon. NASA hopes Artemis will return humans to the lunar surface.

NASA Confirms Launch Date for Its Massive Moon Rocket

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A quiet rule change will now require civilians to be accompanied by a former NASA astronaut when taking private trips to the International Space Station.

NASA Now Requiring Real Astronaut to Babysit Space Tourists on Way to ISS

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just days after reports of an alleged SpaceX rocket debris crash, another piece of space junk — this time from China — crashed into the Indian Ocean.

Wild Video Shows Chinese Space Junk Light Up the Night Sky

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is doing lunar terrain tests as NASA prepares it for a Moon mission.

NASA Tests Rover Prototype After Announcing Launch Delay

By Lonnie Lee Hood

On Wednesday, NASA announced that it plans to send two more Ingenuity-class helicopters to Mars to assist in its mission to bring Martian samples to Earth.

Advanced Transport

NASA Says It’s Sending Two More Ingenuity-Class Helicopters to Mars

By Frank Landymore

A team of researchers have discovered "pits" in the lunar surface which, according to their computer modeling, sit at a balmy 63 degrees Fahrenheit.

NASA Finds Holes on the Moon Where It’s Always a Comfortable Temperature

By Victor Tangermann

Russian space corporation Roscosmos has finally formally announced it is abandoning the International Space Station — at some point "after 2024."

International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Definitely Quitting the ISS But Doesn’t Say When Exactly

By Victor Tangermann

An object that looks like a bundle of string that showed up in images taken by NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover earlier this month has suddenly disappeared.

Noodle-Like Object on Mars Has Disappeared, According to NASA Photos

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and Roscosmos space relations have been souring. Looking to turn a new leaf, both have agreed to let their astronauts fly on the other's spacecraft.

In Huge Reversal, Russia Letting SpaceX Fly Cosmonauts to Space Station

By Frank Landymore

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is producing more images than ever before — and its latest snapshot of the spiral galaxy Messier M74 is truly spectacular.

James Webb Space Telescope

You’ll Never Guess What This Bizarre New James Webb Image Is Actually Showing

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has released images of the mirrors of its James Webb Space Telescope after it was hit by micrometeoroids — fortunately, the damage was minimal.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Releases Image of James Webb Damage From Micrometeoroid Impact

By Victor Tangermann

There's one line on NASA's James Webb space telescope's spec sheet that has caught us off guard: it has a tiny 68 gigabyte solid-state drive (SSD).

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb’s Hard Drive Is Hilariously Tiny

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Space Telescope has charmed starwatchers the world round, but there was a time NASA was worried it wouldn't make it.

James Webb Space Telescope

Glitch Made NASA Scientists Think the James Webb Might Be Dead

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is hoping to send scientists to the International Space Station on private missions, but the space agency says it'll need funding to make it happen.

NASA Seeks Funding to Send Scientists to Space Station

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter and its moon Europa, taken by its groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Picture of Jupiter So Crisp You Can See Its Moon Europa

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover discovered something strange as it traversed Mars on Tuesday — a string-like material that looked like noodles.

NASA Intrigued by Noodle-Like Object Found on Mars

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

$The first photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is already awe-inspiring enough — but as it turns out, that's only a fraction of the whole picture.$

James Webb Space Telescope

The First Webb Photo Will Blow Your Wig Off If You Zoom Out

By Noor Al-Sibai

With the James Webb Space Telescope in the news over the release of its incredible images, it's been easy to forget that it was named for a known homophobe.

People Are Furious at Space Telescope’s Homophobic Name Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

As a simple tool goes to show, the James Webb Space Telescope's first images are a huge upgrade over its predecessor, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Awesome Tool Shows How Much Better the JWST’s Images Are Compared to the Hubble

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Completely Botched the James Webb Livestream

NASA Completely Botched the James Webb Livestream

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Officially Unveils First Set of Dazzling James Webb Images

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Officially Unveils First Set of Dazzling James Webb Images

By Victor Tangermann

The First Full-Color James Webb Image Just Dropped, and It’s Beautiful

James Webb Space Telescope

The First Full-Color James Webb Image Just Dropped, and It’s Beautiful

By Victor Tangermann

This fictitious horror story about the James Webb Space Telescope should give us pause about looking into the final fronteir.

James Webb Space Telescope

This Horror Story About the Webb Telescope Will Chill Your Bones

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists say the James Webb Space Telescope will get hit by a micrometeorite every month. The telescope is about to return its first deep space images.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Planning for James Webb to Get Hit by One Micrometeorite Per Month

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Asteroid’s Surface Like a “Plastic Ball Pit,” Scientists Find

Asteroid’s Surface Like a “Plastic Ball Pit,” Scientists Find

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA just teased us with a list of the cosmic wonders captured by the James Webb telescope for its upcoming first images.

James Webb Space Telescope

Here’s What to Expect From James Webb’s First Images

By Frank Landymore

NASA has officially decried the startling act of anti-Ukraine propaganda by Russia that took place onboard the ISS earlier this week.

NASA Furious at Russia’s Ukraine Stunt on Space Station

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA dropped an update on its official blog detailing the causes of their satellite's dropout. In a nutshell? A bad command and a software error.

We Finally Know Why NASA Lost Contact With Moonbound Spacecraft

By Frank Landymore

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has given us a first glimpse into the awe-inspiring power of the images it will produce.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Shows Off Mesmerizing First Images From James Webb Telescope

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you're worried about NASA's plan to bring Mars rocks back to Earth to study them, you probably don't need to be, scientists say.

Mars Rock Samples Probably Won’t Infect Earth With Deadly Martian Plague, Scientist Says

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has restored communications with CAPSTONE, a spacecraft that was headed to the Moon but was plunged into radio silence on Tuesday shortly after it was deployed.

Celebration Erupts as NASA Restores Comms With Lost Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Yesterday, news broke that NASA lost contact with its just-launched CAPSTONE satellite, just a day after the spacecraft successfully escaped Earth’s orbit.

NASA Still Has No Contact With Spacecraft En Route to the Moon

By Frank Landymore

NASA Chief Bill Nelson had some choice words to say about China's upcoming Moon missions, alleging that the nation intends to take the Moon for itself.

China Furious After NASA Accuses It of Stealing the Moon

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has encountered "communication issues" and is attempting to "re-establish contact" with its Moon-bound CAPSTONE satellite.

NASA Loses Contact With Just-Launched Spacecraft Headed Toward Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Capstone satellite is currently hurtling towards the Moon after successfully breaking free of Earth's orbit on Monday.

There’s a NASA Satellite Headed Toward the Moon Right Now

By Frank Landymore

There was a time during the first Obama administration that people in the US government believed we could get to the moon without the help of billionaires.

How NASA Got Price Gouged on the SLS, According to Its Former Second-in-Command

By Noor Al-Sibai

Obsessed with this sizable turtle, which NASA caught smiling in front of their colossal Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket.

Chunky Turtle Spotted Near NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA Needs Your Help Spotting Clouds On Mars

NASA Needs Your Help Spotting Clouds On Mars

By Frank Landymore

While examining eight-year-old data from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, scientists have made a tantalizing new discovery.

NASA Rover Finds New Potential Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins has harvested radishes and mizuna greens aboard the ISS — successfully grown without any soil whatsoever.

NASA Astronauts Harvest Delicious Space Vegetables, Sans Soil

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Moon dirt that was digested and recovered from cockroach carcasses probably isn't going to a new home, after all. NASA wants RR Auction to halt its sale.

NASA Demands Return of Moon Dust Pooped Out by Cockroaches

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Many fear that Martian samples could contain unknown, life-threatening interplanetary pathogens, and in a public NASA forum, they let the agency know.

Scientists Worried NASA Will Infect Earth With Deadly Martian Pathogens

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a new tell-all memoir, a former second-in-command at NASA has aired a ton of the agency's dirty laundry — including about the man who now helms it.

Former NASA Official Says Many at Agency Deeply Oppose SpaceX

By Noor Al-Sibai