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NASA's Orion capsule took a beating during its trip to the Moon and back, according to a recent report by the Office of Inspector General.

NASA Inspector Alarmed by Extensive Damage to Heatshield of Astronaut Moon Vehicle

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA contractor is urging the agency to suspend the upcoming Boeing Starliner launch over major safety concerns.

NASA Contractor Warns That Boeing Launch Must Be Stopped “Before Something Catastrophic Happens”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Falling into the event horizon of a black hole may mean certain death, but it sure as hell makes for a cool view.

NASA Releases Video of What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole

By Frank Landymore

The long-awaited crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner space capsule had to be delayed yet again — but this time, it wasn't Boeing's fault.

Boeing Forced to Scrub First Astronaut Launch After Strange Buzzing Detected

By Victor Tangermann

NASA director Bill Nelson has a checkered record when it comes to SpaceX owner Elon Musk, but he trusts SpaceX because, well, he isn't CEO.

Head of NASA Says He Trusts SpaceX Because Someone Other Than Elon Musk Is Running It

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is sensitive enough to tell the weather on an exoplanet from 280 light-years away.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA spacecraft with sails being propelled solely by the rays of the Sun just made contact with operators back on Earth.

NASA Prepares to Unfurl Large Solar Sail From Spacecraft in Orbit

By Sharon Adarlo

The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year.

Spacecraft Takes Close Up Video of the Sun, Revealing Otherworldly Hellscape

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered rocky material that's riddled with manganese, a potential sign of ancient life.

Mars Loaded With Mineral Closely Associated With Life, NASA Rover Finds

By Victor Tangermann

China has shown off a CGI video of its vision of an international lunar base, which features a NASA Space Shuttle for some reason.

China Releases CGI Video of Moon Base and It Contains Something Very Strange

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist who's been working on NASA's Voyager mission for more than half a century says that the probes are straight-up catching strays.

Scientist Warns That NASA’s Voyager Probes Are “Dodging Bullets Out There”

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has broken down yet again, bringing scientific activities grinding to a halt.

The Hubble Has Broken Down Yet Again

By Victor Tangermann

A Japanese spacecraft claims to have rendezvoused with a three-ton piece of rocket debris in a high-stakes flight, the BBC reports.

Japanese Spacecraft Chases Down Derelict Rocket

By Sharon Adarlo

Renders show off both Blue Origin's proposed cargo lunar lander as well as SpaceX's Starship slowly lowering a Moon rover to the surface.

NASA Releases New Render of SpaceX’s Starship Landed on the Moon’s Surface

By Victor Tangermann

Twenty years ago, NASA's Spirit rover drew a dick in Martian dust — a perfect moment in mankind's interstellar history.

A Random Reminder That NASA Drew a Big Ol’ Dick on the Surface of Mars

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After a piece of the International Space Station crashed into his houise, one man has had to call his insurance agency to assess the damage.

Man’s Attorney Contacts NASA After Space Station Debris Smashes Through His House

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has released stunning new artist impressions of an extremely reflective lava lake on the surface of Jupiter's moon Io.

NASA Releases Incredible Video of Reflective Lava Lake on Jupiter’s Hellish Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover came across mysterious puffs of methane gas that only appear at night and vanish during the day.

NASA Ponders Why Gas Produced by Life Is Leaking Out of Mars at Night

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's administrator is once again making outrageous claims about China's space capabilities, fueling the rivalry between the two.

Head of NASA Says China Is Hiding Military Experiments in Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

The International Space Station has long been known to be gross, and according to a new study, it has bacteria mutating into something alien.

International Space Station

Mutant Bacteria Discovered Aboard International Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

Last month, a 2-pound object crashed through the roof of Alexandro Otero's home in Florida. NASA admitted it belonged to the space station.

NASA Admits Space Station Junk Crashed Through Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann

On Mars, a little helicopter from another world bedded down for its final mission on Tuesday: to become a silent sentry on the Red Planet.

Dying Mars Helicopter Sends NASA Final Transmission

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA is quietly teaching a robot dog how to walk on the Moon. Researchers just let one loose on the side of a mountain in Oregon.

NASA Quietly Training Robot Dog to Navigate Landscape of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In late February, a Russian satellite nearly hit an American one — and now, NASA's admitting how terrifying it was.

NASA Was “Really Scared” When a Russian Satellite Almost Obliterated Its Orbiter

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Perseverance rover is on Mars, it had been able to capture Mars’ two moons — Deimos and Phobos — float past in front of the Sun.

Here’s What NASA’s Rovers See During an Eclipse on Mars

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA footage from the International Space Station shows a massive, looming cloud of darkness engulfing huge swathes of the United States.

The Solar Eclipse Looks Absolutely Wild From Space

By Victor Tangermann

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), otherwise known as Danuri, photobomed NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

NASA Spots Object Speeding Around the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

There are plenty of livestreams on the internet where you can watch the total solar eclipse unfold today. Here are the links.

Science & Energy

Here’s How to Live Stream the Eclipse Right From Your Computer

By Victor Tangermann

The NASA Parker Solar probe took stunning images of the turbulent interior of the massive expulsion from the Sun.

Video Shows NASA Probe Flying Directly Through a Coronal Mass Ejection Off the Sun

By Frank Landymore

People who want to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 may be blocked by cloudy skies if weather forecasts for America are accurate.

Science & Energy

Eclipse Tourists Devastated as Forecast Shows Cloudy Skies

By Sharon Adarlo

The NASA mission will see three rockets launched at various stages of the eclipse to collect data on how the event affects our ionosphere.

NASA Launching Three Rockets Directly Into Eclipse

By Frank Landymore

Boulders that were released after NASA's DART spacecraft collided with asteroid Dimorphos could eventually smash into Mars.

Debris From NASA Smashing Asteroid Could Strike Mars, Scientists Find

By Victor Tangermann

The first astronauts to walk the surface of the Moon in almost 50 years will bring a greenhouse to study how crops adapt to the environment.

NASA’s First Artemis Moon Astronauts Will Bring Small Greenhouse to Lunar Surface

By Victor Tangermann

It's official, folks: Intuitive Machines' privately-launched Moon lander, Odysseus, has been pronounced dead.

NASA’s Privately-Launched Moon Lander Permanently Dead After Failing to Wake Up

By Noor Al-Sibai

The two NASA astronauts on board Boeing's first crewed Starliner test flight are both confident — and realistic — about what to expect.

Commander of First Boeing Astronaut Launch Issues Warning

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is proposing to wind down its Chandra X-ray Observatory. And astronomers are pissed.

Astronomers Furious at Plan to Shut Down NASA Space Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

After years of setbacks and bad press, Boeing and NASA are finally getting ready to launch the Starliner spacecraft.

Boeing Preparing to Launch Astronauts as Parts Fall Off Its Planes Mid-Flight

By Noor Al-Sibai

A young woman's eyes became permanently damaged after she looked at a solar eclipse without proper eye protection.

Woman Has Permanent Crescent in Vision After Staring at Eclipse

By Sharon Adarlo

The comet 12P/Pons-Brookes is returning for the first time since 1954, and astrophotographers are already discovering new things about it.

Exploding “Devil Comet” Flying Past Earth Has Spiral Core

By Frank Landymore

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

By Victor Tangermann

An engineer with the Deep Space Network figured out a way to decode a mysterious "new signal" coming from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft.

Voyager 1 Sputters Back to Life

By Victor Tangermann

The constitutionally enshrined freedom of expression apparently doesn't extend to transgender space camp employees in Alabama.

Republicans Lose Their Minds After Hearing Space Camp Has a Trans Employee

By Noor Al-Sibai

One of NASA's latest probes is carrying on the grand tradition of blasting humanity's message out to the stars.

NASA Craft Hunting Alien Life Will Carry a New Message From Humanity

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers studied an atmospheric jet in Jupiter's Great Blue Spot, finding that it's a dynamic system that fluctuates every four years.

Scientists Intrigued by Jet Inside Jupiter

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists have become worried after NASA's Voyager 1 probe started sending nonsensical messages back to Earth.

NASA Concerned as Voyager 1 Sending Back Incomprehensible Code

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX ground control spotted a small crack forming on the seal of the Crew Dragon's hatch during countdown on Sunday.

NASA Launches Astronauts After Finding Crack in Spacecraft During Countdown

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Odysseus lander kept moving sideways after making it down to the lunar surface. Then, the tall and top-heavy lander tripped.

Scientists Struggle to Explain Why Their Tall, Top-Heavy Moon Lander Fell Over

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Terra satellite has captured a stunning image of "fallstreak holes" or "hole-punch clouds," scientifically known as cavum clouds.

Science & Energy

Satellite Spots Circular Holes in Clouds Over Florida

By Victor Tangermann

In September 2022, NASA intentionally smashed its DART spacecraft into a tiny asteroid called Dimorphos. It may now be "healing."

The Asteroid NASA Smashed Is Now Healing, Scientists Suggest

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's new Moon lander may have made a relatively safe landing, but all indications point to it being less successful than initially thought.

NASA’s New Moon Lander Is Turning Into a Disaster

By Noor Al-Sibai

A close-up of a model Odysseus Moon lander on a desk, with Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus' hand and torso behind it.

NASA’s Precious Moon Lander Has Toppled Over

By Noor Al-Sibai

Intuitive Machines is reporting that its NASA-funded Odysseus lunar lander has safely touched down on the Moon.

The Private Moon Lander Has Safely Touched Down on the Moon

By Jon Christian

As Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Odysseus makes its final approach to the Moon, not all is going according to plan.

Private Lunar Lander Hits Unexpected Issues During White-Knuckles Descent

By Jon Christian

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander, just sent back some stunning selfies with the Earth in the background as it crosses the gulf.

Moon Lander Beams Back Dazzling Selfies With Earth

By Jon Christian

NASA has officially bid adieu to its Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment, fittingly having the last one burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

NASA Experiment With Fire in Space Ends When Entire Spacecraft Burns Up

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's SpaceX is getting fined for $3,600 after a worker suffered a "near amputation" of a foot at one of its facilities.

SpaceX Fined for “Near Amputation” of Employee’s Limb

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's PACE mission will use a state-of-the-art satellite to see how aerosols and tiny phytoplanktons affect Earth's atmosphere and oceans.

NASA’s Launches Mission to Study Earth’s ‘Invisible Universe’

By Frank Landymore

Departing Astronauts Leave Sticky Brown Surprise in Space Station

Departing Astronauts Leave Sticky Brown Surprise in Space Station

By Sharon Adarlo

A former NASA employee is sounding off on government short-sightedness — and, perhaps somewhat hyperbolically, comparing Congress to Rome.

Ex-NASA Employee Slams Government for “Folly, Arrogance, and Fully-Informed Ignorance”

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's tiny Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has seen its last days — but its friend, the Perseverance rover, hasn't said goodbye just yet.

NASA Rover Spots Dead Mars Helicopter in Its “Final Resting Place”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A spectacular image taken by NASA's Juno probe this past weekend shows Jupiter's moon Io with twin eruptions on the surface.

NASA Spacecraft Swoops So Close to Io That It Can See Volcanic Eruptions

By Sharon Adarlo

Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs

Mars Sample Return in Trouble After Mass NASA Layoffs

By Victor Tangermann

Things have gone from bad to worse for Voyager 1, which has been out of contact with its Earth-bound mission control for months now.

Things Are Looking Pretty Grim for Voyager 1

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be losing about 530 people or 8 percent of its staff, plus around 40 contractors in mass lay offs.

Mass Layoffs Hit NASA

By Sharon Adarlo