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OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta told New Scientist that asteroid Bennu may have been "an ancient ocean world."

Sample From Distant Asteroid Shows Signs of Originating on Ocean World

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have spotted an intriguing "super-Earth" that's orbiting its red dwarf star inside the habitable zone.

Astronomers Discover Potentially Habitable Planet

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is debating whether to work with commercial partners to get to Mars, the first time the space agency has openly raised the possibility.

NASA Investigating Whether It Could Hire SpaceX for Mars Trip

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have confirmed NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is indeed exploring an ancient lake. Will its collected samples hold signs of life?

Scientists Suspect Mars Rover Could Have Already Scooped Up Signs of Life

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have found that the Moon is still shrinking, a process that is causing its surface to become dotted with creases and cracks.

The Moon Is Shrinking and Crumbling, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, astronauts saw strange flashes of light on the Moon. NASA still wants to catch them on camera.

NASA Curious Whether Astronauts Will See Strange Flashes of Light on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Died

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Has Died

By Victor Tangermann

A massive NASA jet has been circling at low altitude over the San Joaquin Valley in California this week to study air quality.

NASA Aircraft Making Low Passes Over California

By Victor Tangermann

Now that NASA is pushing back the Artemis lunar mission again, Congress is more anxious than ever that China will beat the US to the Moon.

Congress Terrified China Will Beat the United States to the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin has told US lawmakers that the space agency's plans to return humans to the Moon are terrible.

Former NASA Director Trashes Upcoming Moon Mission

By Victor Tangermann

Experts quoted in a The Spectator piece about the James Webb discovering "alien life" say they've been taken out of context.

James Webb Space Telescope

Experts Push Back Against Rumors of James Webb Life Detection

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a glorious image of two massive galaxies in the process of colliding with each other.

Hubble Snaps Alarming Pic of Two Galaxies Crashing Into Each Other

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's team has finally managed to pry off the last two stuck fasteners of the container that holds most of the Bennu asteroid sample.

NASA Finally Rips Lid Off Stubborn Asteroid Sample

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has reportedly laid off 100 contractors, forcing it to scale back its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.

NASA Starts Layoffs After Budget Cuts

By Victor Tangermann

The Peregrine lunar lander had on board the human remains of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and others on its failed mission to the Moon.

Gene Roddenberry’s Remains Now Drifting Through Space

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's first crewed lunar landing mission in over half a century dubbed Artemis 3 will likely be delayed due to Starship issues.

NASA Reportedly Forced to Push Back Moon Landing After SpaceX Fails to Deliver Starship

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's first shot at launching a Moon lander in over 50 years seems almost certainly like it's not going to make it.

Private NASA-Funded Moon Lander Is in “Critical” Condition

By Noor Al-Sibai

The first US lunar lander to have been sent into space in more than half a century is in serious trouble after experiencing an "anomaly."

First US Moon Lander in 50 Years in Serious Trouble After Launch

By Victor Tangermann

The spacecraft Peregrine will be the first American lunar lander built by a private space company if it lands on the Moon successfully.

Private American Moon Mission Launching Monday

By Sharon Adarlo

In just under a year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will attempt to "basically almost landing" on the Sun, coming within just 3.8 million miles.

NASA Spacecraft Preparing to Attempt “Basically Landing” on the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has gotten an unprecedented, close-up look at the many rings of Uranus and its moons.

James Webb Space Telescope

The Mighty James Webb Peers Directly Into Uranus

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Psyche spacecraft just beamed back a cat video from almost 19 million miles away and at blistering speeds.

NASA Receives Cat Video From 19 Million Miles Away

By Victor Tangermann

If you ever find yourself aboard a spaceship and you have the sudden urge to poop — former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino offers some insight.

Former NASA Astronaut Explains How to Poop in Space

By Sharon Adarlo

Astronauts on board the International Space Station have made a startling discovery: the husks of two old and dried-out tomatoes.

NASA Proudly Shows Off Desiccated Tomatos Lost in Space Station Crevice

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has gathered information about drug use at SpaceX — and has apparently been sitting on it for more than four years.

NASA Refuses to Say What It Found About Drug Use at SpaceX

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Voyager 1 probe is 46 years old and pushing middle age — and some of that aging is apparently showing.

Voyager 1 Is in Serious Trouble, NASA Says

By Noor Al-Sibai

On Christmas Day last year, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed something entirely unexpected: the Martian magnetosphere tripled in size.

Mars’ Magnetosphere Suddenly Tripled in Size Last Christmas Day

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is working on bringing the Hubble Telescope back online, but the orbital observatory is getting very old.

NASA Says It’s Trying to Bring the Hubble Back Online

By Noor Al-Sibai

The International Space Station is celebrating its 25th birthday even as NASA prepares to put it out to pasture.

Space Station Turns 25, Just in Time to Die

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's aging Hubble Space Telescope is in "safe mode" due to a recurrent technical issue, which has taken the 30-something craft offline.

The Hubble Has Broken Down Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

A French startup signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency to build the "first permanent outpost on the Moon."

This Multi-Purpose Moon Habitat Looks Cool as Hell

By Victor Tangermann

As Scientific American reports, NASA estimates that it'll cost almost $1 billion to safely decommission the International Space Station.

Destroying the Space Station Will Cost NASA $1 Billion

By Victor Tangermann

NASA unveiled an image of the Milky Way, showing greater detail of a region close to the nucleus of the galaxy plus mysterious structures.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Detects “Unexplained Structures” in Heart of Our Galaxy

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA has been laser-beamed data from millions of miles away — and it was a message the agency sent itself.

NASA Receives Laser Signal From 10 Million Miles Away

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA-funded researchers found that deep space travel might inflict long-lasting erectile dysfunction symptoms on male astronauts.

Scientists Have Bad News for Astronauts’ Genitals

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An amateur astronomer has compiled new footage from NASA's asteroid-smashing mission to show just how incredible that collision really was.

Incredible New Videos Show NASA Smashing Into Asteroid

By Noor Al-Sibai

Physics professor Kenneth Ohm has an unusual reason for having his DNA delivered to the Moon's south pole during an upcoming Celestis mission.

Man Sending His DNA to the Moon So Aliens Can Clone Him and Put Him in a Zoo

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Bows Down Before Mighty Worm

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a Thursday spacewalk outside of the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts lost an entire bag of tools.

NASA Astronauts Accidentally Lose Tool Bag During Space Walk

By Victor Tangermann

Colorado-based space startup Sierra Space has made considerable progress on its Dream Chaser spaceplane and is almost ready for flight.

Dream Chaser Spaceplane Ready for NASA Tests

By Victor Tangermann

Robin Witt, who helped build NASA's Artemis I rocket, was living her dream. She says that Florida's anti-trans laws cut that dream short.

Anti-Trans Laws Force Engineer to Quit Job Helping NASA With Moon Missions

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA attempted to spit facts about humans' inability to fly to Jupiter — and then was forced to apologize.

NASA Apologies for Saying Your Broke A** Will Never Go to Jupiter

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers have spotted a ghostly skeleton hand floating in outer space some 16,000 light-years from Earth.

NASA Shows Off Image That Looks an Awful Lot Like Skeleton Fingers Floating in Space

By Victor Tangermann

Even the ghouls on Jupiter are out for Halloween! The Juno spacescraft captured a spooky image of a grimacing "face" in Jupiter's clouds.

Behold This Scary Face in the Clouds of Jupiter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronauts thawed frozen mouse embryos abroad the International Space Station and were able to grow them normally.

Japanese Researchers Just Grew Mouse Embryos in Space

By Sharon Adarlo

Blue Origin just unveiled the latest prototype for its NASA moon lander — and it's way jankier looking than the concept art made it seem.

Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander Design Just Got a Big Downgrade

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has made big moves with its Orion spacecraft, which will soon undergo rigorous testing in anticipation of the Artemis II flight.

NASA Is Making Huge Progress on Crewed Moon Capsule

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have uncovered evidence that suggests Mars was a place with many flowing rivers.

Scientists Find Evidence Mars Was Covered in Rivers

By Sharon Adarlo

The International Space Station's retirement date is looming, and NASA warns that there could be "catastrophe" if it's not safely taken down.

NASA Terrified of Space Station Careening Out of Control and Crashing Into People

By Frank Landymore

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

By Frank Landymore

NASA's two Voyager spacecraft have been through a lot. But NASA isn't giving up and is still actively uplinking software patches.

Ancient Voyager Probes Plead for Death, NASA Says “No”

By Victor Tangermann

Cracking the lid ofNASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample container is proving harder than expected due to two stuck fasteners.

NASA’s Having Trouble Getting Its Asteroid Sample Open

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Juno satellite captured new images of Jupiter's moon, Io, which has a fiery surface due to its many volcanoes.

NASA Spacecraft Snaps Beautiful Photo of Jupiter’s Volcano-Dotted Moon

By Sharon Adarlo

A stunning new video put together by the European Space Agency shows the vastness of the Noctis Labyrinthus, a Martian canyon.

Amazing Video Soars Over Mars’ Epic “Labyrinth of Night”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission has officially been launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX Launches NASA Mission to Metallic Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has readied a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for a mission to launch a spacecraft to study a big metal asteroid called Psyche.

SpaceX Prepares Spacecraft for Mission to Mysterious Metal Asteroid

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA Announces Asteroid Samples Contain Both Water and Carbon

NASA Announces Asteroid Samples Contain Both Water and Carbon

By Victor Tangermann

Prada Is Officially Working on NASA’s Lunar Spacesuit

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have been poring over the samples collected by OSIRIS-REx, cracking open the canister to find an abundance of dark particles.

Scientists Surprised by Abundance of Material in Asteroid Sample

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has spotted a super-tall dust devil on the Red Planet — and the agency has released the footage, y'all.

NASA’s Mars Rover Spots Super-Tall Dust Devil

By Noor Al-Sibai

An aging research center formerly used by NASA is polluting the Los Angeles River and the farms that draw water from it.

Former NASA Lab Accused of Leaking Toxic Chemicals Into LA River

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists Crack Open Lid of Canister Holding Asteroid Sample

Scientists Crack Open Lid of Canister Holding Asteroid Sample

By Victor Tangermann

An independent review board found several serious issues regarding NASA's Mars Sample Return mission's timetable, cost, and technical plans.

Experts Say NASA’s Mars Sample Return Plan Is Deeply Flawed

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a plasma flare, specifically called a coronal mass ejection, bursting from the Sun and survived.

NASA’s Solar Probe Survived Flying Right Through Massive Sun Explosion

By Sharon Adarlo