NASA's Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on August 30, aiming to discover 200,000 new planets and unravel the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
It has been revealed that Earth microbes can survive for about one week in the Moon's permanently shadowed regions. A research result highlighting the challenges of planetary protection in human exploration plans.
NASA has shifted the launch of its SunRISE solar storm research mission from ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy due to technical issues with Vulcan's solid rocket boosters.
Fifteen years after the final mission of the Space Shuttle (STS-135), SpaceX's Crew Dragon has proven successful, while Boeing's Starliner continues to struggle with delays and technical issues. This article examines the turning point in U.S. human spaceflight.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will feature the first space-based "active" coronagraph, using deformable mirrors for direct imaging of Jupiter-like planets.
NASA has unveiled a timelapse video of the Psyche spacecraft's close approach to Mars in May, revealing detailed surface images and even capturing Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos. This data marks an important step toward its 2029 asteroid mission.
A meteorite that struck a home in New Jersey in 2024 has revealed traces of saltwater and organic chemistry concentrated near the surface of a primitive asteroid, providing new insights into the origins of life's building blocks.
NASA has transferred ownership of 103 acres of land, called "Area 400," near Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The land will become part of the Patuxent Research Refuge, supporting environmental conservation and scientific research.
NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered the largest deposit of organic carbon near the surface of Mars' rocks. Its origins—biological or abiotic—remain unclear.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman described Blue Origin's recovery efforts after its May test anomaly as "next to miraculous," while emphasizing the agency has until 2027 before its lunar lander mission. NASA is also considering alternative rockets.
NASA is considering sending "Promise," a full-scale test model of the Mars rover Perseverance, to the Moon, equipped with a nuclear MMRTG to accelerate South Pole exploration.
NASA plans to launch the nuclear-powered spacecraft "Space Reactor-1 Freedom" for Mars exploration by 2028 and deploy a small lunar reactor by 2030, highlighting nuclear energy as a new cornerstone technology for space exploration.
A NASA Inspector General report warns that Kennedy Space Center's aging infrastructure cannot meet the high-frequency launch demands of SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's New Glenn. Serious issues with nitrogen supply and power systems loom large.
NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled the marathon distance of 26.2 miles in just five years, uncovering traces of an ancient lake on Mars.
A long-running, behind-the-scenes dispute between NASA and Roscosmos over cracks in a Russian ISS module has escalated.
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