Artemis Accords: why many countries are refusing to sign moon exploration agreement By Christopher Newman Only eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the moon.
NASA spacecraft makes historic attempt to snag samples of asteroid Bennu By Mike Wall For the first time ever, a NASA probe has performed a sample-snagging operation on an asteroid in deep space.
SpaceX fires up 3-engine Starship SN8 prototype ahead of epic test flight By Mike Wall An 11-mile-high test flight could be coming soon.
Space pirates cause mayhem in exclusive excerpt from 'Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage' By Jeff Spry Here's a sneak peek at author Justina Ireland's new "The High Republic" junior novel.
The Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to see it. By Doris Elin Urrutia The Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight into tomorrow morning (Oct. 20-21), and the moon will be dim enough that skygazers might be able to see one or several of these shooting stars.
See how NASA's OSIRIS-REx will sample asteroid Bennu in this 360-degree video By Meghan Bartels Today, NASA will attempt to grab tiny pieces of an asteroid called Bennu — and to mark the occasion, the agency has created a 360-degree video that will take you along for the ride.
Orionid meteor shower 2020: When, where & how to see it By Elizabeth Howell The Orionid meteor shower is peaks in the early morning of Tuesday, Oct. 22, but a bright moon will disrupt viewing until shortly before dawn.
The 2020 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for work on black holes. An astrophysicist explains the trailblazing discoveries By Gaurav Khanna Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious objects in nature.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx will play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu to collect samples today. But will it succeed? By Elizabeth Howell We won't know if NASA's OSIRIS-REX spacecraft succeeded at its asteroid-sampling maneuver until 10 days after the attempt.
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Astronaut Kate Rubins drew from photo to design new space station patch By Robert Z. Pearlman An astronaut's photograph of the Earth is set to represent her and her crewmates' new mission, almost four years to the day after the image was first shared with the public.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch reflects on 1-year anniversary of first all-woman spacewalk By Chelsea Gohd NASA astronaut Christina Koch reflected on her participation in the first all-woman spacewalk ahead of its one-year anniversary on Sunday (Oct. 18).
NASA's about to scoop up some asteroid dirt on the space rock Bennu. Scientists are thrilled. By Meghan Bartels NASA will touch a space rock tomorrow in a milestone event for what the agency considers a crucial field of study: asteroid science.
2 small asteroids zip by Earth closer than the moon today By Tariq Malik Two small asteroids will zip by Earth today (Oct. 19) at a range that's closer than the moon, in a double flyby that comes as NASA gears up to sample a space rock of its own.
'Nose art' from two Mercury astronauts' capsules resurface at auction By Robert Z. Pearlman Once believed to be lost to history, two spacecraft shingles bearing the "nose art" from a pair of early NASA capsules have sold for almost half a million dollars.
NASA is about to play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu: Here's how it works. By Samantha Mathewson NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will "TAG" asteroid Bennu Tuesday (Oct. 20) and collect a sample for return to Earth.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe will snag a piece of an asteroid Tuesday! Here's how to watch. By Elizabeth Howell NASA will broadcast an epic "touch and go" on Tuesday as a spacecraft descends toward asteroid Bennu to pick up a precious sample of dust.
The strange story of 2020 SO: How an asteroid turned into rocket junk and the NASA scientist who figured it out By Meghan Bartels As soon as he saw the data, Paul Chodas knew something was strange about the near-Earth object that had been designated 2020 SO.
China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond By Andrew Jones China is operating a mission on the far side of the moon and is preparing to launch another this year to collect lunar samples — and it's already planning a new set of bold lunar missions.
'Lunar ExoCam' project aims to film spacecraft touchdowns on the moon By Mike Wall NASA has just awarded a $650,000 grant to the team behind Lunar ExoCam, a camera system designed to eject from moon landers and record video of their touchdowns from the otherworldly gray ground.
