Dusty alien planets could be more likely to harbor life, study suggests By Chelsea Gohd Dusty alien planets might have a better chance at harboring life, a new study suggests.
Yes, there's ice on the moon. But it's not the 1st lunar resource we'll use. By Meghan Bartels Listen to a couple ideas about humanity's future on the moon and you'll likely hear about the game-changing potential of a substance you probably have in your freezer: water ice.
NASA delays launch of Mars rover Perseverance to July 20 By Mike Wall The liftoff of the Perseverance Mars rover has been pushed back three days to deal with a faulty crane at the launch site.
Dramatic SpaceX video shows what happens when a rocket's nose cone pops off By Tariq Malik A stunning new video from SpaceX captures the moment of separation from the point of view of the fairing itself.
Another delay: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope won't launch in March 2021 By Mike Wall We'll have to wait a bit longer still to see NASA's next big space telescope get off the ground.
SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon astronauts settle into life at the space station By Samantha Mathewson NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who recently became the first crew to fly in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, talk about the "overview effect" and their first week of work in space.
NASA picks Astrobotic to land ice-hunting VIPER rover at the moon's south pole By Meghan Bartels NASA has tapped the company Astrobotic to land the VIPER moon rover at the lunar south pole in 2023.
Rocket Lab to launch satellites for US spysat agency and NASA Saturday. Here's how to watch. By Tariq Malik The small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab will loft a mini-fleet of payloads for NASA, a U.S. spy satellite agency and universities early Saturday (June 13) and you can watch it live online.
Huge magnetic spots may explain weird light patterns of super-hot stars By Meghan Bartels Even stars aren't immune to spotty conditions, new research suggests.
Virtual reality will be a big part of Boeing's Starliner astronaut training By Mike Wall Astronauts will get some next-gen training before they ride Boeing's next-gen spacecraft.
NASA recruits NFL football players for space-y internships (video) By Chelsea Gohd Ten NFL players are officially part of the NASA family after completing internships at the space agency.
Scientists create exotic, fifth state of matter on space station to explore the quantum world By Charles Q. Choi Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the unique microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station and are using it to explore the quantum world, a new study finds.
Physicists entangle 15 trillion hot atoms By Tim Childers Physicists set a new record by linking together a hot soup of 15 trillion atoms in a bizarre phenomenon called quantum entanglement.
Titan is drifting away from Saturn 100 times faster than we thought By Chelsea Gohd Saturn's moon Titan is zooming away from its ringed parent 100 times faster than scientists expected.
Mars rock layers swirl in gorgeous crater photo By Mike Wall A sliver of Martian geological history takes center stage in a striking photo of a Red Planet crater.
Astronomers and SpaceX coming together to make Starlink megaconstellation less disruptive to science By Meghan Bartels Astronomers are praising SpaceX's response to months of outcry over the visibility of the company's Starlink internet satellites from scientists dismayed by interference with observations.
Scientists use lasers to create miniature supernova shock waves on Earth By Chelsea Gohd Researchers have created a miniature version of supernova shock waves in a lab here on Earth to solve a long-standing cosmic mystery.
New SpaceX spacesuits get five-star rating from NASA astronauts By Elizabeth Howell The movie-star look to SpaceX's new spacesuits is just one of the innovative features the Crew Dragon astronauts enjoyed during the Demo-2 test flight to the International Space Station.
Mars' moon Phobos looks like cosmic candy in these NASA photos By Mike Wall New thermal imagery of the Mars moon Phobos could help shed light on the satellite's mysterious origin.
Tropical Storm Cristobal captured in astronaut, satellite imagery By Elizabeth Howell Photos of the now-Tropical Depression Cristobal taken by space station astronauts and a NASA satellite show the powerful storm tearing through the Gulf Coast region north across the United States.
