It's Time to go Back to the Moon, According to This Astronaut By Chelsea Gohd In a conversation with Space.com, former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino shared that he thinks it's about time that humans step foot on the lunar surface again.
Why Can't NASA's Curiosity Rover Rescue Opportunity? By Rafi Letzter NASA has another mobile robot on Mars. Why not launch a rescue mission?
China's Landing Site on the Far Side of the Moon Now Has a Name By Meghan Bartels Five sites on the far side of the moon have brand-new names, thanks to China's Chang'e-4 mission that touched down on Jan. 3 at a location now known as Statio Tianhe.
This Is NASA's Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon in 2028 with Commercial Vehicles By Tariq Malik NASA is looking to commercial space companies to build the landers, space tugs and refueling station required to make moon exploration effort that lasts.
SpaceX Protests NASA Launch Contract Award By Jeff Foust SpaceX has filed a protest over the award of a launch contract to United Launch Alliance for a NASA planetary science mission, claiming it could carry out the mission for significantly less money.
On This Day in Space! Feb. 16, 1948: Gerard Kuiper Discovers Uranus' Moon Miranda By Hanneke Weitering On Feb. 16, 1948, the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper discovered Miranda, a moon of Uranus. See how it happened here in our On This Day in Space video series.
'Apollo 11' Documentary to Launch Onto IMAX Screens on March 1 By Robert Z. Pearlman "Apollo 11" now has a launch date.
How NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover Lived So Long By Mike Wall NASA's Mars rover Opportunity owed its astounding longevity to superior engineering, smart and creative drivers, and surprisingly consistent Red Planet winds, mission team members said.
Space News Webcasts: NASA's Lunar Exploration Forum for Moon Return By SPACE.com Staff NASA wants to return astronauts to the moon by 2028 and will hold an industry forum today (Feb. 14) with private companies. Watch it live here!
Dwarf Planet Ceres Hosted Near-Surface Water for Millions of Years By Mike Wall Some parts of the dwarf planet Ceres harbored pockets of near-surface water for millions of years in the recent past, a new study suggests.
Exolaunch Plans Ambitious Launch Campaign By Debra Werner Exolaunch, the German launch services provider formerly called ECM-Space, is preparing its most complex small satellite cluster to date.
Mars Rovers of the Future: What Comes After Opportunity By Meghan Bartels NASA has given up on trying to make contact with its long-silent Opportunity rover on Mars, but the loss of the 15-year resident doesn't spell the end of Mars rovers.
How NASA's Opportunity and Spirit Rovers Changed Mars Exploration Forever By Mike Wall The two long-lived NASA robots were the first truly mobile Mars explorers.
NASA Wants Help from Private Companies to Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028 By Doris Elin Salazar This week, NASA made a formal request for private companies to propose future lunar technologies, with responses due by the end of next month.
The Epic Driving Record of NASA's Opportunity Rover on Mars By Meghan Bartels NASA has officially stopped trying to contact its Opportunity rover on Mars, but before the robot went silent, it claimed a dramatic record: farthest distance driven on another planetary body.
The Weirdest Mars Discoveries by Opportunity and Spirit Rovers By Hanneke Weitering As the Opportunity rover's mission on Mars officially comes to an end, we reflect on some of the strangest sights the rover and its twin, Spirit, encountered on the Red Planet.
Mars Rover Opportunity Is Dead After Record-Breaking 15 Years on Red Planet By Mike Wall One of the great exploration stories of our time is officially over.
New US Dollar Coin Honors Role of Native Americans in Space Program By Robert Z. Pearlman John Herrington is looking forward to his new pocket change.
