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This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way

By Samantha Mathewson Published 14 July 26

Scientists have directly measured the magnetic field surrounding the speedy neutron star for the first time.

149 million views! Artemis II moon mission breaks NASA's streaming record

By Elizabeth Howell Published 12 July 26

The Artemis II astronauts made an impact on potentially hundreds of millions of people during their mission, according to NASA figures.

Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost?

By Elizabeth Howell Published 9 July 26

A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

By Brett Tingley Published 8 July 26

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its 4th birthday with stunning image of a galaxy crash site

By Robert Lea Published 7 July 26

To celebrate the fourth birthday of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has released a stunning image of the strangely shaped galaxy Centaurus A, the site of a cosmic collision 2 billion years ago.

Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles (video)

By Mike Wall Published 6 July 26

The U.S. just celebrated its 250th birthday, and the Americans living off the planet had a great view of some of the parties down below.

NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein

By Robert Lea Published 6 July 26

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system, and it is thanks to Einstein.

Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon

By Mike Wall Published 4 July 26

Humanity made some halting steps toward flight over the centuries, but our species was still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.

America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

By Mike Wall Published 3 July 26

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?

By Elizabeth Howell Published 1 July 26

A new NASA audit says the agency will need to purchase more astronaut flights to the ISS by 2030 and focuses on issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.