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NASA establishes 'Moon to Mars' office to help get astronauts to Red Planet

By Mike Wall published

NASA has set up a new office to manage the agency's crewed activities at and around the moon and Mars.

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'Ant-Man' star Paul Rudd quizzes NASA expert on quantum science

By Robert Lea published

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Paul Rudd can’t get enough of the quantum realm. Rudd took to YouTube to ask a NASA quantum physicist some big questions.

three astronauts in spacesuits with white helmets. their visors are black and we cannot see their face. the astronauts grasp their visors in a gesture that suggests their faces will be visible soon, once the visor is lifted

NASA's Artemis 2 trailer builds excitement for moon astronaut reveal with movie flair

By Elizabeth Howell published

Four astronauts will circle the moon in 2024, but we don't know who they are yet. NASA released a new trailer March 29 teasing the big April 3 announcement.

A track left behind by a devastating tornado that hit Mississippi on March 24, 2023, can be seen running across this image taken by NASA's Landsat-9 satellite.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's Earth-observing satellite Landsat 9 photographed the track of devastation left behind by one of the tornados that swirled through Mississippi and Alabama last week.

The Starliner team works to finalize the mate of the crew module and new service module for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test that will take NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams to and from the International Space Station.

Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut mission again, targets July 21 liftoff

By Mike Wall published

The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed back by several additional months, with liftoff now targeted for July 21 at the earliest.

NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders will retire at the end of April 2023 after 31 years with the agency.

NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders to retire at end of April

By Josh Dinner published

Kathy Lueders will step down as associate administrator of NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate at the end of April, the agency announced on Monday (March 27).

artist's impression of an astronaut with the moon behind. the astronaut is spacesuited and the reflection of their helmet shows the gloved hands holding a camera, reflected in the helmet visor. far behind is the sun peeking behind the moon, and a half-full earth.

How to watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon crew reveal live online on April 3

By Elizabeth Howell published

On April 3, we'll learn the identities of the three Americans and one Canadian who will fly around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, and you can watch the big reveal live.

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NASA Venus mission VERITAS becomes collateral damage amid budget pressures

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's decision to indefinitely postpone the highly anticipated VERITAS mission to Venus has outraged and confused the team members.

artist's impression of an astronaut with the moon behind. the astronaut is spacesuited and the reflection of their helmet shows the gloved hands holding a camera, reflected in the helmet visor. far behind is the sun peeking behind the moon, and a half-full earth.

NASA to name Artemis 2 crew next week, the first moon astronauts in 50 years

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA will kickstart human moon exploration again with the announcement of the Artemis 2 crew of four astronauts on April 3. Three Americans and a Canadian will fly.

Puppeteers bring Marcie, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock to life as they learn about NASA's Artemis moon missions during "All Systems Are Go," the new 20-minute show now at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

'All Systems Are Go' Snoopy stage show debuts at NASA visitor complex

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Snoopy and NASA's plans for exploring the moon received a "go" to launch as "All Systems Are Go," a new stage show featuring life-size puppets, debuted at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Nicola Fox, NASA's new science chief.

NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief

By Robert Lea published

NASA has announced that Heliophysics Division leader Nicola Fox will be the agency's new head of science, overseeing more than 100 missions.

Adam Driver asks NASA all about asteroids and their impact threat to Earth in a new video.

'65' star Adam Driver asks NASA about the asteroid threat to Earth (video)

By Robert Lea published

Adam Driver, star of the new movie "65," quizzed NASA about the dangers of asteroids and the success of the DART mission.

The Starliner team works to finalize the mate of the crew module and new service module for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test that will take NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams to and from the International Space Station.

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

By Mike Wall published

Boeing and NASA had been targeting April for Starliner's Crew Flight Test, but the astronaut mission will now launch after the private Ax-2 flight, which is targeted for early May.

Still image from a NASA animation showing the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes, which are represented by pink spots that shrink as the emission dims. The animation was created using a year of data from the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Here's what the sky would look like if humans could see gamma rays (video)

By Robert Lea published

A new NASA animation created using data from the Large Area Telescope aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope shows the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes.

SpaceX's SN8 Starship prototype launches on a high-altitude test flight on Dec. 9, 2020. The vehicle performed well during the flight but did not stick its landing, exploding shortly after hitting the ground.

When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement

By Rick Tumlinson published

In spaceflight, we advance by learning from our mistakes — if, that is, we accept the learning we gain from those failures and apply it to our future endeavors.

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Boom! Sierra Space blows up final inflatable space station module in initial test series (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Sierra Space just destroyed (on purpose) another space module, wrapping up a four-part test series designed to help ready its inflatable habitats for future space missions.

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UAE's 1st long-duration astronaut marks the start of Ramadan in space

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Sultan Al Neyadi, who flew to space March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, may not fast on the International Space Station under an exception for travelers.

orange rocket stage lies on its side in a big hangar. white stripes mark the edge of the rocket and a machine of some sort sits in front of it. technicians walk in front of the rocket with yellow safety vests

Artemis 2 moon rocket coming together ahead of 2024 astronaut launch (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Artemis 2 moon rocket's core stage is nearly fully assembled aside from the engines, according to NASA. The launcher will send astronauts to the moon as soon as 2024.

Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona, was blasted out by a roughly 165-foot-wide (50 meters) impactor about 50,000 years ago.

Big asteroids hit Earth more frequently than thought, study suggests

By Elizabeth Howell published

But the new result is controversial.

Artist's illustration of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite in Earth orbit.

NASA climate change satellite back online after instrument shutdown

By Elizabeth Howell published

A stricken Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) instrument is back online, but NASA officials did not disclose a cause for the issue during commissioning.