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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates

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Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

A multispectral satellite images of an artillery battalion actively firing in a southeasterly direction on March 11, 2022 as seen by the WorldView-2 satellite for Maxar Technologies.

Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates

By Space.com Staff published

The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.

spacex rocket firing in static test on launch pad

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

NASA astronauts test a prototype spacesuit for lunar exploration at the agency's Kennedy Space Center.

President Joe Biden signs the CHIPS Act into law on Aug. 9, 2022.

President Biden signs CHIPS Act, approving International Space Station extension to 2030

By Mike Wall published

Today (Aug. 9), President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act, which includes a NASA authorization bill — the first one to pass Congress in five years.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket undergoes a crucial fueling test on June 20, 2022.

Celebrate NASA's Artemis 1 mission by sharing your 'moon snaps'

By Mike Wall published

NASA is asking people to share their "moon snaps" to celebrate Artemis 1, which is scheduled to launch on an uncrewed mission around the moon no earlier than Aug. 29.

gateway space station in front of moon

Watch NASA's next-generation lunar Gateway space station build up in concept video

By Elizabeth Howell published

A new NASA video shows how the Gateway space station will put together modules to support Artemis astronauts during their sorties on the lunar surface.

Artist's impression of two spacesuited astronauts working on the moon.

NASA opens up Artemis moon missions to all astronauts

By Elizabeth Howell published

The first agency assignments, for Artemis 2, should be announced later in 2022.

An artist's depiction of what the Artemis 1 launch will look like.

Artemis 1 moon mission launch ticket sales crashed website: report

By Elizabeth Howell published

Ticket sales for NASA's next moonbound launch briefly overwhelmed the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's website, but officials quickly addressed it.

A composite image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI and NIRCam instruments reveals the odd Cartwheel galaxy in an unprecedented detail.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

This image of Perseverance’s backshell sitting upright on the surface of Jezero Crater was collected from an altitude of 26 feet (8 meters) by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 26th flight at Mars on April 19, 2022.

Perseverance Mars rover photographs its own landing debris

By Stefanie Waldek published

As the Mars rover traverses the planet, it's come across pieces of its entry, landing, and descent hardware.

Artemis 1 rocket beside Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket to roll out Aug. 18 for lunar launch

By Elizabeth Howell published

All systems are go so far to roll out the Artemis 1 rocket to the launch pad for a planned liftoff on Aug. 29.

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collected its 12th Red Planet rock sample on Aug. 3, 2022.

Perseverance Mars rover bags 12th Red Planet rock sample

By Mike Wall published

NASA's car-sized Perseverance Mars rover drilled out and sealed up its 12th rock sample on Wednesday (Aug. 3), its fourth such operation in less than a month.

An artist's depiction of what the Artemis 1 launch will look like.

Florida braces for crowds for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission launch

By Brett Tingley published

Tourism officials in Florida's Space Coast are expecting a massive influx of tourists for the upcoming Artemis 1 moon mission, the first launch for NASA's Space Launch System rocket.

An artist's depiction of the SPHEREx mission at work.

SpaceX will launch solar wind mission with space telescope in 2025

By Elizabeth Howell published

Two NASA missions will be launching on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, using a 'carpool' arrangement to overcome supply chain issues affecting PUNCH.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer onboard, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX's astronaut missions for NASA: Live updates

By Chelsea Gohd published

Since its first crewed flight in 2020, SpaceX has continued to launch astronauts to the International Space Station and return them home to Earth as part of a partnership with NASA.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, April 3, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

By Space.com Staff published

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Crew-4 astronaut mission for NASA on the new Crew Dragon capsule Freedom from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before dawn on April 27, 2022.

SpaceX addressing Falcon 9 rocket damage ahead of next NASA astronaut launch

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX is making some changes following transport damage to a Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew-5 commander Nicole Mann telling reporters she's confident the system will fly safely.

An artist's depiction of Masten's lunar lander on the surface of the moon.

NASA moon contractor Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy: reports

By Elizabeth Howell published

It's unclear at the moment how Masten's Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission for NASA will make its delivery to the moon.

NASA's first Space Launch System, the Artemis 1 moon rocket, stands atop Launch Pad 39B during sunrise in this photo taken March 23, 2022 after its rollout at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Artemis 1 moon mission readies for crucial test for future crewed flights

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA plans to launch its debut Artemis moon mission no earlier than Aug. 29 on a rigorous certification test, to see if the system can safely accept humans on future lunar missions.

SpaceX's Ax-1 private astronauts make a number one gesture for their flight after joining the Expedition 67 crew on the International Space Station and getting their astronaut wings on April 9, 2022.

Former astronauts must chaperone private missions to the International Space Station, NASA says

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA issued a notice changing the rules on privately run crewed missions to the ISS after the experience of Ax-1, which saw its private astronauts ask the ISS crew for help.