Firefly's Blue Ghost mission is snapping stunning photos on its way to a lunar landing attempt. They show a new era of moon missions is beginning.
China's secret unmanned spacecraft returns to Earth after an eight-month mission, raising questions about its purpose and capabilities.
Boeing is doing damage control after delaying Starliner's return from the International Space Station.
Anil Menon is a former SpaceX medical director, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut. But his hardest job is being a dad to his two young kids.
NASA's Juno mission data suggests Jupiter's moon Europa generates less oxygen than thought, which narrows the odds its oceans support life.
In the event an asteroid is headed for Earth, here's how NASA plans to alert the public of an impending strike from one of these gigantic space rocks.
Japan's SLIM probe lost a thruster and landed upside-down on the moon, but it still woke up and started sending pictures to Earth.
Japan successfully landed its SLIM spacecraft on the moon but the spacecraft is not generating solar power.
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India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed after Russia's mission ended in a crash landing. The country is the first to land on the moon's south pole.
Russian cosmonauts have hidden bottles of alcohol in their space suits, hollowed-out books, and even wristbands for blood pressure to avoid detection.
Space
2023-01-09T11:40:40Z
Virgin Orbit crew will proceed cautiously around the launch in case winds or lightning set in, its CEO Dan Hart said.
The secretive mission flew 908 days in orbit, the longest of the X-37 Space Force flights. It landed with a sonic boom, startling Florida locals.
China's space agency released sharp images, revealing Mars craters, a volcano, and a canyon that's almost as long as the United States.
Space
2022-02-14T12:18:32Z
Astronomer Bill Gray said he had evidence that the rocket part due to hit the moon in March is a Chinese booster, and not from SpaceX's Falcon 9.
Launching NASA's most valuable observatory is stressful enough, but Webb must also unfold itself in space. It has 344 single-failure points.
World View, a company that designs and manufactures stratospheric balloons, is entering the space tourism and exploration market with its rocket-less spacecraft.
NASA's Juno spacecraft has zipped past Jupiter's poles, watched its Great Red Spot churn, and visited its largest moon.
The Nauka module began firing its thrusters unexpectedly on Thursday, pushing the space station out of position and beginning a "tug of war."
Europa could hold aquatic alien life in a vast underground ocean. NASA has finally set a date with SpaceX to launch a spacecraft there to find out.
InSight's solar panels are covered in Martian dust, decreasing their energy production. Without a "significant" boost, the mission will likely end.