'Buried treasure': James Webb telescope’s newest images show star at birth
‘It's like finding buried treasure,’ said scientists analyzing new images from the James Webb Space Telescope through different filters.
NASA's Mars lander bids farewell with possible last image: 'Thanks for staying with me'
Earlier this year, NASA announced the spacecraft was losing power.
Bundle up! NASA finds the coldest spot on Earth
NASA officials say they’ve pinpointed the perfect spot for the perfect winter getaway.
Artemis I: NASA’s Orion splashes down after historic moon mission, paving way for future astronaut missions
US Navy and NASA teams recovered the spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Sunday after a 25.5-day mission and will bring Orion back to the USS Portland ship. The uncrewed Artemis 1 test flight sets up NASA to launch astronauts to the moon in 2024.
SpaceX launch: Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates’ first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that’s designed to roll around up there in the gray dust. It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon.
NASA's most requested photo, the ‘Blue Marble', turns 50
It’s an iconic photo of our home planet: The wispy white clouds and ice caps swirling with the blues and tans of the land and sea – all standing in stark contrast to the blackness of space. But you may not know the full story behind this unique view of Earth.
NASA's Artemis I mission: Orion spacecraft completes lunar flyby on journey home
NASA's Orion Spacecraft – part of its historic Artemis I mission – flew behind the moon one last time on Monday morning, as the spacecraft makes its way back to Earth.
FIT professor will help retrieve Orion space capsule after splashdown
When Artemis I’s test flight finishes its 26-day, 1.3 million-mile journey, Travis Hunsucker will be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ready to pick up the Orion space capsule after splashdown.
Artemis I: Orion spacecraft breaks Apollo distance record from Earth while orbiting the moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft continued zooming away from Earth and the moon Monday, surpassing Apollo 13's distance record from Earth by about 20,000 miles.
International Space Station crew gets belated Thanksgiving treats from SpaceX launch
After a weather-related postponement, a SpaceX cargo ship blasted into space this past weekend with an extra special something on board.
Orion's journey to moon: NASA conducts first spacecraft inspection
On the third day of the Artemis I mission, Orion maneuvered its solar arrays and captured images of the moon with a camera mounted on the end of the array. The spacecraft was about halfway to the moon.
James Webb telescope's new image unveils a new star form, displaying ‘fiery hourglass’
The top half of the "hourglass" reveals clouds of gas and dust in shades of orange and bronze, while clouds on the bottom half are awash in blues and lavenders.
Orion's journey to moon: Track Artemis I capsule in real time
Half a day after launching from Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Orion spacecraft was more than 60,000 miles away from Earth, sending back the first images of our home planet.
Apollo engineer recalls Saturn V hiccups, 'can hardly wait' for Artemis 1 launch
Apollo electronics engineer Ken Poimboeuf helped build the massive Saturn V rocket that took us to the moon more than 50 year ago. He said there were hiccups then, but NASA is known for getting the job done.
These recycled space shuttle parts are now powering Artemis I to space
The Artemis I mission’s rocket engines and boosters have direct ties to Columbia, Challenger and each of the other shuttles, and even one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts.
With Artemis I, NASA plans to plant seeds of inspiration – literally
NASA’s Artemis program has deep figurative roots that go back to the Apollo moon missions of the 1960s and 1970s. And soon, it will have literal roots as well.
Nicole whips 100-mph gust at NASA's moon rocket on Kennedy Space Center launchpad
Even before making landfall, Hurricane Nicole produced nearly 90-mph wind gusts on Florida's Space Coast, where NASA's Space Launch System rocket is on the launchpad awaiting its launch to the moon.
Artemis I rocket launch delayed again due to tropical storm headed toward Florida
NASA is pushing the target launch date and time for its Artemis 1 mission to Wednesday, Nov. 16, with a two-hour window that opens at 1:04 a.m. EST. If needed, NASA has a backup launch opportunity on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Artemis I moon rocket will remain on launchpad and ride out Nicole's impacts, NASA says
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center announced Monday it plans to keep its Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft sitting on the launch pad as Nicole rolls through.
Artemis 1 begins rollout to Kennedy Space Center launchpad ahead of 3rd liftoff attempt
NASA teams are preparing to move the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launchpad for another try at conducting the Artemis 1 test flight around the moon.