Space Travel
Check Out the Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA's Juno Spacecraft
On its 66th flyby of the king of planets, Juno has captured spectacular views of the stormy atmosphere, processed by citizen scientists
Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence With NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981
The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected at an unexpected radio frequency
SpaceX Launches Starship Mega-Rocket and Catches Its Booster in Midair on First Try
The success is a giant leap toward the company's goal to take humans and cargo all the way to Mars on the world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle
Historic New Shepard Rocket Booster and Crew Capsule Will Go on Display at the Air and Space Museum
The two artifacts donated by Blue Origin achieved record-breaking feats and will extend the museum's story of trailblazing space travel into the present
Astronauts Stranded in Space Are Now One Step Closer to Returning Home
A SpaceX mission arrived at the International Space Station with two astronauts instead of four to leave room for NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on the return trip in early 2025
Astronauts Achieve First-Ever Private Spacewalk on Polaris Dawn Mission
This morning, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman opened the hatch on a SpaceX Dragon capsule in Earth orbit, as cheering erupted on a livestream
How to Spot NASA's Solar Sail Demonstration Streaking Through the Night Sky
Amateur astronomers can use NASA's mobile app to find the ACS3 for themselves—a reflective satellite that could appear as bright as the star Sirius
Boeing's Starliner Lands Successfully, but Without Its Astronauts on Board
The troubled spacecraft conducted a “bull's-eye landing,” but NASA officials still say they made the right decision to leave its astronauts on the ISS out of an abundance of caution
See New Detailed Photos of Mercury From a Spacecraft's Closest Flyby Yet
BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, completed its fourth close pass of the innermost planet last week, and it will enter Mercury’s orbit in 2026 to learn more about its mysteries
NASA's Starliner Astronauts Will Return on SpaceX Craft in February, Turning an Eight-Day Mission Into Eight Months on the ISS
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft no longer meets safety standards after experiencing technical issues in June, and it will return to Earth uncrewed, the space agency announced
Groundbreaking Mission Attempting the First Private Astronaut Spacewalk Will Target Tuesday Launch
Polaris Dawn is set to be the farthest humans have traveled from Earth since the Apollo program and will test new technology in a "radiation belt" surrounding our planet
Scientists Suggest Freezing Endangered Animals' Cells and Preserving Them on the Moon
Shadowed areas in lunar craters may be cold enough to safeguard species' DNA amid "climate disasters and social disasters" on Earth, according to Smithsonian-led research
Humans Could Warm Up Mars for Space Travelers by Spraying Tiny Metal Rods Into Its Atmosphere
Researchers propose a new technique for making the Red Planet more habitable by engineering heat-trapping nanoparticles from Martian dust
NASA Astronauts Launched on Eight-Day Mission Might Have to Remain on the ISS Until February
After technical issues on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the space agency says it's considering bringing the astronauts back to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon instead
NASA's Curiosity Rover Accidentally Discovers Sulfur Crystals on Mars
The rover’s wheel cracked open a rock and revealed pure elemental sulfur, which researchers have never seen on the Red Planet before
How 'Fly Me to the Moon' Pokes Fun at Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
The new Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film presents an alternative history in which government officials prepared to fake the moon landing before NASA pulled off the feat for real
Here’s What We’ve Learned About Saturn Since Cassini Entered Its Orbit 20 Years Ago
The Cassini-Huygens mission increased our understanding of the planet’s rings and moons
NASA Will Pay SpaceX Up to $843 Million to Destroy the International Space Station
After the end of this decade, the company will guide the aging laboratory into the Pacific Ocean, where many retired spacecrafts have been deposited
Could a Robin and a Bluebird Have Babies? And More Questions From Our Readers
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts
ISS Astronauts Forced to Briefly Take Shelter as Russian Satellite Suddenly Breaks Up in Orbit
Officials are unsure why the satellite fractured unexpectedly, splintering into nearly 200 pieces
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