NowuntilApril27,NASAisacceptingonlinesubmissionsforthishottestticketintown.ThenameswillbesentontheParkerSolarProbeallthewaytothesun.OncelaunchedthissummerfromCa
Inresponsetosensinganunexpectedlylowbatteryvoltage,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO),atMarssince2006,putitselfintoaprecautionarystandbymodethisweek,accordingtotheU
TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)planstokeepusingtheMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO)pastthemid-2020s,thespaceagencysaidonFriday."Wearecountin
ABritishsatellitehasgoneintoorbitonanIndianrockettoacquirefull-colour,high-definitionvideoofthesurfaceoftheEarth.Thedemonstratorisexpectedtopavethewayforaseries
NASAonWednesdayannouncedtwofinalistsforbillion-dollarroboticmissions--onetoexploreacometandanotherSaturn'smoonTitan--withalaunchbythewinnerplannedinthe2020s."Th
The thrusters of NASA's far-flung Voyager 1 have been fired up for the first time in 37 years, a move that officials say could extend the spacecraft's life by up to three years.
ThethrustersofNASA'sfar-flungVoyager1havebeenfiredupforthefirsttimein37years,amovethatofficialssaycouldextendthespacecraft'slifebyuptothreeyears.Theunmannedspac
Amissionthatwilltestdifferentmethodstocleanupspacejunkisgettingreadyforlaunch.TheRemoveDebrisspacecraftwillattempttosnareasmallsatellitewithanetandtestwhetherah
NASA’sasteroid-chasingspacecraftswungbyEarthonFridayonitswaytoaspacerock.Launchedayearago,Osiris-Rexpassedwithin10,711miles(17,237kilometers)ofthehomeplanetearl
China'sfirstcargospacecraftTianzhou-1separatedfromTiangong-2spacelabat4:15p.m.BJTonSunday.Thecargoshipbegandisengagingfromthespacelabat3:29p.m.underordersfromth
After20yearsinspace,theU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)'sCassinispacecraftwasrunningoutoffuel.ToprotectmoonsofSaturnthatcouldhaveconditionssu
China'sTianzhou-1cargospacecraftandTiangong-2spacelabcompletedtheirthirdandlastin-orbitrefuelingat8:17p.m.Saturday.Thethirdrefueling,lastingaboutthreedays,confi
TheUSspaceagency'sCassinispacecraftwillendits13-yearmissiontoSaturninmid-Septemberbytransmittingdatauntilthefinalmoment,justbeforeitplungesintotheringedplanet's
NASA'snextMarsmission-InSight-willfocusonexaminingtheinterioroftheplanet,thespaceagencyhassaid.ThemissionisexpectedtolaunchsometimeinthefiveweeksfollowingMay8,2
Arewealone?Fortyyearsago,NASArocketscientistssoughttoanswerthisquestionbylaunchingtheVoyagerspacecraft,twinunmannedspaceshipsthatwouldtravelfurtherthananyhuman-
China’sfirstcargospacecraftTianzhou1isnoworbitingindependentlyinspaceaftersuccessfullyseparatingfromtheTiangong2spacelab.Thesuccessfulsplitwascompletedat9:47a.m
U.S. space agency NASA announced on Wednesday it has chose 12 new astronauts for future missions to the Earth orbit and destinations in deep space.