Callingallplanetsthatorbitaroundbright,nearbystars,NASA’snewTessspacecraftislookingtodoaheadcount.TheTransitingExoplanetSurveySatellite,Tessforshort,isembarking
TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)isgearingupfortheMay5launchofitsnewMarslanderfromtheWestCoast.TheroboticInSight,shortforInteriorExploratio
TheSpaceXunmannedDragoncargospacecraftarrivedattheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS),packedwithresearchandcrewsuppliesandhardwarefortheorbitinglaboratory,theUSNatio
TheU.S.spaceagencyNASAhasstartedtocreateasupersonicmannedaircraftthatmaycausenoeardrum-batteringsonicboom.ItannouncedplansonTuesdaytogranta247.5-million-U.S.dol
TheUnitedStatesspaceagencyNASA'scargoproviderSpaceXlaunchedaDragonspacecraftMondayafternoon,startingitsresupplymissiontotheInternationalSpaceStation.Thespacecra
TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)decidedtodelaythelaunchofitsnextgiantspacetelescopeuntilatleastMay2020,accordingtoastatementitreleasedonTuesda
Twoastronauts,acosmonautandaballsettobeusedintheforthcomingfootballWorldCupinRussiablastedoffWednesdayforatwo-dayflighttotheInternationalSpaceStation.NASA'sDrew
Spacecraftdon'tusuallyhavemuchflexibilitywhenitcomestosendingdatabacktoEarth:theyeitherhavetoventurewithinrangeofadedicatedgroundstationoroffloaditbyreturningto
NowuntilApril27,NASAisacceptingonlinesubmissionsforthishottestticketintown.ThenameswillbesentontheParkerSolarProbeallthewaytothesun.OncelaunchedthissummerfromCa
TwoNASAastronautsandaRussiancosmonautreturnedtoEarthonWednesday,roundingoffamissionofmorethanfivemonthsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.TheSoyuzMS-06spacecaps
Inresponsetosensinganunexpectedlylowbatteryvoltage,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO),atMarssince2006,putitselfintoaprecautionarystandbymodethisweek,accordingtotheU
TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)endedtheTroposphericEmissionSpectrometer's(TES)almost14-yearcareerofdiscoveryonJan.31,theU.S.spaceagencysa
CouldtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)becomeacommercialventurerunbyprivateindustry?ThatisthewishoftheWhiteHouse,whichhopestoendfundingforthecostlyprogramwithina
3-Dprintabletoolsmayhelpastronautsanalyzehowthespaceenvironmentimpactstheirhealthsoastoensuresuccessfullong-termmissions,theUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdminis
Afteryearsoftesting,SierraNevada'sDreamChasercargospacecrafthasalaunchwindow.NASAhasgiventhego-aheadtothevehicle'sfirstmission,whichisnowslatedforlate2020.Appro
NASAhastransformedselfiestakenbyitsMarsroverCuriosityintoastunningself-portrait.Releasedthisweek,thephotoshowsCuriosityinthemiddleofthedusty,redMartianterrain,w
HalfoftheworldwillhaveaspecialopportunitytoenjoytheraresightofacelestialtrifectaWednesday-"asuperbluebloodmoon"whichhappensforthefirsttimein152years.Onceinasupe