Mars helicopter flight test promises Wright Brothers moment for NASA

NASA hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment on Monday as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the surface of Mars in ...

American and two Russians return to Earth from space station

An American astronaut and two Russians have returned to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station.For the latest headlines, follow ...

NASA chooses SpaceX to take humans back to moon

NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, the agency said Friday, in a huge victory for Elon Musk's ...

NASA delays Mars Ingenuity mini-helicopter flight for tech check

NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors ...

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars’ surface ahead of flight

NASA’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the US space agency said.The ultra-light ...

Massive asteroid will safely pass by Earth, no threat of collision, says NASA

The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will swing closest on Sunday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at a space rock that ...

NASA to test rocket engines that could eventually send humans to the moon

NASA on Thursday will ignite the engines on a rocket that Boeing built to eventually launch Artemis missions to the moon after a previous test in ...

Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA

The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 1.25 million miles (two million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, NASA ...

NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of Perseverance rover landing

The US space agency NASA on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of wind captured by the Perseverance rover.NASA ...

NASA: Rover lands on Mars to look for evidence of whether life once existed there

NASA said on Thursday its rover, Perseverance, has successfully landed on Mars to mine for evidence of whether life once existed there."Touchdown ...

Moscow denies visa for candidate to head NASA mission in tit-for- tat response

Moscow said on Wednesday it had denied a visa for a candidate to head the mission of US space agency NASA in Russia, in what it described as ...

European Space Agency seeks diversity in new astronaut drive

The European Space Agency is holding its first recruitment drive in 11 years and is highlighting its desire to achieve greater diversity.The European ...

NASA buying moon dust for $1

The US space agency NASA awarded contracts to four companies on Thursday to collect lunar samples for $1 to $15,000, rock-bottom prices that are ...

Coronavirus: Worldwide carbon emissions reduced by COVID-19 lockdowns

NASA has announced last week that since the COVID-19 pandemic began, space and ground-based observations have shown that Earth's atmosphere has seen ...

SpaceX aims for night crew launch, Musk sidelined by coronavirus

SpaceX aimed for a Sunday night launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 ...

SpaceX launch delayed due to weather, NASA administrator says Musk must quarantine

SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of ...

Moon may hold frozen water in more places than suspected, report scientists

The moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected, good news for ...

NASA works to head off losing too much Osiris-Rex asteroid dust

NASA said Friday that its robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex had succeeded in collecting a large sample of particles from the Bennu asteroid this week – ...

NASA's Osiris-Rex probe starts descent toward asteroid Bennu

US spacecraft dodges boulders, touches asteroid for seconds before return to Earth

A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful ...

UAE part of NASA’s eight-nation space coalition under ‘Artemis Accords’

NASA announced on Tuesday that eight countries have signed an international agreement of which the United Arab Emirates will be a part of called the ...

Venus gas ‘most significant’ find yet in alien life search, says NASA chief

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday hailed the discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, a gas which on Earth can be attributed to ...

NASA astronauts splash down in Gulf of Mexico after journey home aboard SpaceX

US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the capsule in ...

SpaceX Crew Dragon hatch sealed, ready to depart ISS, says NASA

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft was sealed for departure back to Earth on Saturday, closing out two months aboard the International Space Station ...

Hurricane Isaias might delay SpaceX-NASA return trip from ISS

The first US astronauts to reach the International Space Station on an American spacecraft in nearly a decade might not come home this weekend as ...

Two American astronauts to come home on SpaceX ship on August 2

The two US astronauts who reached the International Space Station (ISS) on board the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade will leave for ...

Mars is about to be invaded by Earth as US, China and the UAE target the Red Planet

Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth – big time.Three countries – the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates – are sending unmanned ...

Newly discovered comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular nighttime show

A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail.Comet Neowise swept ...

'Back in the game': Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket ship blasts off with 2 astronauts

A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space ...

SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight into orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on a historic first private crewed flight into space.The ...