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A Mars landscape with NASA's Ingenuity helicopter in the background.

NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photo

NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has captured an image showing the final resting place of the damaged Mars helicopter, Ingenuity.
The Milky Way viewed from Earth.

NASA’s skywatching tips for February include Mars return and a spiral galaxy

NASA's top picks for what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks include Venus, Mars, and a spiral galaxy 11.8 million light-years away.
nasa video shows how it pushed mars helicopter to the limit ingenuity

NASA reveals how Mars helicopter just kept getting better and better

Ingenuity's chief engineer has shared a video showing how the team behind the Mars helicopter pushed the impressive aircraft to the limit.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour ahead of being raised at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles.

How to watch space shuttle Endeavour’s ‘final mission’ tonight

NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour, which last flew in 2011, has one more important mission to complete. But it’s not what you’re thinking.
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth.

The 60 best space photos of all time from Nasa, Hubble, and more

From views of Mars to glimpses of distant galaxies, from the Perseverance rover to the James Webb Space Telescope, here are 60 of the best space photos.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA’s Mars copter flew high, fast, far, and long. Here are the key stats

NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, is grounded for good. But it achieved a lot during its almost three-year adventure on the red planet.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the Perseverance rover. This image was taken on April 5, the 45th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

NASA video celebrates Mars helicopter following its final flight

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has taken its final flight. Soon after the news broke on Thursday, the space agency shared a video celebrating its legacy.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

NASA readies Starliner spacecraft for first crewed flight to ISS

NASA has offered an update on its preparation work for the Starliner spacecraft's first crewed flight to the International Space Station.
The Nova-C lunar lander at Intuitive Machines’ headquarters in Houston.

Can this private U.S. lunar mission succeed where others have failed?

Can Houston-based Intuitive Machines become the first private firm to achieve a soft landing on the moon? We'll soon find out.
sierra space blows up life habitat in pressure test

Watch Sierra Space blow up its LIFE habitat in dramatic pressure test

Sierra Space has conducted a pressure test on its LIFE space habitat that ended with a dramatic – though expected – explosion.
The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft carrying four Axiom MIssion 3 astronauts is pictured docked to the space station shortly after an orbital sunrise.

Gorgeous images show Axiom-3 crew over Himalayas on ISS approach

Astronauts aboard the ISS have shared dramatic imagery of the Axiom-3 Crew Dragon as it approached the station on Saturday.
Axiom Space's crewed Axiom-3 mission leaving the launchpad.

Watch Axiom Space’s first all-European mission blast off the launchpad

The first all-European commercial crew has launched safely from the Kennedy Space Center and is now on its way to the International Space Station.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander.

Astrobotic reveals time and place of Peregrine spacecraft reentry

Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft developed a critical fault soon after launch last week, and in a short while the vehicle will meet a fiery end.
The Axiom 3 mission waiting to launch.

SpaceX has set a new date for Axiom-3 crewed rocket launch

NASA’s third private launch to the ISS has been delayed to give SpaceX more time to complete pre-launch checkouts and data analysis on the launch vehicle.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander.

NASA confirms burn-up date for failed Peregrine spacecraft

After a nine-day adventure in space in which it failed to reach the moon, Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft will soon burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
The orbit of Peregrine, Astrobotic's damaged lunar lander.

Astrobotic reveals how things will end for its troubled Peregrine spacecraft

Astrobotic has revealed what will happen to its beleaguered Peregrine spacecraft when it finally shuts down in the coming days.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander.

Astrobotic’s Peregrine keeps on flying, but for how much longer?

Despite a damaging propellant leak, Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft continues to operate and gather data. But it doesn't have long left.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA’s Mars helicopter forced to cut short latest flight

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, only managed to fly a third of its planned distance during its second flight, and its team back on Earth says it knows why.
The first image of Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft.

Astrobotic thinks it knows what caused propellant leak on Peregrine moon lander

Astrobotic says it thinks it knows what caused Monday's propellant leak that dashed hopes of its Peregrine lander reaching the lunar surface.
An illustration showing astronauts on the moon.

NASA delays first crewed Artemis missions to the moon

NASA is delaying the Artemis II and III crewed missions to the moon to give its teams more time to ensure everything is ready for the ambitious flights.
The first image of Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft.

Check out the first image from Peregrine lunar lander

The first image beamed back by Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft provides the first visual evidence of a propulsion system anomaly.
SpaceX's Starship rocket lifting off in November 2023.

Five rocket launches to look out for in 2024

This year promises to be an exciting one for fans of rocket technology. Here are some of the notable launches to look out for over the coming months.
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features a richness of spiral galaxies.

Hubble captures a busy frame of four overlapping spiral galaxies

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a host of galaxies all overlapping each other in a complex swirl.
An illustration of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the lunar surface.

Fly your name to the moon as part of historic NASA mission

NASA is giving everyone the chance to add their name to the historic VIPER mission featuring its first-ever robotic lunar rover.
This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble's ultra-sharp vision reveals a phenomenon called ring spokes. Saturn's spokes are transient features that rotate along with the rings. Their ghostly appearance only persists for two or three rotations around Saturn. During active periods, freshly-formed spokes continuously add to the pattern.

Hubble snaps an image of dark spokes in Saturn’s rings

The Hubble Space Telescope is investigating something strange about the beautiful rings around Saturn.
This image revealing the north polar region of the Jovian moon Io was taken on October 15 by NASA’s Juno. Three of the mountain peaks visible in the upper part of image, near the day-night dividing line, were observed here for the first time by the spacecraft’s JunoCam.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft to pass within 1,000 miles of volcanic moon Io

NASA's Juno spacecraft, current in orbit around Jupiter, will soon be making a close flyby of one of the planet's most dramatic moons, Io.
NASA's SLS rocket launching at the start of the Artemis I mission.

NASA video looks ahead to an exciting 2024

With 2023 pretty much a wrap, NASA has shared a video highlighting some of the exciting endeavors that it has planned for next year.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image on May 22, 2021 using its black and white navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter’s fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight.

NASA’s Mars helicopter just flew a colossal distance

During its 69th flight on Mars this week, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flew a colossal distance, setting a new record in the process.
An Artemis II astronaut comes down a slide as part of training.

Astronaut training for moon mission looks like a fun day at a playground

Part of NASA's training for the Artemis II astronauts includes sending them down a little slide. But there's a good reason for the exercise.
Taters the cat in a video beamed from deep space.

A NASA cat video in deep space just did something very special

NASA has streamed the first ultra-HD video (of a cat!) via laser from deep space, paving the way for higher-data-rate communications in future missions.
How a paved road and landing pad might look on the moon.

NASA video highlights first commercial delivery service to the moon

NASA has shared a video highlighting its plan to launch the first commercial delivery service to the moon that will radically advance its explorations there.
Astronaut Loral O’Hara sets up an exercise cycle.

In a gym 250 miles above Earth, astronauts sweat for science

With the demands of gravity absent, astronauts must spend hours per day exercising to maintain the muscles they'll still need back on Earth.
The view from inside NASA's Orion spacecraft as it reentered Earth's atmosphere at the end of the Artemis I mission in December 2022.

Extraordinary footage shows Orion’s ride to Earth exactly a year ago

NASA has shared some extraordinary footage from the inside of the Orion spacecraft as it returned to Earth at high speed a year ago this week.
The crew of STS-88, the first shuttle mission to the International Space Station in 1998.

Here’s how the space station made history 25 years ago today

The International Space Station made history 25 years ago today, and NASA marked the occasion by sharing two very special photographs.