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The moon and Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft in November 2022.

This is the stunning view humans will soon get to experience

NASA has released an astonishing image of the moon and Earth that astronauts will soon get to experience for themselves.
Earth and the moon seen from NASA's Orion spacecraft.

NASA’s moon spacecraft sets new distance record

NASA's recently launched Orion capsule has set a new distance record for a spacecraft that's designed to carry humans to space.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Ingenuity takes shortest flight in Martian aviation history

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently completed its shortest-ever flight that successfully tested two new capabilities.
watch earth rise from the orion spacecraft

Watch this Earth rise as seen from the Orion spacecraft

NASA has shared some beautiful footage captured by the Orion spacecraft showing Earth slowly emerging from behind the moon.
Earth, the moon, and the Orion spacecraft.

After lunar flyby, Orion snaps incredible ‘Earthset’ image

NASA posted an incredible Earthset image on Monday. It shows Earth moving behind the moon, with part of the Orion spacecraft also visible.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the company’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station.

How to watch SpaceX launch a resupply mission to ISS on Tuesday

This week a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch to the International Space Station carrying research equipment and new solar arrays. Here's how to watch.
A small, dense cloud of gas and dust called CB 130-3 blots out the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. CB 130-3 is an object known as a dense core, a compact agglomeration of gas and dust. This particular dense core is in the constellation Serpens and seems to billow across a field of background stars.

Hubble Space Telescope captures the earliest stage of star formation

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a beautiful cloud of dust and gas that could one day be the birthplace of a new star.
see lucy spacecraft slingshot past earth fly by

NASA team pauses efforts to deploy Lucy spacecraft’s unlatched array

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has a solar array that hasn't fully deployed, and now, the team has had to pause their efforts to get the array into place.
Animation screen grab showing NASA's upcoming Mars Sample Return mission.

Watch NASA’s cinematic animation of upcoming Mars Sample Return mission

NASA has released a cinematic animation showing some of the key moments from the upcoming Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.
Artist concept of the SpaceX Starship on the surface of the Moon.

NASA inks deal with SpaceX for second crewed lunar landing

NASA has inked a deal with SpaceX for a second mission to put astronauts on the lunar surface before the end of this decade.
Orion's first image of Earth.

NASA’s moon spacecraft beams back first images of Earth

NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has sent back its first images of Earth as it heads toward a rendezvous with the moon as part of the Artemis I mission.
NASA's SLS rocket launching at the start of the Artemis I mission.

NASA’s historic Artemis I mission finally underway with SLS rocket launch

NASA has successfully launched its next-generation SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft on a test flight to the moon, ushering in a new era of space exploration.
NASA's SLS rocket at the Kennedy Space Center.

How to watch tonight’s launch of NASA’s mega moon rocket

NASA will try again to launch its next-generation SLS rocket on Wednesday morning ET (Tuesday evening PT). Here's everything you need to know to view the event.
NASA's SLS rocket on its way to the launchpad.

NASA needs good weather for Artemis launch, here’s how it’s looking

Two recent hurricanes have disrupted NASA’s plans for the maiden launch of its next-generation moon rocket. So how's it looking for this week's launch attempt?
Artist's illustration of CAPSTONE approaching the moon.

NASA’s CAPSTONE arrival brings lunar space station a step closer

Despite some tense moments on its way to the moon, NASA has confirmed that the CAPSTONE CubeSat has successfully completed its first orbit insertion maneuver.
A NASA spacewalk

How to watch the first NASA spacewalk in eight months

NASA is about to lead its first spacewalk since March 2022, with two American astronauts embarking on their first excurions outside the space station.
As a result of a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, three different moments in a far-off supernova explosion were captured in a single snapshot by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The light from the supernova, which was located behind the galaxy cluster Abell 370, was multiply lensed by the cluster’s immense gravity. This light took three different paths through the cosmic lens of the massive cluster. The three paths were three different lengths, so when the light arrived at Hubble (on the same day in December 2010), the supernova appeared at three different stages of evolution.

Hubble captures rare image of a supernova as it happens

The Hubble Space Telescope recently managed to capture three different moments of a supernova in a single image.
The James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb’s MIRI instrument is back to full operations

This summer there was a problem with one mode on James Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument or MIRI. Now, engineers have found a way to deal with the issue.
An artist's impression of Mars Express. The spacecraft left Earth for Mars on 2 June 2003. It reached its destination after a six-month journey, and has been investigating the planet since early 2004.

Mars Express orbiter has relayed data from seven different Mars missions

Recently the European Space Agency's Mars Express set a new record for relaying data from seven different Mars surface missions.
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 civilian polar-orbiting weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) tech demo lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST) Nov. 10, 2022.

NASA launches weather satellite and inflatable heat shield test

NASA has launched a new weather satellite, JPSS-2, into polar orbit. The launch also included a test of a new inflatable heat shield called LOFTID.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams began walkdowns and inspections at the pad to assess the status of the rocket and spacecraft after the passage of Hurricane Nicole.

NASA sticks with Artemis I launch despite minor damage from Hurricane Nicole

NASA has announced that the Space Launch System rocket is still set to be launched this week, despite suffering minor damage during Hurricane Nicole.
The Space Shuttle Challenger launching in 1986.

Challenger space shuttle fragment found 36 years after disaster

NASA has confirmed the discovery of a section of the Challenger shuttle that exploded soon after launch in 1986 with the tragic loss of all seven crew members.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022.

NASA inspects SLS moon rocket following Hurricane Nicole

NASA left its SLS rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center as Hurricane Nicole passed through on Thursday. A team is now checking its condition.
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft after being captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm at the ISS.

NASA’s Cygnus docks successfully with ISS despite solar array issue

Despite having only one of its two solar arrays deployed, NASA’s Cygnus spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday.
NASA's SLS rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA shifts launch date again for its mega moon rocket

A storm approaching Florida has prompted NASA to set a new target date for the launch of its mega moon rocket from the Kennedy Space Center.
NASA's SLS rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA’s mega moon rocket looks tiny in this launchpad shot

Check out this striking image taken high above the Kennedy Space Center showing NASA's SLS rocket on the launchpad ahead of next week's maiden flight.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter approaches the International Space Station where the Canadarm2 robotic arm is poised to capture it for docking.

NASA has an issue with the Cygnus spacecraft heading to ISS

NASA is assessing the condition of a Cygnus spacecraft that’s only managed to deploy one of its two solar arrays as it heads to the ISS on a supply mission.
Illustration of the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite.

How to watch the launch of NASA’s JPSS-2 weather satellite this week

This Thursday, November 10, NASA will launch a weather satellite called JPSS-2 into a polar Earth orbit. Here's how to watch.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft loaded with cargo bound for the International Space Station stands vertical on Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 18th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-18 Cygnus spacecraft is named after the first American woman in space, Sally Ride, and is scheduled to launch at 5:50 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2022, EST.

How to watch the launch of the cargo craft ‘Sally Ride’ to the ISS on Monday

Early tomorrow morning, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch carrying supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. Here's how to watch.
This illustration, updated as of March 2021, depicts NASA's Psyche spacecraft. Set to launch in August 2022, the Psyche mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name that lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

NASA’s Psyche mission goes ahead, but VERITAS mission is delayed

NASA's Psyche mission to the metal asteroid Psyche is on, but it'll mean pushing back the VERITAS mission to Venus.
how to photograph perseid meteor shower streak in the night sky

Do look up to enjoy November’s space treats

This month is an exciting one for skywatchers, with a total lunar eclipse, an enormous star, and a meteor shower three highlights to enjoy.
The International Space Station.

Space Station received special visitors 22 years ago today

On this day 22 years ago, three astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to begin what's turned out to be a continuous human presence in orbit.
This selfie of NASA’s InSight lander is a mosaic made up of 14 images taken on March 15 and April 11 – the 106th and 133rd Martian days, or sols, of the mission – by the spacecraft Instrument Deployment Camera located on its robotic arm.

How NASA’s Mars InSight lander mission will end

NASA's InSight lander reached Mars four years ago and has been working to gather data about the red planet's interior. But the mission will soon come to an end.
NASA's SLS rocket on the launchpad in the summer of 2022.

NASA ‘on track’ for SLS rocket launch in November

Following several failed attempts to get its next-generation SLS rocket airborne, NASA has announced it's currently on track for a November 14 launch.