Mars helicopter Ingenuity powers through its 21st flight
The Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to perform beyond all expectations, having recently completed its 21st flight.
Mars rover Perseverance is heading for the Jezero delta
The Perseverance rover will soon be packing up and heading off to a new and exciting location: The Jezero delta.
Scientists want to farm oxygen from the Martian soil
One of the dangers humans face when exploring Mars is the toxic chemicals in the soil. However, these chemicals could also be key to producing usable oxygen.
Curiosity spies a Martian ‘flower’ formed out of rock
NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Mars, has discovered an intriguing rock formation in the shape of a flower.
European Space Agency suspends joint Mars mission with Russia
A joint mission to Mars between the European Space Agency Russia has been suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity hits 23rd flight, can’t be stopped
The tiny Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to power through its flights, exceeding all expectations.
Perseverance rover heading for the Jezero delta at top speed
NASA's Perseverance rover is taking a road trip across Mars, heading for a new and exciting location.
How Perseverance is moving faster than any previous Mars rover
Moving fast across Mars isn't just about single day distance records -- it's about consistency.
See ridged ‘brain terrain’ crater captured by Mars Express
The Mars Express orbiter has captured a series of images showing a stunning view of impact craters in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars.
What Perseverance rover recordings tell us about sound on Mars
Scientists have analyzed audio recordings from Perseverance to learn about how sound propagates on Mars and found that the speed of sound isn't constant there.
Citizen scientists are helping to map Mars’s strange ridge features
Members of the public are helping to map unusual ridge features in the Jezero crater on Mars, near to the area where the Perseverance rover is exploring.
Curiosity rover nopes out of region of sharp Mars rocks
The Curiosity rover has come across a challenge on Mars: The densest region of sharp rocks that the rover's NASA drivers have ever seen.
What the Perseverance rover is hoping to find in the Jezero delta
A NASA scientist has explained how studying Jezero delta could help understand the history of Mars or find evidence if there was ever life on the planet.
Largest marsquakes yet detected using InSight data
Researchers have identified two of the largest marsquakes seen to date using data from NASA's InSight lander.
How to watch SpaceX launch an Italian satellite on Monday
SpaceX will launch an Italian satellite on Monday in a mission that has already suffered several delays due to bad weather.
NASA and SpaceX reviewing parachute issue on Dragon spacecraft
NASA and SpaceX are investigating an issue with the parachute opening during recent Dragon splashdowns, though the problem doesn't seem to be a dangerous one.
Musk says Starlink satellite internet now enabled in Ukraine
SpaceX has enabled its Starlink satellite-based internet service in Ukraine, according to CEO Elon Musk.
SpaceX sets new record with Falcon 9 booster flying for 12th time
SpaceX set a new record for reuse of a rocket booster this week when it used a Falcon 9 booster for its 12th mission.
How to watch SpaceX launch a U.S. spy satellite today
SpaceX will shortly be launching a spy satellite for the U.S. in a mission called NROL-85. Here's how to watch.
Swift Observatory in safe mode as NASA investigates issue
An issue with NASA's Swift Observatory has forced it to suspend science operations and enter safe mode while the team investigates.
James Webb is ready to settle into its new home: Lagrange Point L2
Webb is set to arrive at its new home on Monday: A location almost one million miles away called L2, or the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point.
James Webb Space Telescope turns on its high-gain antenna
This week, the James Webb Space Telescope turned on its high-gain antenna, which enables it to send data to Earth and receive commands.
NASA plans to use drones to monitor active volcanoes
NASA is working on a plan to use drones to monitor active volcanoes and give warnings of potential eruptions.
NASA is designing a quieter supersonic plane, the X-59
NASA is working on a new design of supersonic plane which, instead of causing a sonic boom, causes a quieter sonic thump.
How NASA is fixing the gamma-ray burst Swift Observatory
NASA has a plan to fix the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which suffered a mechanical issue in January and has been in safe mode since then.
NASA announces two new missions to study the sun
To learn more about the sun and how it affects the space environment, NASA has recently announced two new space missions.
NASA’s Swift Observatory is back to observing gamma-ray bursts
NASA's Swift Observatory, which investigates gamma-ray bursts, has returned to operations following an issue which forced it into safe mode last month.
NASA considers bird-like drones to explore Venus’s atmosphere
NASA has announced some of the out-there futuristic mission concepts it plans to study, including a stunning plan to explore Venus using stingray-like drones.
NASA’s Roman telescope could spot Earth-like planets
James Webb might be grabbing all the headlines right now, but NASA has big plans for another space-based telescope too: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
See the giant crawler that will carry NASA’s mega moon rocket to the pad
NASA is transporting a huge rocket to its launch pad using a massive crawling vehicle called the Crawler Transporter-2.
James Webb researcher reveals how it will investigate the early universe
A researcher working with the James Webb Space Telescope has shared information about how it will look back in time at some of the earliest stars and galaxies.
NASA’s massive new moon rocket arrives at launch pad
NASA's next-generation rocket system, designed to carry spacecraft to the moon as part of the Artemis mission, has arrived at its launch pad for the first time.
James Webb begins aligning 3 of its instruments
With James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors aligned with its first instrument, now the team need to work on aligning the other three instruments,
NASA will survey the entire sky with its SPHEREx observatory
NASA is ramping up plans for a new sky survey tool that could help unravel some of the biggest mysteries about the origin of the universe.
James Webb’s MIRI instrument has both a heater and a cooler
The long process of getting the James Webb Space Telescope ready for science operations continues, with the ongoing alignment of three of its instruments.
Three of James Webb’s four instruments are now aligned
The long process of getting the James Webb Space Telescope ready to begin collecting science data continues, and the Webb team has met another goal.
NASA scrubs Space Launch System test due to fan issue
NASA has had to scrub the wet dress rehearsal of its mega moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).
NASA’s test of its massive moon rocket is underway today
NASA is conducting one of the last major tests of its new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft before its first uncrewed mission to the moon.