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Navigating the harsh terrain of other rocky worlds has consistently been challenging. The Free Spirit campaign unfortunately failed in its goal to will the plucky Martian rover out of the morass it found itself in, despi...

For less than $400, it's possible to observe places like the star-forming regions at the center of our galaxy.

When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars?

NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) won a $60 million contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Under the contract, awarded Nov. ...

Read this release in English here. La NASA y la Comisión Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeroespacial del Perú (CONIDA) sentaron las bases para una posible campaña de varios años de duración para el lanzami...

A Chinese official expressed willingness to cooperate with the United States in space exploration, interest that appears unlikely to be reciprocated. The post Chinese official endorses cooperation with the U.S. on space ...

Diana Oglesby’s love for NASA began long before she started working for the agency. A native of Decatur, Texas, Oglesby knew at the age of eight that she would make NASA her future destination. That dream became a real...

The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and feedback loops that keep it habitable. It’s associated with th...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its "Part 450" launch and reentry licensing rule.

Nov. 14, 2024 NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility NASA's Johnson Space Center is seeking proposals for the use of its historic, but underused, Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility. Prospectiv...

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA and Peru's National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) laid the groundwork for a potential multi-year scientific rocket launch campaign in the South...

HELSINKI -- China's main space contractor has unveiled a fully reusable rocket concept, reminiscent of SpaceX’s Starship, designed to support its grandest ambitions for space. The new concept for the […] The post Chi...

Since May this year, the aurora borealis (northern lights), has at times been visible further south than usual over Britain, sparking amazement and fascination. Social media has been alive with images of the skies glowin...

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy (front center left) discusses NASA 2040 on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, the agency’s strategic initiative for aligning workforce, infrastructure, and technologies to meet the needs of ...

One year ago today, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. That's 40 times farther than our Moon. That's like using a laser pointer to ...

Pluto may have been downgraded from full-planet status, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hold a special place in scientist's hearts. There are practical and sentimental reasons for that--Pluto has tantalizing mysteries t...

One of the most challenging aspects of astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is anticipating what life and extraterrestrial civilizations will look like. Invariably, we have only one exampl...

The Apollo 12 spacecraft launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this image from Nov. 14, 1969, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean aboard. During liftoff, the Satu...

A Long March 7 rocket is set to launch the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday morning (Nov. 15).

In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean completed the second crewed lunar landing mission. Conrad an...