NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)
Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.
Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope captured the colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard.
Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of ‘termination shock’
NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, as early as 2027.
Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA’s SLS moon rocket: reports
Boeing is preparing to lay off roughly 200 employees working on the Space Launch System rocket as it braces for the possibility that its contracts with NASA may not be renewed after they end in March.
Tom Hanks’ ‘The Moonwalkers’ makes US premiere at Space Center Houston
It is not unusual to see a Saturn V launch while viewing a film at Space Center Houston. Now, with "The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks," that spectacle stretches beyond the center's screen.
Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: ‘We don’t feel stranded’
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren't stranded aboard the space station. They'll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an end.
How Sen’s 4K live cameras on the ISS offer a new perspective from space (op-ed)
Sen aims to use the story-telling power of video to inspire, empowering everyone to witness planetary change and humanity's exploration of space.
Perseverance rover’s Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life
Scientists are cataloging and analyzing the first samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover while the agency weighs its options for returning them to Earth.
There was nearly 1 rocket launch attempt every 34 hours in 2024 — this year will be even busier
2024 set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 hours, according to a recent analysis of the global space economy.
Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan ‘may be too high,’ NASA safety group says
An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space agency's Artemis undertaking to return astronauts to the moon.