A car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here’s what you need to know
The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.
NASA’s ‘1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft’ will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028
NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that will carry a fleet of tiny helicopters to Mars.
Future Artemis missions could use fiber-optic cables to monitor moonquakes
Fiber-optic cables on the moon could detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to study lunar activity and support future Artemis missions.
Astronomers keep finding new moons of Jupiter and Saturn
Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new moons around Saturn.
Hubble Space Telescope accidentally witnesses comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare cosmic moment: a comet breaking apart in real time.
NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.
Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find
A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026
The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.
Russia aims to reclaim Soviet space glory with 2036 launch of ambitious Venus mission
Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus in 2036, continuing the Soviet Union's legacy of exploring there in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026
A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.