Science May 29 Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange.
Science May 28 What to know about a rare blue micromoon rising this weekend Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
Science May 26 WATCH: NASA shares plans to construct moon base The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies.
Science May 22 SpaceX launches its biggest Starship mega rocket yet on test flight It’s the 12th test flight of the rocket that SpaceX is building to get people to Mars one day. But first comes the moon and NASA’s Artemis program.
Science May 14 NASA spacecraft to swing past Mars as it chases rare metal asteroid Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) on Friday.
Science May 04 Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto Just 300 miles or so across, this mini Pluto is thought to be the solar system's smallest object.
Science Apr 21 Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket grounded after launching satellite into wrong orbit Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.
Science Apr 16 WATCH: Artemis II astronauts discuss historic moon mission after returning to Earth In their first news conference since returning to Earth, the three Americans and one Canadian said their lunar flyby puts NASA in a much better position for a moon landing by a crew in two years and an eventual moon…
Science Apr 12 NASA sets its sights on Artemis III following astronauts' historic moon flyby Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.
Science Apr 11 Cheers welcome Artemis II astronauts home after record-breaking trip The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before.