Science Jan 26 NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts.
Science Jan 25 An asteroid is coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be a near miss.
Science Jan 19 Galactic photo shoot captures over 3 billion stars A dark-energy camera on a telescope in Chile made the observations over two years, focusing on the Southern Hemisphere sky. Results were released this week.
Science Dec 16 U.S.-French satellite launched to map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers The predawn launch Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA. The satellite will conduct the first global survey of its kind.
Science Dec 11 WATCH: NASA holds press conference after successful end of Artemis 1 mission NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.
Science Dec 05 NASA’s Orion capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home NASA's Orion capsule is on its way home from the moon to wrap up a three-week test flight. The capsule and its test dummies came within 80 miles of the far side of the moon Monday.
Science Nov 25 NASA’s Orion capsule enters lunar orbit It will remain in this broad but stable orbit for nearly a week, before heading home. As of Friday, the capsule was 238,000 miles from Earth and is expected to reach a maximum distance of almost 270,000 miles in a…
Science Nov 21 NASA’s Orion capsule slingshots around moon, last big step before lunar orbit NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, whipping around the far side and passing within about 80 miles. The close approach occurred Monday as the crew capsule and its three test dummies were on the far side of the moon.
Science Nov 15 WATCH: Artemis rocket blasts off in big step toward returning astronauts to the moon NASA's new moon rocket successfully launched on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Wednesday.
Science Oct 27 2 NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes recorded on Mars Scientists reported Thursday that last year's barrages sent seismic surface waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars, the first ever detected near the surface of another planet.