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.
Science Oct 11 WATCH: NASA says DART spacecraft successfully redirected asteroid A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test.
Science Oct 10 Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars, scientists say Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms.
Science Oct 04 Photo shows asteroid’s 6,000 miles long debris trail after collision with NASA spacecraft The asteroid that got smacked by a NASA spacecraft is now being trailed by thousands of miles of debris. Astronomers captured the scene millions of miles away with a telescope in Chile.
Science Sep 26 NASA Dart spacecraft rams into an asteroid in defense test Scientists say the impact should have carved out a crater and hurled streams of rocks and dirt into space. Most importantly, though, scientists are hoping the collision altered the asteroid's orbit.