Dec 09 WATCH: NASA announces 18 astronauts who will train for Artemis moon-landing By Associated Press NASA has named the 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon will come from this select group. Continue reading
Dec 03 Chinese moon probe begins return to Earth with lunar samples By Associated Press Chang’e 5, the third Chinese spacecraft to land on the moon and the first to take off from it again, is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious missions for Beijing’s space program. Continue reading
Oct 30 3 questions after the discovery of water molecules on the sunlit moon By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas A team of scientists who studied a slice of the moon aboard NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the first evidence that water molecules can exist on the unforgiving landscape of the moon's illuminated surface. Continue reading
Oct 29 Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press So much was collected that rocks got wedged in the rim of the container and jammed it open, allowing some samples to escape. Whatever is left won't arrive at Earth until 2023. Continue reading
Oct 23 Asteroid samples escaping from jammed open NASA spacecraft By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The sample container on the end of the robot arm penetrated so deeply into the asteroid and with such force that rocks got sucked in and became wedged around the rim of the lid. Continue reading
Jul 28 How to spot Comet NEOWISE before it disappears for thousands of years By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas There’s still a little bit of time to catch a glimpse of a newly discovered comet as it blazes across the night sky, especially if you have binoculars or a telescope handy. Continue reading
Jul 01 NASA delays Mars rover launch again with 2 weeks left to fly By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The good news is that NASA is working to eke out more time in this summer's launch opportunity, now lasting until at least Aug. 15. The chance to fly to Mars comes up only every 26 months, when Earth and… Continue reading
May 27 Trump scraps plan to speak at space center after launch postponed By Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press With just 16 minutes to go in the countdown, the launch was scrubbed because of the danger of lightning. Continue reading
May 25 WATCH: SpaceX and NASA successfully launch historic flight with U.S. astronauts By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas SpaceX became the first private company ever to launch humans into Earth's orbit when its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule took off from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Continue reading
May 25 How SpaceX’s Dragon is a sleek, new take on a retro-style capsule By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Dragon’s clean lines and minimalist interior, with touchscreens instead of a mess of switches and knobs, make even the space shuttles seem yesteryear. Continue reading