May 17 U.S. military’s mystery space plane rockets back toward orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It’s the sixth flight of an X-37B, a solar-powered plane that's flown by remote control without a crew. Officials aren't saying how long the spacecraft will remain in orbit this time or the purpose of the mission. Continue reading
May 09 NASA monitors Mars mission ‘remotely’ during the pandemic By PBS NewsHour NASA researchers and scientists are familiar with working “remotely” from millions of miles away, literally, and the global pandemic has now forced most to adapt to working from home. But how are NASA employees who are monitoring the Mars Rover… Continue reading
Apr 30 Alabama student names NASA’s first Mars helicopter By Associated Press Ingenuity, the name submitted by Vaneeza Rupani, was selected for the 4 pound (1.8 kilograms) solar-powered helicopter, NASA said in a statement on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Biggest explosion seen in universe came from colossal black hole By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The explosion was so large it carved out a crater in the hot gas that could hold 15 Milky Ways. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 4:45 With record space mission, astronaut Christina Koch inspires women back on Earth By Amna Nawaz After spending nearly 11 months in orbit aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, parachuting into Kazakhstan with two crewmates aboard a Soviet Soyuz capsule. Koch set a record for the single longest female stay… Continue watching
Jan 29 NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the universe with infrared eyes. Continue reading
Dec 28 US astronaut Christina Koch sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman By Associated Press A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission. Continue reading
Dec 26 This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission By Jamie Leventhal Planetary scientist Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle breaks down NASA's upcoming mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, to learn about how early life may develop. Continue reading
Dec 22 Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to set back the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Mercury parades between Earth and the sun By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The solar system's smallest, innermost planet will resemble a tiny black dot Monday. The rare celestial show begins at 7:35 a.m. EST. Continue reading