Interactive map shows how every state is important to NASA
NASA does most of its business in space, and it can sometimes feel like there’s a bit of a disconnect between the space agency and …
NASA does most of its business in space, and it can sometimes feel like there’s a bit of a disconnect between the space agency and …
Donning a NASA patch and flying to the International Space Station is an incredible honor, but with it comes many sacrifices. Not only do astronauts …
We’re still about a year away from the launch of the Mars 2020 mission, but NASA’s shiny new rover is rapidly taking shape already. The …
A total solar eclipse graces a small section of planet Earth yesterday afternoon. Not many people got to see it in person, but thanks to …
With Independence Day rapidly approaching, people across the United States are stocking up on low-grade explosives, just as they do every year. But while your …
NASA is slowly but surely inching its way towards its ultimate goal of being able to launch astronauts from U.S. soil. The agency has contracts …
As Earth’s only natural satellite — and the only other world that mankind has ever explored in person — the Moon is one of the …
Being able to fully enjoy a total solar eclipse means being in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately for most skywatchers, today’s total …
The 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon landing is right around the corner, and it’s a pretty big deal. As you might expect, NASA …
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing is rapidly approaching, and NASA is going all out to celebrate. We knew we’d get some …
If there’s one thing you can definitely say about NASA, it’s that they sure do like to plan ahead. Despite more pressing ambitions like returning …
NASA has plenty of projects on its slate at the moment, but that has never stopped the U.S. space agency from looking to the future. …
It’s been a while since NASA astronauts last explored the lunar surface. During the Apollo missions which first saw man set foot on another astronomical …
Being chosen to spend time aboard the International Space Station is a privilege that only the tiniest fraction of people will ever experience. But all …
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is coming together rapidly, with engineers piecing together the shiny new rover and preparing all of the instruments it’ll use once …
After a stellar start to 2019, SpaceX’s string of good fortune came to a halt when its Crew Dragon capsule exploded during a recent static …
There’s a space race happening right now. It’s not between the United States and Russia, or any nations at all, for that matter, but it’s …
Saturn is well known as the planet with rings, but it’s hardly the only one. As it turns out, rings around planets aren’t all that …
SpaceX’s largest functional launch vehicle, the Falcon Heavy, has already taken to the skies twice over the past couple of years, and both launches were …
A rover without its wheels can’t do much roving at all, so the recent addition of fancy new wheels to the Mars 2020 rover is …
As we creep closer to the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, NASA is doing its best to drum up support for a return …
Between its various ongoing Mars missions, orbiters studying asteroids and other planets, and a Moon trip on the horizon, NASA spends a lot of money. …
New exoplanet discoveries have been happening at a breakneck pace over the past several years thanks to scientists who now have more powerful observational tools …
Mars, like any other rocky world, has its fair share of craters. These scars of ancient impacts give the dusty surface of the planet some …
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is giving scientists an even better look at the surface of the space rock known as Bennu now that it’s moved …
NASA desperately needs a way to get its astronauts into space without paying for pricey seats aboard Russian rockets, but the agency’s two best hopes …
As NASA and other organizations begin to lay the groundwork for crewed missions to places other than an orbiting space station or even the Moon, …
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will be its most ambitious trip to the Red Planet yet. The Mars 2020 rover is absolutely packed with the latest …
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been orbiting the space rock known as Bennu since the start of the year. It caught up with the asteroid in …
So, NASA wants to go back to the Moon. It’s wanted to do it for a while now and has been slowly piecing together how …