Probe blasts off on 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey to unlock secrets of ancient asteroids
NASA’s ‘Lucy’ probe lifted off from Florida early Saturday, the first step on a 12-year mission that will send the spacecraft zig-zagging across the solar system on a hunt for clues about the formation of our planets.
NASA exploring how to prevent asteroid from hitting earth in the future
NASA and several partners will send a satellite into space to slam into an asteroid.
NASA wants your ideas for next-generation 'Astrovan'
NASA is hoping you can help them come up with a next-generation ‘Astrovan’ for their next-generation missions.
NASA gives update on spacecraft set to explore record-breaking number of asteroids
A NASA team on Wednesday unveiled Lucy, the first spacecraft designed to visit eight asteroids over a 12-year-journey.
United Launch Alliance launches Atlas V rocket with satellite onboard
The launch will take place Monday at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. United Launch Alliance is targeting 2:11 p.m. EST for liftoff.
NASA searching for out-of-this-world experiments by students
Alright, future astronauts, NASA has a challenge for you.
NASA to hire people to pretend to live on Mars for a year
The mission will try to stimulate problems that astronauts might encounter getting to and living on the Red Planet.
NASA hosts session on how to land an internship
NASA held a virtual seminar on how to get an internship with the space agency.
NASA, Boeing prepare for second run at Starliner launch
A failed mission to the International Space Station in 2019 created a lot of disappointment for Boeing. Almost two years later, their Starliner space capsule is getting ready for a do-over in space for their un-crewed mission this Friday.
NASA now investigating Navy's UFO videos: 'There is something there'
As a former member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and now head of NASA, few have more insight on the eyewitness accounts than Bill Nelson. He's asked the space agency's top scientists to investigate recent videos.
Nelson confident in space agency's budget, mission: 'Everybody loves NASA'
Florida senator Bill Nelson is using his experience in Washington to try to move Biden’s proposed $24.8-billion NASA budget through Congress.
Earth, moon, Mars, and Venus: Nelson outlines NASA's roadmap
NASA announced new plans this week to expand the space agency’s focus on addressing climate change on Earth. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson spelled out the plans and the vision, which include two new probes of Venus.
Food, experiments, and tardigrades headed to International Space Station
A gleaming new Dragon cargo capsule packed with solar panels, food, and some of the toughest creatures on Earth is headed to the International Space Station after a Thursday afternoon launch from Kennedy Space Center.
NASA picks 2 new missions to Venus to study 'lost habitable' world
NASA is sending missions to Venus to better understand the solar system’s hottest planet and how it evolved so differently from Earth.
One-on-one with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
Former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson grew up in Brevard County near Cape Canaveral. His grandparents were homesteaders on what is now Kennedy Space Center property. Now, he is spearheading our nation's race to the stars in his new role as NASA’s administrator. He said space is not only in his genes but part of his heritage.
NASA attempted to stop a simulated asteroid impact, but failed
During a NASA simulated week-long tabletop exercise, experts had six hypothetical months to use their technological prowess to prevent an asteroid from crashing into Earth. They failed.
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown
SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.
SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts now expected to return to Earth on Sunday
The Crew-1 astronauts were expected to begin their journey home on Friday. But for the second time, weather was the reason for keeping them in space a little bit longer. Now, we know when Crew-1 is expected back home.
Florida ex-Sen. Bill Nelson confirmed as next NASA administrator
Former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has been confirmed by the United States Senate to lead NASA, becoming the 14th administrator. He succeeds Jim Bridenstine, a Republican from Oklahoma.
NASA's SLS rocket moves to Vehicle Assembly Building
It arrived on Tuesday from a space center in Mississippi.