From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.
Two of NASA’s longest-running space missions, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, have detected a searing-hot region of space where the ...
An experimental NASA solar sail can be seen in the night sky as it orbits the Earth. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) launched in April 2024 atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. The ...
With all of the worrying things happening here, on earth, one way to take your mind off them is to look at the beauty of the cosmos. Luckily, NASA is still out there exploring outer space and ...
On April 23, NASA launched a solar sail protype to orbit around our planet — a piece of technology that could very well revolutionize the way we think about spacecraft propulsion. Then, on Aug. 29, ...
The newest bunch of space enthusiasts in NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program is hard at work, planning events to educate various communities on their one true passion: space. The program, which is ...
On June 25, Tuesday, a small fleet of scientific instruments known as the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) will be launched into 22,000 miles in space. Developed by researchers ...
A NASA mission, IMAP, and two more spacecraft that will study space weather are traveling through space atop a single SpaceX rocket. By Kenneth Chang A SpaceX rocket launched on Wednesday morning ...
The solar sail uses a novel boom system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials that can be rolled up. Credit: NASA NASA fully deployed its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System on Aug. 29 ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of ...
The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...