NASA rover detects electric discharges like 'mini-sonic booms' on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home from the International Space Station alongside two Roscosmos cosmonauts landing in the ...

"Space gum" and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Satellite boom is a 'growing threat' to space telescopes: NASA study

A new NASA-led study found that the increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could ruin up to 96% of images from ...

'Space gum,' sugars crucial for life found on Bennu sample, NASA says

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

Trump’s NASA pick faces questions on leaked ‘Project Athena’ plan in rare second confirmation hearing

The billionaire tech entrepreneur and Elon Musk ally fielded questions about his explosive “Project Athena” plan for the space agency.

NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

NASA begins moon mission plume-surface interaction tests

In March, NASA researchers employed a new camera system to capture data imagery of the interaction between Firefly Aerospace ...