Earth is struck by reentering human-made objects far more often than most people realize. According to debris specialists, ...

An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday. The U.S. Space Force said the Van Allen Probe A came in west of the Galapagos Islands.

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NASA is inviting the public to join 36 citizen science projects. Volunteers can help with discoveries from asteroids to Martian clouds. To join, email do-nasa-science-join@lists.nasa.gov with ...

Mars didn’t always look like the barren world we see today. Over billions of years, the Sun’s solar wind stripped away much of its atmosphere, helping transform it from a warmer, wetter planet into a ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater ...

The mission will send four non-government astronauts to the orbital outpost for up to two weeks. Vast's mission is scheduled to launch from Florida as early as summer 2027. This will be the sixth ...

The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1. It will mark humanity’s ...

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.

STILL LOOKING FOR THE ATTACKER. TONIGHT. TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT NASA’S VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING. LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND FOR A HOUSE BILL THAT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR NASA AND THE ...

A "Save NASA Science" Day of Action convened nearly 300 space advocates on Capitol Hill to press lawmakers for the protection of NASA's science budget. The advocacy specifically addressed the 2026 ...

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...