Will NASA Attempt 1st Mars Helicopter Flight on Monday?

Medicine & Technology Apr 17, 2021

NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT.

SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract for NASA's Artemis Program Set on 2024

Apr 16, 2021

NASA awards the Human Landing System (HLS) contract to SpaceX to build a lunar lander to ferry astronauts to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program.

NASA to Proceed SpaceX Crew-2 Launch from Kennedy Space Center

Apr 15, 2021

NASA and SpaceX prepares to send the second operational commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. You can watch it live!

Is NASA Trying to Save InSight Lander From Dying?

Apr 14, 2021

Another dust storm could kill NASA InSight Lander. It is covered in so much dust that its solar panels cannot generate enough energy to keep it working.

NASA Marks 40th Year of Maiden Space Shuttle Flight [Watch]

Apr 13, 2021

NASA releases a commemorative video marking the 40th anniversary of the maiden Space Shuttle flight on April 12, 1981.

NASA Shares Magical Photo of a Sea of Blue Dunes Found Near Mars North Pole

Apr 12, 2021

NASA shared an image of dunes surrounding Mars' northern polar cap. The space agency released the photo has to mark the 20th anniversary of the Mars Odyssey.

Did NASA Astronaut and Two Russian Cosmonauts Arrive Safely at ISS?

Apr 11, 2021

Mark Vande Hei and two other astronauts have safely arrived at the International Space Station on Friday after an early morning space shuttle launch.

NASA Pushes Back First Flight Test for NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter to Wednesday

Apr 10, 2021

NASA engineers need more time to review some unexpected data they found on the Ingenuity helicopter.

Mars Had Wet Seasons Before Drying Up, Study Reveals

Apr 09, 2021

Mars had wet seasons before eventually drying up three billion years ago, a study analyzing data from the Curiosity rover said.

NASA Makes Historic Push to Bring First Woman, Person of Color to the Moon

Apr 09, 2021

NASA announced it set to land the first woman and person of color on the Moon in its equity for all push in its Artemis mission.

60 Years of Human Spaceflight: Here's How to Watch the Next Crewed Launch to the ISS!

Apr 08, 2021

You can watch a Soyuz rocket launch a US-Russian crew to the International Space Station on Friday, 3:42 a.m. EDT.

NASA Launches Second Entry of New RS-25 Engine Test Series

Apr 08, 2021

NASA said the RS-25 engine is a component of the Space Launch System rocket that would eventually send astronauts to the Moon.

Did Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Just Unlocked its Rotorblades?

Apr 08, 2021

Mars helicopter Ingenuity unlocks its rotor blades to prepare for its first flight on the Red Planet. It is getting ready to go for a spin!

NASA Successfully Conducts Lucy Spacecraft Solar Panel Deployment Test!

Apr 07, 2021

NASA's Lucy spacecraft successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of both solar panels in preparation for the launch this fall!

NASA Makes a Heat Shield the Size of a Tennis Court to James Webb Telescope

Apr 07, 2021

Engineers have packed a huge heat shield onto the James Webb Telescope to prepare it for its launch later this year.