Astronomers have found the best evidence for the perpetrator of a cosmic homicide: a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,” which betrayed its existence by tearing apart a wayward star that passed too close. […]
NASA has assigned astronaut Shannon Walker to the first operational crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station. […]
NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms – known as solar particle storms – into planetary space. […]
The Mars 2020 mission involving NASA’s newly named rover — Perseverance — received a significant boost following the completion of important testing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]
NASA heard your requests for more things to do with #NASAatHome. You asked for activities for students, do-it-yourself projects, virtual tours of the solar system and more amazing space images. […]
“Pretty exciting day.” That’s how Flight Dynamics Officer Jay H. Greene described his shift on this day (April 4) in 1968 when he was working the problem-ridden flight of Apollo 6. […]
SpaceX will deliver cargo, science […]
NASA has hired SpaceX to carry cargo, research gear and other supplies to the Gateway space station the agency plans to build in lunar orbit, officials said Friday. […]
On and off the Earth, it’s important to take care of yourself. In this week’s Space To Ground, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy talks about how International Space Station crews are kept safe before launch. […]
NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. […]
The impact of coronavirus to NASA’s missions, prelaunch training continues for the next space station crew, and launch preparations for Orion … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! […]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft for Artemis I returned to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 25 after engineers put it through the rigors of environmental testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio. […]
