NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...

NASA has detected a mysterious object near Jupiter’s orbit, leaving scientists puzzled. The unknown entity could be a new asteroid, rogue planet, or something entirely unexpected. Experts are ...

The craft launched from the agency's Kennedy Space ... it to Jupiter's orbit. "We come in very fast, and the gravity from Mars acts on the spacecraft to bend its path," said NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for ...

Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to ...

that Crew-10 needed to be in place before the Starliner astronauts could leave orbit. That planning allowed NASA to keep the US-controlled portion of the space station fully staffed without ...

During his confirmation hearing in front of Congress today, incoming NASA administrator ... away from the private space company that enabled both of his trips into orbit. Members of the Senate ...

This next flight has a little less national attention, although it will be the first time humans have flown a polar orbit ... head of NASA, Jared Isaacman on his first trip to space, Inspiration4.

A SpaceX crew Dragon capsule bobs in the ocean near Florida, carrying NASA astronauts ... Canaveral Space Force Station on June 5, 2024. But not long after the spacecraft entered orbit, a number ...

according to NASA — Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams received around $1,430 for their 286 days in space. What incidental expenses might Mr. Wilmore and Ms. Williams have incurred while in orbit 250 ...

The astronauts repeatedly said they enjoyed the mission, with Ms Williams describing the space station as her "happy place". Image: Dolphins are seen near the capsule. Pic: NASA Swept up in NASA's ...

"PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT: President Trump pledged to rescue the astronauts stranded in space for nine months," was the message posted to the White House X account after the landing. But NASA ...