After a 26-day journey that took it to lunar orbit and back, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon, paving the way for future astronaut voyages to Earth’s satellite...
The first flight test of the world’s most powerful rocket will send an uncrewed spacecraft to lunar orbit and back
The first test flight of the space agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft is plagued by delays decades in the making
A former NASA deputy administrator speaks candidly about the troubled history and radical potential of the space agency’s lunar return
The U.S. is preparing to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years
Starting in 2023, control of the summit will shift from the University of Hawaii to an 11-member oversight authority that includes Native Hawaiian voices
More than 100 employees at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center were surprised when a test project allowing them to add their pronouns to their agency identifiers was abruptly canceled...
Despite some unexpected challenges, team members are setting lofty goals for the rover in 2022
The surprise detection of a radio burst from a neutron star in our galaxy might reveal the origin of a bigger cosmological phenomenon
Research meetings are being canceled left and right over epidemic fears, slowing the work of scientists—especially those who are early in their career
Swirling around our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, these objects share properties with both stars and gas clouds
Pinning down the ring system’s age has profound implications for the entire Saturnian system
A flash of light during last weekend’s total lunar eclipse sparks a search for a new lunar crater
The Astro 2020 Decadal Survey kicks off amid turmoil and uncertainty
Fuelled by El Niño and land-management blunders, fires consume precious habitat.
Animals may not be able to predict earthquakes, but many—from elephants to spiders—are quite adept at detecting vibrations that are imperceptible to humans.
