June 6, 2021 NASA chief Bill Nelson optimistic about space exploration as private sector, government combine efforts With a storied career in service – both in politics and in the U.S. Army – and experience as a NASA payload specialist, newly appointed administrator Bill Nelson is in a unique position to lead.
June 5, 2021 NASA administrator details missions to moon, Mars, Venus and the agency's efforts on Earth NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has cosmically grand plans for the agency, including a trip to Venus, an advanced look at the Earth using new three-dimensional technology and landing humans on Mars.
June 3, 2021 One of the brightest explosions ever recorded occurs in Earth's 'cosmic backyard' A team of international scientists used the High Energy Stereoscopic System in Namibia to get the best observation yet of one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever recorded.
June 3, 2021 NASA, SpaceX launch groundbreaking experiments to space station NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the CRS-22 Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station.
June 2, 2021 Hurricane season: How NASA tracks the dangerous storms With an "above-normal" Atlantic Hurricane Season underway, researchers at NASA have partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other organizations to provide critical forecast data that could potentially save lives.
June 1, 2021 Asteroid the size of Seattle's Space Needle to pass near Earth A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of Seattle's Space Needle is expected to pass near Earth on Tuesday.
May 29, 2021 Amazing new image from NASA's Chandra Observatory reveals colorful threads of Milky Way An amazing new view of the Milky Way provided by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields that weave the cosmic tapestry together.
May 28, 2021 Mars helicopter Ingenuity experiences anomaly on 6th flight, lands safely anyway The Mars Ingenuity Helicopter completed its sixth flight last Saturday – though with a slight hiccup.
May 28, 2021 Ex-astronaut agrees to plea deal in traffic death of two girls A former astronaut pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the traffic deaths of two girls in 2016.
May 26, 2021 NASA's VIPER rover to look for water, resources on moon NASA's ambitious lunar program Artemis will send the agency's first mobile robot to the moon in late 2023.
