May 19, 2020 NASA's head of human spaceflight resigns just days before first manned SpaceX launch NASA's head of human spaceflight resigned Monday, sending shockwaves through the agency and the entire space industry just eight days before the first launch of NASA astronauts from the U.S. in nearly a decade.
May 14, 2020 Jupiter's tumultuous northern region seen in detailed NASA image NASA's Juno mission captured a stunning image of Jupiter's tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft's approach to the planet earlier this year.
May 13, 2020 NASA asteroid defense test mission may trigger artificial meteor shower, study finds A planned NASA mission to test its capability to defend Earth from an incoming asteroid could cause the planet’s first-ever artificial meteor shower, a study found earlier this year.
May 12, 2020 Chinese space junk narrowly missed hitting New York City, report says Space junk from a new Chinese rocket narrowly missed dropping down on New York City Monday night, according to a report, largely burning up in the atmosphere before some of the debris survived long enough to slam into West Africa.
April 30, 2020 Mars helicopter to fly on NASA’s next rover mission to the Red Planet NASA plans to send a Mars Helicopter to the Red Planet.
April 30, 2020 Comet disintegrates in remarkable pictures captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope NASA’s Hubble space telescope has captured incredible images of a comet’s disintegration.
April 30, 2020 'Zombie satellite' that has been orbiting earth since 1967 discovered A “zombie satellite” orbiting earth since 1967 when it was launched by the U.S. military, has been discovered by a radio enthusiast.
April 25, 2020 Pompeo warns Iran's space program is 'dangerous' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Iran's satellite launch this week as "dangerous" and "provocative" and urged the international community to intervene.
April 24, 2020 Hubble nabs stunning 'Cosmic Reef' image to mark 30th anniversary A gorgeous "Cosmic Reef" image released for the Hubble Space Telescope's 30th anniversary shows off some of the instrument's amazing capabilities.
April 24, 2020 Astronaut Scott Kelly, veteran of a year in space, describes his life in coronavirus lockdown Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly knows a thing or two about isolation.