NASA's IXPE Helps Determine Shape of Black Hole Corona

New findings using data from NASA's IXPE mission offer unprecedented insight into the shape and nature of a structure important to black holes called a corona.

NASA's Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter

NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life.

There may be more water on the Moon's surface than we previously thought

This means that astronauts may not be tied to visiting the lunar south pole on future missions to acquire water. Instead, they may be able to find water everywhere on the Moon.

SpaceX Polaris Dawn made history

For five days, the crew of the Polaris Dawn mission orbited Earth while completing a number of objectives that could one day bolster humanity's yearning to explore deep into the cosmos.

NASA's Experimental Solar Sail Is Tumbling in Orbit

A solar sail is designed to capture the tiny amounts of radiation pressure exerted by sunlight to propel a spacecraft to incredible speeds.

Scientists discover underground cave on the moon

A team of Italian researchers say they have discovered evidence of a lunar cave and suspect that there could be hundreds more.

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns with samples from far side of the moon

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returned to Earth on Tuesday, bringing back the first-ever samples from the unexplored far side of the moon.

Discovery in OSIRIS REx Mission Samples Point to Asteroid Bennu's Origins

The analysis is key to confirming carbon and nitrogen-rich dusts and organic compounds essential for life. However, the sample also revealed the presence of magnesium-sodium phosphate, which had not been detected before.

NASA Approves Mission to Launch “Artificial Star"

NASA has new plans to launch a tiny satellite mimicking a star into space. 

Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023.

Perseverance: Nasa's Mars rover celebrates 1,000 days of science

Nasa says its Perseverance rover has essentially completed the job it was asked to do when it landed on Mars in February 2021.

NASA hears from Voyager 1 after months of quiet

The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory declared success after receiving good engineering updates late last week. 

Dragonfly rotorcraft given green light for mission to Titan

NASA has given the green light for the nuclear-powered v rotorcraft to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Approval for the 2028 interplanetary mission comes after years of delay due to COVID-19 and a series of cost overruns.

NASA Is Set to Launch Its Next-Gen Solar Sail Into Deep Space

NASA is about to launch a new solar sail design with a better support structure. Called the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3).