This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

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Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

NASA's SPHEREx (short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has ...

The Fram2 astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A on a stormy Monday night. Here's what we know about this ...

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

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Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore blasted into orbit in June 2024, as part of a test flight of Boeing’s new Starliner crew ...

The first images of Earth's poles from the Fram2 Crew Dragon have been uploaded from the orbiting spacecraft, and the views ...

Skywatchers across the U.S. are in for a treat this month as two notable celestial events – the Pink Moon and the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower – are set to grace the night sky.

We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.