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What a 2nd Trump administration could mean for NASA and space exploration
Former President Donald J. Trump's return to the White House next January will likely bring big changes to NASA's Artemis program and a renewed sense of urgency to a crewed landing on the moon.
The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface
In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the US and China are preparing to send humans back there this decade.
Starlink satellite falls to Earth, burns up as stunning fireball over US (video)
A brilliant fireball that lit up the skies over four U.S. states this weekend is reported to be from the fiery reentry of a SpaceX Starlink satellite.
Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet’s atmosphere.
SpaceX rocket launches Koreasat-6A satellite, lands Falcon 9 booster on record-tying 23rd flight (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite today. It was be the 23rd flight for the rocket's first stage, tying a company record.
At 60 years, monument to NASA's Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?
A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the contents of its time capsule not to be opened until 2464?
How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
Jupiter has no solid ground, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn’t have a surface, what does it have?
Star cities: New 3D view of globular clusters illuminates their origins (photo)
Astrophysicists have reconstructed the movement of stars within globular clusters to understand their evolution and origin.
