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A test pilot places a hand on his rocket-powered aircraft

'Edge of Space': Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video)

By Jeff Spry published

A new trailer for "Edge of Space," a short film about a daring X-15 pilot flying the rocket-powered experimental plane higher than any other piloted winged vehicle other than the space shuttle.

Entertainment
an astronaut in a black long sleeve shirt floats in a cluttered space station behind a cubical robot with two blue tentacles like bunny ears.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

Tech
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman.

Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief?

By Andrew Jones published

Donald Trump has nominated billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. What do we know about the potential next administrator of America’s space agency?

Private Spaceflight
a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond.

NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds

By Leonard David published

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.

Mars
A powerful black hole jet rips through space from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Cen A

Galaxy-size jet from monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space (video)

By Robert Lea published

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers witnessed a massive black hole jet slam into an unknown object in space.

Black Holes
three people standing in suits, two hold pieces of paper.

Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nations

By Samantha Mathewson published

A total of 50 nations have now joined NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

The moon
movie poster showing a woman wearing a blue flight suit and space helmet, with the word "sally" written in white text

'SALLY' at Sundance: NatGeo film to reveal 'hidden love' of 1st US woman in space

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A documentary about the life and love of America's first woman in space will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. "SALLY," from National Geographic, reveals the legacy of astronaut Sally Ride.

Human Spaceflight
Three large jupiters are below eight saturns, flanked by three uranus and three neptune.

Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)

By Josh Dinner published

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

Hubble Space Telescope
A silver and gold trumpet like spacecraft directed at the edge of a glowing orange sphere

'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

The Sun
An artist's impression of a lander on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa.

NASA tests high-tech software for future mission to search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa

By Keith Cooper published

NASA is developing autonomous software to recognize faults and hazards on worlds like Europa, and prevent or fix them without having to await commands from Earth.

Jupiter
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