A NASA Journey to the Moon May Need to Find Another Rocket or Two

Mounting delays to the Space Launch System, primarily built by Boeing, are leading the agency to…

NASA Prioritizes Moon Landings Under Trump Budget Proposal

The agency would get $600 million for infrastructure and research in support of lunar missions, but…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule Splashes Down After Return Trip to Earth

The capsule parachuted into the Atlantic Ocean hours after leaving the space station, completing its first…

SpaceX and NASA Launch Is First Step to Renewed Human Spaceflight

The Crew Dragon capsule carried no crew, but it sets up a near future with astronauts…

SpaceX and NASA to Test Launch Crew Dragon, a New Ride to Orbit

No astronauts will be on board for the Saturday launch, but the capsule could carry crew…

New Ultima Thule Photos Were Made in a Flash

The images were recorded while the New Horizons spacecraft was moving at more than 32,000 miles…

After SpaceX Launch, Israeli Spacecraft Begins Journey to the Moon

The privately built spacecraft will take a long trip to the moon, landing on its surface…

How Israel’s Moon Lander Got to the Launchpad

With $100 million and a lot of volunteer labor, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft could be the first…

Photos From the Opportunity Rover’s Mission on Mars

Scientific highlights and snapshots from the journey of NASA’s long-lasting robotic explorer.

NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission

Silent since a giant dust storm last summer, the rover was the longest-lasting robot on another…