A roundup of what happened in space in 2024

It’s been yet another exciting and eventful year in space — from minor malfunctions to eclipses.…

Satellites will study the sun by creating artificial solar eclipses : NPR

In this illustration, the two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about about 500 feet…

The Moon may have remelted after it first formed : NPR

Scientists say Earth’s Moon went through a period when it was a lot like Io, a…

Mars (yes, the planet) has its own Grand Canyon

Research is revealing similarities between Earth’s Grand Canyon and ones on the red planet. It’s informing…

The Mojave Desert is home to a new kind of festival: testing robots : NPR

Two people admiring the Helelani rover. Raymond Alva for NPR hide caption toggle caption Raymond Alva…

Catch the annual Geminid meteor show tonight

The annual Geminid meteor show is happening now, with activity hitting its peak late Friday into…

What to know, viewing tips : NPR

A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the…

NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission : NPR

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and…

Trump chooses billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA : NPR

Jared Isaacman at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, earlier this year. The billionaire…

What's it like to venture into space? We ask Emily Calandrelli

NPR’s A Martinez talks to Emily Calandrelli, the 100th woman to venture into space. She took…