Picture Earth for Earth Day 2019

For Earth Day 2019, NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our…

NASA traced a meteorite back to its original home in deep space

An impact in the inner asteroid belt 22 million years ago was responsible for a meteorite…

Drop test proves technologies for reusable microlauncher

Spain’s PLD Space, supported by ESA, has demonstrated the technologies for a reusable first stage of…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has flown its first commercial flight

The Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden flight was last February, but now it has launched a satellite for…

Scientists Share Results From NASA's Twins Study

During astronaut Scott Kelly’s nearly year-long space flight on the International Space Station, NASA scientists measured…

Rocket break-up provides rare chance to test debris formation

The discarded ‘upper stage’ from a rocket launched almost ten years ago has recently crumbled to…

Pinpointing The Origin of Photons in Mysterious Gamma-ray Bursts

Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research and collaborators have used simulations to show that…

Israeli Robotic Moon Landing Fails In Final Descent

Israeli scientists are studying what caused an engine failure in the closing minutes of what they…

NASA TV Coverage Set for April 17 Cygnus Launch to International Space Station

NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus cargo…

Israel's Beresheet lunar lander has crashed on the moon

The first privately funded lunar lander, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, suffered an engine failure and crashed as…