Spacewalking astronauts to install final solar arrays completing ISS power upgrade

Astronauts will finish a process Thursday that started more than two years ago to upgrade the International Space Station's power grid with the final installation of two solar arrays that arrive at the station rolled up like yoga mats.

Report shows Artemis moon missions over budget, behind schedule

A new report shows the Artemis moon missions are over budget and falling behind. Based on the findings, the Office of the Inspector General said NASA needs to change its approach moving forward.

Meet the new leader of NASA
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After more than 30 years, there?s a change in leadership at NASA. Kathy Lueders, who led NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate and oversaw the International Space Station, retired in April 2023 after more than three decades with the space agency. Former astronaut Ken Bowersox will now lead the missions.

Future space missions should be conducted with all-female crew, study suggests

New research conducted by the European Space Agency suggests that female astronauts may be more “efficient” in space than their male counterparts.

Scientists discover star devouring planet for first time and think Earth could suffer same fate

The star began to grow in size after running out of fuel, which decreased the distance between it and the neighboring planet, eventually consuming it entirely, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Old NASA satellite descending to earth poses ‘low’ risk of danger

The science satellite known as Rhessi will fall through the atmosphere Wednesday night. The satellite launched into orbit in 2002 to study the sun recording more than 100,000 solar events.

Stunning James Webb Space Telescope photo shows merging galaxies shining with light of a trillion suns

Arp 220, found in the constellation Serpens (the Serpent), is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy that shines brighter than more than 1 trillion suns, according to the Space Telescope Science Institute.

SpaceX Dragon cargo caspule departs space station

NASA's SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule departed the International Space Station Saturday morning and was expected to splashdown off the Florida Coast Saturday evening.

Artemis II mission: Meet the 4 astronauts to make historic trip around the moon in 2024

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have announced the four astronauts who will blast off aboard an Orion spacecraft on an out-of-this-world mission that will take them on a 10-day journey around the moon in 2024.

NASA reveals new spacesuits for Artemis III moon surface mission
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NASA is preparing to send humans to space to explore the lunar South Pole as part of its Artemis III mission. On Wednesday, officials revealed the spacesuits they will wear.

James Webb Space Telescope captures rarely seen view of supernova start with explosion of cosmic dust

This massive star is 30 times the sun's mass and is said to have shed 10 suns' worth of material. The gas ejected from WR 124 cools and then forms cosmic dust. The image captured by JWST shows the start to the star explosion.