Most distant world ever explored gets a new name: Arrokoth
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past the snowman-shaped Arrokoth on New Year's Day, years after exploring Pluto. At the time, this small icy world 1 billion miles beyond Pluto was nicknamed Ultima Thule given its vast distance from us.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past the snowman-shaped Arrokoth on New Year's Day, years after exploring Pluto. At the time, this small icy world 1 billion miles beyond Pluto was nicknamed Ultima Thule given its vast distance from us.
Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sun
Earthlings get treated to just 13 or 14 Mercury transits a century.
Earthlings get treated to just 13 or 14 Mercury transits a century.
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying heaviest payload to date into space
The company is expected to take their heaviest payload to date into space, as they carry 60 Starlink satellites on board.
The company is expected to take their heaviest payload to date into space, as they carry 60 Starlink satellites on board.
SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Monday
The rocket will carry 60 satellites into space.
The rocket will carry 60 satellites into space.
How to watch Mercury transit the sun in rare event on Monday
Astronomers and sky watchers will be ready for a rare celestial event taking place Monday, November 11th. That's when Mercury, our innermost planet, passes directly between Earth and the sun.
Astronomers and sky watchers will be ready for a rare celestial event taking place Monday, November 11th. That's when Mercury, our innermost planet, passes directly between Earth and the sun.
How to watch rare transit of Mercury across the sun on Monday
This won't happen again until 2032.
This won't happen again until 2032.
Astronaut casts absentee ballot from space
An election official in Pennsylvania didn’t think anything of the absentee ballot application until he saw the out-of-this-world voting location.
An election official in Pennsylvania didn’t think anything of the absentee ballot application until he saw the out-of-this-world voting location.
Massive 2,000-foot asteroid to whiz past Earth later this month
An asteroid slightly smaller than the largest structure in the U.S. is slated to harmlessly zoom past Earth later this month.
An asteroid slightly smaller than the largest structure in the U.S. is slated to harmlessly zoom past Earth later this month.
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover captures the lonely landscape of the red planet in eerie new photos
As NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover continues to venture along the vast landscape of the red planet, a series of unsettling photographs was recently sent back to Earth, capturing a truly eerie and lonely landscape.
As NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover continues to venture along the vast landscape of the red planet, a series of unsettling photographs was recently sent back to Earth, capturing a truly eerie and lonely landscape.
Boeing testing its Starliner capsule
The capsule that could one day send astronauts back into space is undergoing extensive testing at Cape Canaveral. Boeing's Starliner is designed for land-based returns rather than water returns, a first for a space capsule built in the United States. The Starliner landing system includes parachutes as well as airbags, seen here, which are designed to absorb the shock of impact.
The capsule that could one day send astronauts back into space is undergoing extensive testing at Cape Canaveral. Boeing's Starliner is designed for land-based returns rather than water returns, a first for a space capsule built in the United States. The Starliner landing system includes parachutes as well as airbags, seen here, which are designed to absorb the shock of impact.
Boeing capsule abort test successful, despite third parachute gaffe
One of NASA‘s partners, contracted to build the next generation of space vehicles to take American astronauts to the International Space Station, tested its capsule’s critical abort hardware on Monday.
One of NASA‘s partners, contracted to build the next generation of space vehicles to take American astronauts to the International Space Station, tested its capsule’s critical abort hardware on Monday.
Wine cellar in space: 12 bottles arrive for year of out-of-this-world aging
The red wine will age for a year up there before returning to Earth. Researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. The goal is to develop new flavors and properties for the food industry.
The red wine will age for a year up there before returning to Earth. Researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. The goal is to develop new flavors and properties for the food industry.
Boeing's new space capsule launches mile into air on test flight
During Monday's test, Boeing counted down to zero, then the Starliner's launch abort engines fired. The capsule soared nearly a mile, then parachuted back into the New Mexico desert. The entire flight lasted one-and-a-half minutes.
During Monday's test, Boeing counted down to zero, then the Starliner's launch abort engines fired. The capsule soared nearly a mile, then parachuted back into the New Mexico desert. The entire flight lasted one-and-a-half minutes.
Boeing testing abort system in New Mexico Monday
Boeing is set to test a huge safety component needed for space travel.
Boeing is set to test a huge safety component needed for space travel.
‘Galactic ghoul’: NASA shares menacing-looking ‘face’ spotted by Hubble telescope in space
NASA said the image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and is the result of a head-on collision between two galaxies.
NASA said the image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and is the result of a head-on collision between two galaxies.
Air Force’s mystery space plane lands at Kennedy Space Center, ends 2-year mission
The Air Force’s mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
The Air Force’s mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
Happy Halloween from space as NASA shares Sun image that looks like jack-o-lantern
NASA is sharing a photo of the Sun looking like a jack-o-lantern.
NASA is sharing a photo of the Sun looking like a jack-o-lantern.
Air Force's mini-shuttle returns to Florida after two years in orbit
The unmanned X-37B glided to a landing at Kennedy Space Center’s old shuttle runway at 3:51 a.m. Sunday, completing a 780-day mission. It launched back in September 2017 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The unmanned X-37B glided to a landing at Kennedy Space Center’s old shuttle runway at 3:51 a.m. Sunday, completing a 780-day mission. It launched back in September 2017 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
‘One of the most beautiful’: Orionid meteor shower to peak early this week
The show will reach its peak on Monday night into the early morning hours of Tuesday.
The show will reach its peak on Monday night into the early morning hours of Tuesday.
World's 1st female spacewalking team inspires others
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate. Their job is to fix a broken part of the station's solar power network.news
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station on Friday, the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate. Their job is to fix a broken part of the station's solar power network.news