This next NASA mission to an asteroid is seriously metal
A NASA mission called Psyche is about to launch on a mission out to an unusual asteroid that's scientists believe is largely composed of metal.
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NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter
NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.
NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash
NASA's first effort to retrieve samples from an asteroid will send a capsule that contains extraterrestrial pebbles and dust plunging towards a Utah desert on Sunday.
A source of carbon — a building block of life — is found on Jupiter's moon Europa
"The discovery signals a potentially habitable environment in the ocean of Europa," according to the Webb Space Telescope's website.
New NASA report lays out roadmap for studying UFOs
NASA is releasing a new report from advisers on what it would take for the agency to study unidentified anomalous phenomena (also known as UFOs) scientifically.
An Arab astronaut made history in space. Now his country has its sights on Mars
The United Arab Emirates celebrated after Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi splashed down to Earth following six months in space, a milestone for its growing space program.
Splashdown! NASA's Crew-6 returns after 6 months at the International Space Station
The four-member crew — three astronauts and a cosmonaut — launched in March and conducted more than 200 experiments. They also performed spacewalks and did maintenance on the orbiting outpost.
SpaceX launches 11th crewed mission as it heads to the International Space Station
The four members of the Crew-7 mission are set to dock to the International Space Station on Sunday. They'll spend six months on the orbiting outpost conducting science and other experiments.
People are freaking out over a question mark seen in space. Scientists can explain
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a pair of actively forming stars. But many people are more curious about the tiny question mark visible toward the bottom of the frame.
Earth to Voyager: NASA detects signal from spacecraft, 2 weeks after losing contact
The Jet Propulsion Lab lost contact with Voyager 2, which is traveling 12.3 billion miles away from Earth, after engineers mistakenly pointed its antenna 2 degrees away from its home planet.