NASA astronaut comes home after circling Earth 3,920 times

Kim officially became an astronaut in 2017. Expedition 72 and Expedition 73 marked Kim’s first visit to the ISS, where he ...

NASA begins moon mission plume-surface interaction tests

In March, NASA researchers employed a new camera system to capture data imagery of the interaction between Firefly Aerospace ...

NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

After key Russian launch site is damaged, NASA accelerates Dragon supply missions

Since the accident Russia’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, has been assessing plans to repair the Site 31 launch site and ...

NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home with two Roscosmos cosmonauts from the International Space Station packed tight in their ...

NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN

NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three ...
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Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video

Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air ...

New NASA sensor goes hunting for critical minerals

Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to help geoscientists map ...