NASA ends mission after loss of Mars probe
Travel 14:00 04/06/2026NASA said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six months.
Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers
World 12:09 05/05/2026A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy objects in our cosmic backyard.
NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'
World 17:10 22/04/2026NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Artemis II moon crew breaks Cold War-era spaceflight distance record
World 10:30 07/04/2026HOUSTON - The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment.
Artemis astronauts ready for Moon flyby on fifth day of historic mission
World 11:43 06/04/2026The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission prepared Sunday to enter the Moon's "sphere of influence," having already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes.
NASA launches 4 astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century
World 15:34 02/04/2026CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.
NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars
World 10:17 20/03/2026WASHINGTON -- Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once flowed on the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.
NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission
World 13:58 18/01/2026NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes
World 13:41 04/12/2025An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications including broadband access in rural and remote areas worldwide. It also has caused a surge in light pollution in space that imperils the work done by orbiting astronomical observatories.
NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars
World 10:33 27/11/2025WASHINGTON -- NASA's Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges - what one scientist called "mini-lightning" - often associated with whirlwinds called dust devils that regularly saunter over the planet's surface.
New method spots signs of Earth's primordial life in ancient rocks
World 16:42 19/11/2025Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints of living organisms in ancient rocks, an approach that also holds promise in the search for life beyond our planet.
Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing
World 09:26 14/11/2025Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.
