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The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was moved into the Hazardous Processing Area at the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 8, 2023, in advance of power up and fueling operations.

NASA and Boeing set date for first crewed test flight of Starliner

The launch of the first crewed flight of the Boeing Starliner is scheduled for April this year.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA’s Mars helicopter aces longest flight in almost a year

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently aced its 43rd flight, one that turned out to be its longest in almost a year.
The site of Perseverance's sample depot.

Perseverance Mars rover shares detailed panorama of sample depot

Captured by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, a new panoramic image shows in great detail humanity’s first sample depot on another planet.
This illustration shows NASA’s Lunar Flashlight carrying out a trajectory correction maneuver with the Moon and Earth in the background. Powered by the small satellite’s four thrusters, the maneuver is needed to reach lunar orbit.

NASA’s Lunar Flashlight satellite won’t make it to its planned orbit

NASA's Lunar Flashlight mission, intended to search the south pole of the moon for water ice, has been hindered by a problem with its thrusters.
An illustration of NASA's experimental X-57 electric airplane.

NASA’s experimental electric plane takes ‘major step’ toward first flight

NASA says its experimental electric X-57 airplane has taken a major step toward its maiden flight following successful tests of a critical component.
This illustration depicts NASA’s Juno spacecraft soaring over Jupiter’s south pole.

There’s a problem with the Juno spacecraft’s camera

The beloved JunoCam science instrument has recently developed some problems, causing the loss of images collected during a recent flyby of Jupiter.
A meteorite discovered on Mars in 2023.

NASA Mars rover has discovered an alien rock

While NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover usually gets all the headlines, the older Curiosity rover is still seeking out interesting finds. And it’s just made one.
Earth as seen from the space station.

Watch highlights of NASA’s second spacewalk of 2023

NASA has shared clips of its second International Space Station spacewalk of 2023, which Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata conducted on Thursday.
Open star clusters many light years from Earth.

Check out NASA’s skywatching tips for February

February is just about upon us and so it's time for NASA to once again share its suggestions on what to look out for in the skies in the coming weeks.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the ISS.

SpaceX offers ride to Soyuz astronaut in case of ISS emergency

A damaged Soyuz capsule has forced NASA and its Russian counterpart to consider solutions in case the space station needs to be evacuated in an emergency.
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars.

NASA’s Mars rover has just completed a historic task

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has finished what the space agency is calling humanity’s first sample depot on another planet.
Illustration of Lucy passing by an asteroid.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft to visit a bonus asteroid later this year

NASA's Lucy spacecraft was to make its first close approach to an asteroid in 2025, but a new plan will see a flyby of a bonus asteroid later this year.
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Still no joy for Lucy’s stuck solar array, NASA is giving up for now

NASA will not be making any further attempts to fix the solar array of its Lucy spacecraft, at least for now - but the mission should still work as planned.
Don Pettit aboard the space station.

Enjoy these amazing space images by NASA’s oldest active astronaut

NASA astronaut Don Pettit hasn't been to space for a decade, but he continues to share some of the amazing images that he captured during his missions.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Mars helicopter keeps on flying as it approaches second anniversary

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has been on Mars for almost two years and the high-tech contraption is still in good enough shape to get airborne.
NASA's ERBS satellite.

Large NASA satellite falls back to Earth after decades in orbit

After 38 years orbiting Earth, a large NASA satellite has fallen safely back to Earth, with most of if believed to have burned up during its descent.
NASA’s retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere in early January.

Old NASA satellite predicted to reenter the atmosphere tomorrow

Most of a NASA satellite reentering the atmosphere tomorrow is expected to burn up and pose minimal risk, but some debris could reach the surface.
The Citizen CZ Smart Casual with mesh bracelets.

CES 2023: Citizen’s newest smartwatch puts part of NASA on your wrist

Citizen has arrived at CES 2023 with two new CZ Smart smartwatches, equipped with a wellness app that uses research from NASA and A.I. from IBM Watson Studio.
An astronaut aboard the space shuttle Atlantis captured this image of the Hubble Space Telescope on May 19, 2009.

NASA is looking for ideas on how to boost the Hubble Space Telescope

NASA is inviting private companies to submit their proposals for boosting the telescope as a demonstration of how to perform similar operations on satellites.
This illustration shows the SWOT spacecraft with its antenna mast and solar arrays fully deployed.

See NASA’s newest Earth-monitoring satellite unfurl in space

This month, NASA launched a new satellite which has now unfurled in space ready to begin science operations, with a video showing the unfolding process.

Observe a comet, and other skywatching tips for January

NASA's skywatching tips for January feature some real crackers, including a parade of planets, a winter dazzle of stars, and a recently discovered comet.
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft leaking coolant at the space station.

NASA could use SpaceX ship to rescue 3 crewmembers stuck on ISS

NASA is speaking to SpaceX about using a Crew Dragon spacecraft to bring home three space station astronauts who currently have no ride back to Earth.
NASA astronaut Kayla Barron checks plants growing inside the space station's Veggie facility.

Enjoy NASA’s ‘best images’ of science on space station in 2022

NASA has shared its favorite images of science research taking place aboard the International Space Station over the past year.
As Earthrise as seen from the Orion spacecraft in 2022.

NASA shares Orion moon video on anniversary of iconic Earthrise image

Fifty-four years after Apollo 8 captured the iconic Earthrise image, NASA has shared some amazing footage from the Orion's recent lunar mission.
A spacewalk at the ISS in December 2022.

NASA shares video clips from Thursday’s successful spacewalk

NASA has shared several video clips of a successful spacewalk that took place at the International Space Station on Thursday.
The first Mars rock sample left at a collection site by NASA's Perseverance rover.

NASA’s Mars rover makes ‘one small drop for humankind’

A special operation performed this week by the Perseverance rover takes NASA another step closer to bringing the first Mars rock samples to Earth.
This illustration shows NASA's InSight spacecraft with its instruments deployed on the Martian surface.

NASA declares Mars InSight lander mission officially over

Just over four years after reaching the martian surface, NASA has officially announced the end of its InSight lander mission.
A view from NASA's InSight lander showing its wind and thermal shield covering some of its science instruments.

Final messages from NASA’s Mars lander will bring a tear to your eye

After four years of service, and with its power almost entirely gone, NASA's InSight lander has sent its final image from Mars.
Expedition 65 flight engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, pictured during a spacewalk to perform work on the Pirs docking compartment.

How to watch two U.S. astronauts on a spacewalk on Thursday

NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio are gearing up for their third spacewalk at the International Space Station. Here's how to watch it.
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How will NASA keep Mars astronauts safe from cosmic radiation? Here’s the plan

Space is full of dangerous cosmic radiation, and in order to send astronauts to Mars, we'll need to protect them from it. Here's how.
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked at the space station.

Video: ISS spacecraft experiences significant leak

Russia's space agency is continuing to investigate a leak of what seems to be coolant from its Soyuz spacecraft, which is currently docked at the ISS.
The Pillars of Creation, imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope

Watch NASA’s video celebrating 2022’s amazing achievements

Check out NASA's video featuring its top moments from the last 12 months, accompanied by a rousing speech by Bill Nelson, the space agency's chief.
NASA's Orion spacecraft as it flies by the moon.

Watch 25-day Orion mission squeezed into just 60 seconds

The European Space Agency has just shared a cinematic video showing the recently completed Artemis I mission in a mere 60 seconds.
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NASA shares new footage in Artemis I mission highlights reel

NASA has released a video featuring highlights from its successful Artemis I mission, which ended on Sunday with the homecoming of the Orion spacecraft.