The surface of asteroid Bennu has long left questions for scientists after a NASA planetary science mission showed the ...

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, in snowy Massachusetts. Exactly 100 years ago, on March 16, 1926, Robert H.

The need for humans to better understand the world beyond the stars has led to groundbreaking achievements. This fascination with space helped us achieve milestones such as the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, ...

A strange pyramid-shaped formation on Mars has fueled speculation that an advanced, Earth-like civilization may have once ...

Before you ever set foot on a spacecraft bound for deep space, tiny replicas of your organs might make the journey first. Suspended in microgravity aboard a research mission, this organ-on-a-chip, or ...

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the ...

Spread the loveOn March 15, 2026, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, designated for the upcoming Artemis II mission, made a significant return to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy ...

Heat shields are designed to protect the surface and cargo of a spacecraft as it enters an atmosphere. Aerospace engineers in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois ...

NASA’s CryoFILL project aims to produce and liquefy oxygen on the Moon to refuel landers, reduce propellant from Earth and support long-term lunar exploration missions.

For 20 years, NASA’s ALaMO Observatory has tracked meteors and lunar impacts, providing continuous data on space hazards and ...