The failure resulted in the loss of a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration satellite.
The six-rotor aircraft passed a cool milestone, but we’re still waiting to see if these sky Ubers ever actually lift off commercially.
The molecular cloud is brimming with material that could birth baby stars.
The first operational batch of Project Kuiper satellites reached orbit Monday, kickstarting the deployment of a long-delayed broadband constellation.
The spacecraft suffered an engine anomaly that left it stuck in Earth's orbit for decades, and now it's slated for an uncontrolled reentry.
Peculiarities in the orbits of two brown dwarfs indicate the presence of something even more extraordinary.
Spacesuit parts are being tested in a cryogenic ice chamber to see how well they would fare in the lunar south pole.
The HiRise camera is living up to its name, capturing a rare look at the veteran rover from way up in Martian orbit.
Solar Orbiter pieced together 200 ultraviolet images to show our star’s million-degree atmosphere in all its glory.
A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.
The recoverable spacecraft reentered off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean instead of the Indian Ocean, and therefore could not be recovered.
Dimethyl sulfide is cool—and a potential biosignature—but scientists are urging caution before we declare a plankton party some 120 light-years away.
The Martian robot dug up evidence that supports Mars' habitability in the past.
Asteroid Donaldjohanson has turned out to be a picturesque waypoint as NASA’s mission heads toward Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
The astronaut celebrated his birthday with a return to Earth after seven months on the ISS.
By mapping the brightest explosions in the universe, scientists may have uncovered a megastructure that defies our understanding of how the cosmos is built.
The mission is set for a close encounter with the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20.
The fast-moving gas cloud could help explain the so-called missing satellite problem, if the object is what scientists think it is.
The first images from a nascent NASA mission showcased the spacecraft's ability to take deep-field images of the night sky.
Growing air leaks, and the lack of a deorbit plan top the list of concerns for the aging space station.
