Telescope snaps most detailed photo yet of Milky Way's heart

Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

• Jun 24

Interstellar comet may be oldest object ever seen in solar system

Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery.

• Jun 22

NASA chief defends choice of all-male crew for Artemis III mission

NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.

• Jun 10

NASA names 4 astronauts for next Artemis mission

NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.

• Jun 9

Sun erupts with 3 solar flares, raising chances of northern lights for U.S.

Three solar flares burst from the sun this week, raising the chances of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States.

• Jun 4

NASA reluctantly gives up on lost orbiter: "Best Mars mission ever"

NASA officials said the $582 million MAVEN orbiter could not be recovered after a problem on the far side of Mars late last year, and that its extraordinarily successful mission was at an end.

• Jun 4

NASA taps 2 companies to develop buggies for its moon base program

The FLEX Rover will be equipped to carry two astronauts and traverse hundreds of miles of lunar terrain.

• May 30

Blue micromoon makes rare appearance this weekend

A rare blue micromoon will appear in night skies this weekend. Here's what to expect.

• May 28

NASA's moon base plans include landers, buggies and drones for 2028 mission

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin​, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost and Firefly Aerospace are awarded with hundreds of millions of dollars in NASA contracts for the first phase of its moon base plans.

• May 26

SpaceX to explore "the true nature of the universe" as it plans IPO

Elon Musk's SpaceX is moving ahead with plans to go public in what some expect will be the biggest IPO ever.

• May 21

SpaceX launches cargo ship to International Space Station

The International Space Station-bound SpaceX Cargo Dragon is loaded with 6,500 pounds of needed equipment, research gear and crew supplies.

• May 15

Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."

• May 8

Artemis crew tells kids moon flight was "the best roller coaster ride"

The Artemis II astronauts joined "CBS Mornings" for a live town hall where they took questions from kids just weeks after returning from their historic moon mission.

• May 1

Mars rover carries out chemistry experiment never done beyond Earth

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

• Apr 21

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket puts satellite payload into wrong orbit

The launching appeared to go off without a hitch, but a problem prevented the rocket's upper stage from putting its payload into the correct orbit.

• Apr 19

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