Blue Origin safely launches wheelchair user to space and back

German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.

• Dec 20

Jared Isaacman, billionaire who's flown with SpaceX, confirmed to lead NASA

President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.

• Dec 17

Interstellar comet is making its closest approach to Earth

NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.

• Dec 15

NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.

• Dec 10

"Space gum" discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life developed on Earth, scientists say.

• Dec 3

Geomagnetic storm watch issued after powerful solar flare

Solar flares and other activity can disrupt radio communications, power grids and navigation signals, according to NASA.

• Dec 2

Scientists think they've detected lightning on Mars: "Missing piece of the puzzle"

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

• Nov 27

Russia sends a NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts, up to the space station

The new space station crew includes American Chris Williams, who holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and is a board-certified medical physicist at Harvard Medical School.

• Nov 27

NASA releases close-up pictures of interstellar comet making a rare flyby

The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.

• Nov 19

SpaceX launches second satellite to monitor sea level changes

The Sentinel-6B is the second of two satellites in a $1 billion program to monitor sea levels over a full decade.

• Nov 17

Blue Origin's New Glenn launches twin Mars probes

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.

• Nov 13

Interstellar comet passing by Mars seen in rare images

The images taken by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move against a backdrop of distant stars.

• Oct 7

Bill Nye warns U.S. could "cede leadership to other countries" if NASA budget is cut

Bill Nye the Science Guy on Monday protested against a federal budget proposal that would see NASA's funding reduced from $24 billion to $18.8 billion.

• Oct 6

NASA introduces 10 new astronaut candidates

The new selection of NASA astronauts will spend two years in training before becoming eligible for flight assignments.

• Sep 22

NASA says solar activity is increasing: "The sun is slowly waking up"

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space weather, NASA said.

• Sep 16

Mars rover uncovers strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.

• Sep 10

NASA scientists probe Earth-like planet for atmosphere, water

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.

• Sep 9

SpaceX resets Super Heavy-Starship's 10th test flight again, for tonight

SpaceX hopes to pick up the pace with Super Heavy-Starship test flights amid concern the rocket may not be ready in time for a planned 2027 moon landing.

• Aug 26

New image shows high-speed comet visiting from another solar system

Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.

• Aug 8

More than 20% of NASA's workforce requests to leave agency

About 3,870 employees have applied to depart NASA over two rounds through the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, the agency disclosed.

• Jul 25

Webb telescope captures images of new stars forming in Cat's Paw Nebula

The Cat's Paw Nebula is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, near the constellation Scorpius.

• Jul 10

First close-up images of Mars ridges show "dramatic evidence" of water

The new images by the Curiosity rover on Mars show "dramatic evidence" of ancient groundwater in crisscrossing low ridges, NASA said.

• Jun 25

NASA releases stunning space photos to mark Hubble anniversary

The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.

• Apr 24

NASA images show peanut-shaped asteroid during high-speed flyby

This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.

• Apr 22

NASA spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph

The flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid ​near Jupiter.

• Apr 18

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