Distant spacecraft sends data to Earth for first time in 5 months
In November 2023, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped sending "readable science and engineering data."
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In November 2023, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped sending "readable science and engineering data."
NASA says there are several radiation myths connected to the eclipse.
Astronomy fans figuring out where and what time to see the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse could check out maps showing the path of totality.
About 31.6 million people live in the path of today's total solar eclipse across the U.S., and millions more will see a partial eclipse. Here's how and where to see it.
The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be the last one to be visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.
Landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan completed the replacement of five long-duration space station fliers.
Astrology dates back centuries and astrologers who study the stars say that if you feel a little different during an eclipse, there's a reason.
Today's test flight of the SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship rocket follows two launches last year that were only partially successful.
With an on-time launch Sunday, the Crew 8 fliers will reach the International Space Station early Tuesday.
Astronomers have discovered three small moons at the farthest planets of our solar system — two circling Neptune and one around Uranus.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter confirms Odysseus reached its planned landing site near the moon's south pole.
Intuitive Machines says despite its off-kilter touchdown, the Odysseus moon lander can still accomplish most of its objectives.
Intuitive Machines's Odysseus lunar lander became the first privately-built spacecraft to safely complete a moon landing.
Now in lunar orbit, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander will attempt a touchdown near the moon's south pole Thursday.
The launch is a boost for Japan's space program following a recent streak of successes, including a historic precision touchdown on the moon of an unmanned spacecraft last month.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a bold photo of the likely star forming about 5,900 light-years from Earth.
Scientists studied four asteroids that were rich in silicate, and found molecular water on two of them.
The spacecraft's instruments will study how Earth's oceans, atmosphere and land masses interact and how that interaction impacts climate change.
The new images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are "mind-blowing even for researchers who have studied these same galaxies for decades," one scientist said.
Living long past its design lifetime, the Ingenuity helicopter was finally done in by rotor damage during a presumed off-kilter landing.
Engineers are troubleshooting an apparent propulsion system issue that threatens a planned moon landing next month.
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic's Peregrine is the first U.S. spacecraft to attempt a moon landing in more than 50 years.
Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony like a grand cosmic orchestra.
NASA described the planets as "scorching" and "bathed" in heat emitted by a distant host star.
Exactly what causes fast radio bursts has become one of astronomy's great mysteries.
