NASA reveals highest-resolution panorama photo of Mars ever taken

Zoom into the photo to see the stunning details of the Martian landscape.

• Mar 7, 2020

SpaceX cargo ship bound for space station

SpaceX wraps up its initial NASA cargo contract with 20th flight to space station.

• Mar 7, 2020

Boeing vows to fix Starliner after "close call"

NASA has not decided yet whether another unpiloted Starliner test flight will be required.

• Mar 6, 2020

Texas company plans first private space station flight

Axiom's mission would be the first privately funded orbital space flight by non-government astronauts.

• Mar 5, 2020

7th grader wins contest to name new Mars rover

Alexander Mather's winning submission was selected from 28,000 entries.

• Mar 5, 2020

Always wanted to be an astronaut? NASA is now hiring

The job would certainly be out of this world.

• Mar 2, 2020

Biggest known explosion in the universe spotted by astronomers

The eruption was so intense it punched a crater the size of fifteen Milky Way galaxies into a part of space hundreds of millions of light-years away.

• Feb 28, 2020

A "mini-moon" the size of a car is orbiting the Earth

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk said the car-sized object was not the Tesla Roadster he launched into space​ in 2018, which is now orbiting the sun.

• Feb 27, 2020

NASA's InSight lander has detected over 450 "marsquakes"

The InSight lander is uncovering the mysteries of Mars, one quake at a time.

• Feb 25, 2020

Katherine Johnson, NASA "Hidden Figures" math whiz, dies at 101

Johnson was famously depicted by actress Taraji P. Henson in the 2016 Oscar-nominated movie "Hidden Figures."

• Feb 24, 2020

MIT develops plan to deflect "planet-killer" asteroids

If an asteroid appears to be speeding towards Earth, scientists would rather not use nuclear weapons to deflect it.

• Feb 20, 2020

SpaceX teams up on plans to launch space tourists

The first private space mission could launch by the end of next year, Space Adventures announced.

• Feb 18, 2020

SpaceX launches 60 satellites — but rocket booster misses landing

SpaceX has launched 300 Starlink satellites and will begin initial service after another 420 reach orbit later this year.

• Feb 17, 2020

Cargo ship launched to the International Space Station

The unpiloted Cygnus cargo ship will deliver nearly 7,500-pounds of supplies and equipment, including the first scanning electron microscope ever carried to orbit.

• Feb 15, 2020

Astronaut adorably reunites with dog after space mission

"It's just a symbol of coming back to the people and places that you love, to see your favorite animal," Christina Koch said.

• Feb 13, 2020

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