NASA gets "unusually close" look at a black hole devouring a star
The tidal disruption event provided astronomers with an "unprecedented view" of how a corona is formed and evolves.
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The tidal disruption event provided astronomers with an "unprecedented view" of how a corona is formed and evolves.
The successful return to Earth marks a major milestone in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
Managers say the unpiloted Orion spacecraft is "operating just tremendously well" halfway through its planned 25-day mission.
"We're going to be sending people down to the surface and they're going to be living on that surface and doing science," NASA official Howard Hu said.
Scientists say the new observations are just the tip of the iceberg of new discoveries coming in from Webb.
Blackwell-Thompson is the first woman to direct a NASA launch. She celebrated by cutting off the end of her tie.
A fresh leak sprouted as NASA fueled its new moon rocket Tuesday for a middle-of-the-night launch, its third try to put an empty capsule around the moon for the first time in 50 years.
Engineers concluded hurricane-damaged insulation poses no credible threat to the $4.1 billion rocket.
High winds caused a thin strip of caulk-like material known as RTV to delaminate and pull away from the base of the crew capsule's protective nose cone at the top of the rocket.
NASA said the eclipse will provide a little "celestial magic" during the so-called Beaver Moon.
The sun appeared to be "smiling" down on Earth ahead of Halloween weekend. But what does it mean?
Unidentified aerial phenomena are of interest for both national security and air safety and the study aligns with one of NASA's goals to ensure the safety of aircraft.
The Orionids travel at 148,000 mph and, because of their speed, can sometimes become fireballs when they enter Earth's atmosphere, NASA said.
With the Crew Dragon's splashdown, NASA completed a complex sequence of flights to replace the station's seven-member crew.
The test verifies a possible technique for nudging a threatening asteroid or comet off course before it could impact Earth.
38-year-old Anna Kikina is the only active-duty female in Russia's cosmonaut corps.
The 14,000-mph impact is designed to test whether a future threatening asteroid can be nudged off course.
NASA managers have ruled out a third attempt to launch the Artemis 1 moon rocket Tuesday.
NASA aims for Tuesday launch of oft-delayed Space Launch System rocket, but forecasters are 80% no-go.
Engineers are reviewing test data to determine if NASA can press ahead toward a September 27 launch target.
The rover is collecting samples rich in the raw materials of life, but laboratory analysis on Earth will be needed to draw conclusions.
No one was on board, only 36 science experiments (half sponsored by NASA) and research payloads along with tens of thousands of postcards.
NASA scrubbed its second attempt to launch its Artemis 1 test flight on a mission to send an unpiloted capsule on a 37-day trip around the moon and back.
Engineers developed a work around to avoid a repeat of the engine cooling problem that derailed Monday's launch try.
NASA managers will conduct a final review Thursday before giving engineers clearance to proceed with launch.
