NASA's asteroid sample returning to Earth
After a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back to Earth, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is weeks away from dropping off its precious cargo, sending its capsule with bits of asteroid flying through Earth's atmosphere to land in the remote desert of Utah.
NASA releases new UFO report
NASA says it’s shifting sensationalism to science when it comes to UFO research. The agency just released a new report on what we know about abnormal sightings above us and a roadmap for future exploration.
Supersonic planes future of air travel
NASA is working on supersonic air travel that could possibly get you from New York to London four times faster
NASA/SpaceX launch of Crew-7 mission
SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the latest crewed mission to the International Space Station. After a scrubbed launch attempt on Friday, it was “all systems go” for an early Saturday morning liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket Florida.
SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts prepare for launch
The NASA/SpaceX Crew-7 is targeting a launch this Friday. The astronauts in the upcoming mission arrived in Central Florida on Sunday. This is the first time that a NASA/SpaceX mission will include astronauts from four different space agencies.
4-person crew sealed in Mars simulator
A crew of four volunteers have begun their mission to stay inside a habitat for the next 378-days. The first CHAPEA crew began their journey on Sunday evening at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA building electric airplane
It's a concept once only found in the imagination: an electric aircraft that's able to lift off and then fly. NASA is on the cutting edge of building such a plane.
Meet the new leader of NASA
After more than 30 years, there’s a change in leadership at NASA. Kathy Lueders, who led NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate and oversaw the International Space Station, retired in April 2023 after more than three decades with the space agency. Former astronaut Ken Bowersox will now lead the missions.
NASA reveals new spacesuits for Artemis III moon surface mission
NASA is preparing to send humans to space to explore the lunar South Pole as part of its Artemis III mission. On Wednesday, officials revealed the spacesuits they will wear.
NASA plans ambitious schedule for 2023
NASA says it will keep the International Space Station in orbit through 2030 but Russia will be pulling out of the multi-national facility made of components that first launched in 1998. NASA has several key ISS supply launches planned in 2023 and the space agency also has more moon missions in the coming year.
Artemis I: NASA to test rocket on Wednesday
After two scrubs and a series of technical issues, NASA is preparing for another test of the Artemis I Space Launch System on Wednesday. How that test goes will determine the launch schedule.
Artemis I launch: Meet the manikins hitching ride on NASA’s moon rocket
When NASA launches its Artemis I moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft, humans will not be aboard, but scientists will be focused on three manikins who will be collecting important data during the multi-week excursion.
Meet the manikins that will hitch a ride on NASA’s moon rocket
When NASA launches its Artemis I moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft, humans will not be aboard, but scientists will be focused on three manikins who will be collecting important data during the multi-week excursion.
UCF researchers to use James Webb Telescope data
More than 1,100 proposals from 44 different countries vied for time with the James Webb Telescope. Among those proposals was one from researchers at the University of Central Florida.
NASA shares new images from the James Webb Space Telescope: The 'new era' of astronomy
Nasa's new James Webb Space Telescope images were unveiled on Tuesday, showing foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star and parts of the universe seen in a new light.
James Webb Telescope to release images from deep space
The James Webb Telescope is set to release images from deep space in a few days.
Artemis wet dress rehearsal delayed again
A massive wet dress rehearsal for a rocket and spacecraft that could return astronauts to the moon was scrubbed again Monday for issues unrelated to Sunday's delay.
NASA's mega moon rocket rolls launchpad
Since the fall, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft have been stacked inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, awaiting the Artemis-1 mission launch. For the first time, the Artemis-1 vehicle made the 4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launchpad 39B.
Space junk on collision course with the moon
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even months, to confirm the impact through satellite images.
GOES-T weather satellite ready for liftoff on Tuesday
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is poised for liftoff on March 1 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.