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Here Are My Expert Tips on How to Photograph Tonight's Near-Total Lunar Eclipse
A lunar eclipse is well worth going out of your way to watch and photograph. Tonight, North America will have an ideal view when 96% of the Moon's surface is obscured by Earth' shadow.
NASA Axes LINK Rescue Mission to Save Swift Space Telescope
NASA announced that the mission had been canceled earlier this week, due to an 'attitude control issue.' NASA first reported issues with the spacecraft, including it spinning out of control, at the end of July.
NASA Launches Mission to Save Falling Telescope
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been sinking lower and lower into Earth's orbit in recent years due to solar activity. A $30 million spacecraft is now on a mission to rescue it.
FAA Moves to Allow Civil Supersonic Flights Over Land, If They're Quiet Enough
The move comes as NASA begins flight tests of its X-59 hushed supersonic jet.
SpaceX Starship Hits Some Targets, Misses Others on Latest Test Flight
One missed mission goal suggests that reaching orbit is at least two test launches away.
Watch Live as Artemis II Crew Embarks on Historic Lunar Flyby
By early afternoon, the crew will surpass the record set by Apollo 13 to reach the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth.
Even Astronauts Need IT Help. Artemis II Faces Microsoft Outlook Login Issues
Commander Reid Wiseman had two Microsoft Outlook accounts on his personal computer, and neither were working. Houston Mission Control stepped in to fix the issue remotely.
In 'Project Hail Mary,' Ryan Gosling Happily Drops the Movie Hero Stoicism
In an appearance at NASA's JPL, the actor explains why his latest intergalactic role was so 'liberating,' while the movie's directors and author Andy Weir take us behind the scenes.
NASA Targets April 1 for Delayed Artemis II Lunar Flyby
After fixing a helium flow issue, the space agency is preparing to return its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the launch pad later this month.
Unpacking Starliner Failures, NASA Chief Delivers Scathing Assessment
'NASA will not fly another crew on [Boeing's] Starliner until technical causes are understood and corrected,' says NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
iPhones Are Heading to Space As NASA Relaxes Smartphone Rules for Astronauts
NASA says the decision will let astronauts 'capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world.'
Space Startups to NASA: Hurry Up and Pick Someone to Build ISS Replacement
NASA is running out of time before the International Space Station's planned 2030 retirement. At Web Summit Qatar, the CEOs of Vast Space and Axiom Space urged it to get moving.
Trump Administration Shuts Down NASA’s Largest Research Library
The move may endanger 'tens of thousands' of books, documents, and journals, many of which have not been digitized or made available in other libraries, The New York Times reports.
They Look Like UFOs, But DiskSats Are a New Way to Get Satellites in Orbit
DiskSats use a flat design that can accommodate more gear than alternative like CubeSats. A NASA-funded demo mission launched this morning.
SpaceX's Starship Suffers Major Test Mishap a Day After Blue Origin Unveils Rocket Upgrade Plans
SpaceX's lunar-landing ambitions now look a bit harder than they did a week ago, as rival Blue Origin moves ahead with New Glenn upgrades that will send its Blue Moon landers to the Moon.
Blue Origin Lands Its Giant Rocket's Booster for the First Time
On New Glenn’s second launch, Blue Origin’s heavy-lift rocket—the key to its lunar ambitions—sends two NASA probes on their way to Mars.
Blue Origin Jumps at Chance to Swipe Moon Landing Contract From SpaceX
'I think we have some good ideas,' says Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp.
He's Back: Trump Nominates Private Astronaut for NASA Administrator (Again)
Trump didn't mention that he previously selected Jared Isaacman to run NASA only to withdraw the nomination a few months later because he was not sufficiently MAGA.
After Elon Tantrum, SpaceX Now Prepping ‘Simplified’ Starship-Based Lunar Lander
Amid concerns over China’s space-related progress, NASA is reviewing new lunar lander proposals from SpaceX and Blue Origin. The move initially prompted a flurry of insults from Musk on X.
NASA Reopens Lunar Lander Contract, and Elon Musk Is Big Mad
Acting Administrator Sean Duffy calls out SpaceX’s Starship for falling 'behind schedule,' and suggesting that Blue Origin could get astronauts there first.
