BUSAN, South Korea - The head of NASA's science directorate says he remains optimistic that the Europa Clipper mission will launch on schedule in October despite concerns about the spacecraft's…
NASA's Europa Clipper, pictured in this illustration, which was updated in December 2020, will orbit Jupiter on an elliptical trajectory, dipping close to its moon Europa on each flyby to…
NASA has tracked two near-Earth asteroids, capturing important data about their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology that supports ongoing efforts to protect the planet. (Artist's concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.comThe…
For more than a year, four crew members participating in NASA's Mars Dune Alpha simulated experience communicated, ate, slept and explored as if they were located more than 200 million…
Microscope image of a dark Bennu particle, about a millimeter long, with a crust of bright phosphate. On the right is a smaller fragment that broke off. Credit: From Lauretta…
The crew of NASA's Mars mission has stepped out of its craft after a year-long journey that never leaves Earth.The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months in…
Four volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months in NASA's first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien environmentfrom BRIAN…
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 20th close approach to the sun, achieving an important milestone in its mission to explore the solar corona. This remarkable achievement highlights…
Engineers are currently busy crafting the first components of what will eventually become Gateway Space Station. One day, if all goes according to plan, Gateway will serve as the first…
The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA's Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach -- within…