MAVEN Crushed Its Expected Lifespan, Is Finally Dead
NASA has lost one of its Martian workhorses. After six months of silence, the agency has pronounced its MAVEN orbiter dead, ending a more-than-decade-long missi...
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NASA says the elephant-sized meteor that landed on New England is totally normal
The five-foot meteor traveling at 42,000 miles per hour fell into Cape Cod with the equivalence of 230 tons of TNT.
NASA declares MAVEN spacecraft dead, mission at an end
Almost six months after NASA lost contact with the spacecraft, the agency has declared the MAVEN satellite unrecoverable and its mission concluded.
NASA Declares Mars Spacecraft Dead After It Spins Out Of Control
NASA has ended its MAVEN mission after losing contact with the spacecraft after an 11-year exploration of Mars’ atmosphere and climate.
'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch
NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch site.
'Space smoothies' may help astronauts stomach long missions
Discover how space smoothies with omega-3 fatty acids help astronauts combat muscle loss and "space anorexia" in microgravity.
MAVEN mission ends after more than a decade studying Martian atmosphere
NASA announced Wednesday that its MAVEN spacecraft is unrecoverable more than a decade after it launched to study the Martian atmosphere.
NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life
NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after 6 months of silence
The space agency confirmed Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations.
Journey to the Center of the Virgo Cluster
The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 29, 2026, is an active spiral galaxy on a journey
NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter is officially dead after months of radio silence
NASA has declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after Red Planet anomaly led to months of lost contact.
Blue Origin's New Glenn exploded on its Cape Canaveral pad on May 28 — and the costliest casualty may be the lunar timeline NASA had bet on it just two days earlier
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral on the evening of May 28, destroying the vehicle and inflicting heavy damage on La...
US firm uses hybrid-electric CT7 turboprop plane engine for tests
The engine, developed through NASA's Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project, is now cleared for flight tests.
NASA’s Juno Reveals New Insights into Cosmic Ray Origins
Particles traveling close to the speed of light near Jupiter were captured by NASA’s Juno mission, providing new evidence for how and where high-energy
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence
NASA's Mars Maven spacecraft has been declared dead after six months of radio silence
In early June 2026, the X-59 is expected to cross Mach 1 at 43,000 feet, the first sharp proof point in NASA's fifty-year attempt to turn an overland sonic boom into a certifiable thump
The X-59 is expected to cross Mach 1 for the first time in early June 2026 at about 43,000 feet, not as a speed stunt but as the opening move in a regulatory ca...
Happy Pride Month! Remembering Sally Ride's historic legacy | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2026
In June 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly to space. Nearly three decades later, we learned that she had also been an LGBTQ trailblazer.
Mars MAVEN Mission Lost; NASA Says Farewell
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Strong Flare Erupts from Sun
The Sun emitted strong solar flare, peaking at 7:28 a.m. ET on June 3. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image
NASA Drains 66-Million-Gallon Reservoir to Upgrade Critical Water System
Crews at NASA’s Stennis Space Center brought the High Pressure Industrial Water Facility’s 66-million-gallon reservoir to its lowest level since constructio...
NASA's Mars Helicopter Actually Breaks The Sound Barrier
For future NASA missions to Mars, this new helicopter vehicle will be key to surveying the planet's surface for all sorts of resources, as well as safe terrain.
NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more
ISS(International Space Station) Tracker
An ESP8266-powered ISS tracker that uses NASA's live data to alert you when the Space Station passes overhead. Find this and other hardware projects on Hackster...
NASA’s Fermi Telescope Caught a Supernova Doing Something Never Seen Before
NASA’s Fermi telescope may have finally uncovered the magnetic powerhouse behind the universe’s brightest supernovae.
US robots gets trained for lunar missions with digital twins, VR tech
US researchers use digital twins and VR to train lunar robots that could help astronauts build and explore the Moon.
NASA Space Roboticist Challenge
The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic
NASA plans low-altitude flights over Houston this week. Here's what to know
NASA says it plans to conduct low-altitude flights over Houston this week as part of a research program.
NASA, Uber Veterans Aim to Reduce S/VTOL Noise to a Whisper
System enables short, near-vertical takeoffs and landings using wing-embedded electric ducted fans.
Blue Origin: fuel tanks survived New Glenn explosion, will fly again in 2026
Blue Origin says fuel tanks and the support tower survived the New Glenn explosion, pledging to fly again this year as NASA depends on the rocket for Artemis mo...
Mars Hid its Warm, Wet Crystals Underground
The search for any sign of life on Mars continues. In the latest update, a new data release from Curiosity’s Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) - essentially t...