Elon Musk has revised his timeline for the first human landing on Mars.
Elon Musk now views 2029 as the earliest date for humans to set foot on Mars. It will be 60 years since the first lunar landing, in 1969. SpaceX has…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its celestial vantage point.
NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope blasted out on Dec. 25. The observatory is poised to peer far into the cosmos and record photos of the universe. On Monday,…
NASA’s algorithms missed a planet the size of Jupiter that citizen scientists discovered.
A Jupiter-sized exoplanet has been discovered by citizen scientists. The foreign gas giant, called TOI-2180 b, floats 379 light-years from Earth and orbits its sun every 261 days. It was…
The NASA Mars lander enters safe mode during a severe dust storm.
NASA's InSight lander is hunkering down due to a regional dust storm. The solar-powered lander switched into safe mode, which is designed to protect the lander. NASA is hopeful that…
Elon Musk has shared a spectacular video of SpaceX’s crazy launch and catch tower.
A launch and catch tower is being built at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas. The tower has an arm designed to catch a returning Falcon Heavy rocket after it's finished…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope deployment is complete as the mirror unfolds.
The James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror has been unfolded. It is the first time a NASA-led mission has attempted to unfurl an observatory in space. The $10 billion telescope…
NASA’s Mars helicopter is getting ready for its first flight in 2022, which will be a challenging takeoff.
The NASA Ingenuity helicopter is gearing up for its 19th flight of the year. It has outlasted its five-flight lifespan and is still flying well in harsh circumstances. The chopper's…
After a malfunction, NASA has postponed the Artemis I moon rocket launch.
NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule are ready to launch. Testing found a problem with one of the rocket's engines' flight controllers. The agency is replacing it totally…
Thanks to eerie NASA audio, you can hear what Jupiter’s moon Ganymede sounds like.
Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede was visited by Juno in June. The spacecraft collected data on electric and magnetic radio waves. NASA has converted the data into an audio range that…