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NASA

Published
July 24, 2019

Chris Kraft, godfather of NASA’s Mission Control, dies at 95

Kraft played a crucial role in the achievements of John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and other space pioneers as a backstage visionary during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space missions.
Published
July 16, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins recalls the tension surrounding the crew that day.
Published
June 27, 2019

NASA plans to send a drone to Saturn’s largest moon

Using propellers, the drone, called Dragonfly, will land on several spots on the icy moon, Titan, to study whether it can support microbial life.
Published
June 26, 2019

NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
Published
February 20, 2019

Israel hopes to be 4th nation to deliver robotic lander to the moon

A decade of work will pay off Thursday night when Beresheet is launched into space.

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Published
February 13, 2019

Opportunity, NASA’s record-setting Mars rover, is declared dead after 15 years

The enterprising robot uncovered signs that warm, liquid water had altered the planet's ancient rocks – evidence that the conditions for life once existed on Mars.
Published
January 1, 2019

NASA spacecraft flies by tiny world 4 billion miles from Earth

The New Horizons spacecraft does a fly-by of 'Ultima Thule' as the new year dawns.
Published
December 3, 2018

NASA spacecraft is ancient asteroid’s 1st visitor in billions of years

The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex will go into orbit around Bennu on Dec. 31.
Published
November 30, 2018

Our View: Mars landing shows we can reach the stars

The touchdown of InSight may provide elusive answers to our own origins.
Published
November 29, 2018

NASA turning over moon landing efforts to companies in the private sector

The space agency will be one of multiple customers using the services, with a goal of getting small science and technology experiments to the lunar surface as soon as possible.