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The Canadarm 2 robotic arm delivering Suni Williams to a worksite during a spacewalk outside the ISS.

Watch this ISS astronaut take a ride on a robotic arm 250 miles over London

The robotic arm delivered NASA astronaut Suni Williams to a worksite during a record-breaking spacewalk at the International Space Station.
This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface.

Building blocks of life identified in sample collected from asteroid Bennu

A sample collected from asteroid Bennu shows that our solar system was teeming with the potential for life.
Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid.

Asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 spotted by astronomers

Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid is estimated to be between 40 m and 100 m wide and is projected to come close to Earth in December 2032.
The moon and Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft in November 2022.

NASA astronauts show how to fly the lunar-bound Orion spacecraft

NASA is preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first crewed flight around the moon. Here's how astronauts will fly it.
Astronaut Suni Williams is pictured during a six-hour spacewalk for science and maintenance on the International Space Station on Jan. 16, 2025.

How to watch this week’s spacewalk from the International Space Station

Two NASA astronauts are performing a spacewalk from the ISS on Thursday - here's how to watch.
Rendering of the Blue Ghost on the moon's surface.

See the Blue Ghost spacecraft’s first view of the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has captured its first view of the moon.
An artist's rendition of NASA's SPHEREx space mission.

NASA video offers behind-the-scenes look at upcoming SPHEREx mission

Go behind the scenes with NASA's SPHEREx mission, which is set to launch next month.
A new USPS stamp featuring an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope images land on new U.S. stamps

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space telescope ever made.
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How astronauts stay fit and healthy in space

NASA explains some of the experiments being performed on the International Space Station into human health and performance.
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy situated about 160,000 light-years away in the constellations Dorado and Mensa.

Hubble snaps another gorgeous image of the Tarantula Nebula

A new image from Hubble shows a beautiful patch of the famous Tarantula Nebula.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures the Blue Marble while in Earth orbit approximately 6,700 km above the planet on January 23, 2025.

See the incredible view of our planet captured by the Blue Ghost spacecraft

The Blue Ghost lunar mission has captured a gorgeous image of Earth as it ramps up its journey toward the moon.
Betsiboka estuary.

Astronaut’s stunning Earth photo looks like ‘arteries in your retina’

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in Madagascar.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

That 8-day Starliner space mission is now 233 days in

Yes, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still aboard the space station, and won't be home for a while yet.
Rendering of the Blue Ghost on the moon's surface.

See a stunning view of a eclipse in space captured by the Blue Ghost mission

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission to the moon has captured stunning video of the Earth eclipsing the sun, as seen from space.
Blue Origin's New Glenn on its first launch.

Watch Blue Origin’s New Glenn recap, with close-ups of rocket launch

Blue Origin has shared a video recap of last week's maiden launch of the New Glenn, including dramatic close-up footage of the rocket leaving the launchpad.
This artist’s visualisation of WASP-127b, a giant gas planet located about 520 light-years from Earth, shows its newly discovered supersonic jet winds that move around the planet’s equator. With a speed of 9 km per second (33 000 km/h), this is the fastest jetstream of its kind ever measured in the Universe.

Wild supersonic winds whip around this extreme exoplanet

Astronomers have observed a wild exoplanet with winds reaching incredible speeds of up to 20,000 mph.
Don Pettit on the ISS.

This is the coolest camera lens swap you’ll ever see

Changing a camera lens can sometimes be a cumbersome affair. But not in space.
In this artist’s concept, NASA astronauts drill into the Martian subsurface. The agency has created new maps that show where ice is most likely to be easily accessible to future astronauts.

Elon Musk voices renewed hope for first crewed Mars mission

With Donald Trump now back in the White House, SpaceX's Elon Musk is more excited than ever about the prospect of his company putting the first humans on Mars.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket visible as a streak of light from bottom right to top left.

This rocket-launch photo is unlike any you’ve seen before

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared an incredible photo of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during its maiden launch last week.
SpaceX's Starship reentering Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX’s Starship explosion caused flights to change course

Debris from the Starship spacecraft that blew up in midair on Thursday prompted flight diversions in the area.
Starship stage separation.

Watch SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft crash to Earth

SpaceX's seventh Starship test saw the first-stage booster return to land, but the spacecraft blew up and crashed to Earth soon after stage separation.
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SpaceX makes incredible booster catch but loses rocket on seventh Starship test flight

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight was full of drama and surprises.
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams work on the exterior of the ISS on January 16, 2025.

Two NASA astronauts are currently outside the ISS, repairing an X-ray telescope

Two NASA astronauts are currently hard at work in space, patching up an instrument called NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer).
New Glenn leaving the launchpad.

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket for first time

Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket for the first time.
Earth and space as seen from the space station.

Astronaut’s latest stunning photo has so much going on in it

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has been busy with his camera again, this time sharing a beautiful image packed with features.
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster on the launchpad ahead of the Starship's seventh test flight.

SpaceX won’t be launching its big Starship test flight today after all

SpaceX fans will have to wait a little longer to see the mighty Starship in action once again.
Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 15, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission launches to the moon

A spacecraft carrying NASA instruments has launched on its journey to the moon.
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster being caught by the launch tower for the first time.

Will SpaceX’s Starship be able to repeat this awesome feat on Wednesday?

SpaceX is set to fly its massive Starship rocket for the seventh time from its Texas launch site.
This is one of a series of images taken by the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission on 8 January 2025 as the spacecraft sped by for its sixth and final gravity assist manoeuvre at the planet. Flying over Mercury's north pole gave the spacecraft's monitoring camera 1 (M-CAM 1) a unique opportunity to peer down into the shadowy polar craters. M-CAM 1 took this long-exposure photograph of Mercury's north pole at 07:07 CET, when the spacecraft was about 787 km from the planet’s surface. The spacecraft’s closest approach of 295 km took place on the planet's night side at 06:59 CET.

See the amazing images of Mercury captured by the BepiColombo mission

The BepiColombo mission recently made its sixth flyby of Mercury, snapping some images along the way.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.

How Blue Origin’s Sunday night launch went from giant leap to awkward stumble

The late-night event was supposed to be a giant leap for Blue Origin rocket technology, but the New Glenn failed to get off the ground.
Rendering of the Blue Ghost on the moon's surface.

How to watch Firefly launch its Blue Ghost mission to the moon on Tuesday night

Firefly Aerospace will launch its first mission to the moon this week. Here's how to watch.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.

Blue Origin abandons Monday’s effort to launch New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin has stood down from an attempt to launch the New Glenn rocket for the first time after technical issues surfaced prior to liftoff.
The world's most powerful rocket on the launchpad.

SpaceX delays seventh launch of Starship megarocket

SpaceX has announced a delay to the seventh flight test of the Starship, the world's most powerful rocket.
The Super Heavy booster's Raptor engines powering the Starship's launch on November 19, 2024.

How to watch SpaceX’s seventh Starship launch on Thursday

SpaceX is about to launch its massive Starship rocket for the seventh time. Here's how to watch.