Spaceflight

Spaceflight 17 hours ago

Everyone's heard of Apollo 11 and 13, but do you know about other missions in the historic space program?

NASA's Apollo program was an enormous effort to get humans to the moon. This program marked the last time humans landed on the moon's surface. Here are noteworthy missions.

NASA 3 days ago

Mary Cleave, first female astronaut to fly after Challenger explosion, dies at 76

Retired astronaut Mary Cleave, who flew two spaceflight missions with NASA and had a decorated career as a scientist and engineer, has died at the age of 76.

Spaceflight 3 days ago

Out-of-this-world space hotel, Voyager Station, could be operational for vacations sooner than you think

In the coming years, people could be taking vacations in space. Voyager Station is a space hotel that could turn galactic dreams into reality. Here are details.

Jupiter 4 days ago

Join 900,000 others who are sending names into space on NASA spacecraft to Jupiter's moon, Europa

NASA wants to bring your name to space — Jupiter, to be more precise. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to launch in October 2024, and your name could blast off with it.

AIR AND SPACE November 22

NASA receives laser beam from 10 million miles away: 'First light'

NASA has beamed a near-infrared laser nearly 10 million miles into space breaking new ground for the agency.

LIFESTYLE November 21

Miss England is invited to tour NASA's Kennedy Space Center after expressing dream of being an astronaut

The woman crowed Miss England stopped by NASA to live a day in the life of an astronaut — bringing her one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming one.

Digital Originals November 17

NASA plans to build a subdivision of homes on the moon, and it may be sooner than you think

NASA plans on building 3D-printed homes on the moon's surface by 2040. The houses will be made from lunar material and be for both civilian and astronaut use.

NASA November 14

Astronauts lose bag during space walk, and now it's visible from earth

NASA astronauts made a pretty expensive mistake last week when a $100,000 tool bag slipped out of their grasp and drifted off into its own orbit of Earth.

US November 10

Frank Borman, Apollo 8 commander and space pioneer, dies at 95

Frank Borman, the commander of Apollo 8 who led the first mission to orbit the moon in 1968, has died at the age of 95. Borman and his crew paved the way for space exploration.

Digital Originals November 9

This record-breaking black hole could solve a galactic mystery billions of years in the making

NASA imaged the oldest and most distant black hole ever seen. The void's huge mass and age may provide researchers with more insights into how black holes are formed.