NASA's Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes 1st flight on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its first flight on Mars. Ingenuity will open new possibilities and will spark questions for the future about what we could accomplish with an aerial explorer.

SpaceX lands NASA's $2.89 billion contract to put humans on lunar surface with Starship

NASA on Friday announced a continued partnership with SpaceX in the development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next American astronauts to the lunar surface, part of the Artemis Moon program.

Lyrid meteor shower to light up night sky in April — here’s how to watch

Calling all stargazers: The first major meteor shower of the year — the Lyrids — will occur in mid-April and is expected to light up the evening sky with a dazzling display.

NASA shares stunning image of blue dunes on Mars

NASA has released a new photograph from Mars, showing a sea of blue dunes on the Red Planet. 

NASA delays first flight attempt for Mars helicopter Ingenuity

Once the Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s flight takes place, it will be the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

NASA reveals Artemis program will land 1st person of color on the moon

NASA’s Artemis program, which is already set to send the first woman to the moon in 2024, will also send the first person of color to the moon.

Liftoff! SpaceX launches 24th batch of Starlink satellites into orbit

The space company launched 60 satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday at 12:34 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

SpaceX Starship unmanned test flight explodes on re-entry

Launching in the Texas fog on Tuesday morning, a test flight of an unmanned SpaceX prototype, Starship No. 11, got off to an exciting start. 

Small piece of Wright brothers' 1st aircraft to fly again on Mars

With the blessing of the Wright family, NASA included a tiny piece of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer I on an experimental helicopter set to take flight soon on Mars.

NASA predicts asteroid to safely pass Earth

The largest asteroid predicted to pass by planet Earth this year will be at its closest in March 21, according to scientists, but there's no reason to fret about it getting too close.