NASA takes Artemis II rocket to launch pad
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The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, Pandora.
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, built to support the agency's Artemis 2 mission and usher in a new era of crewed flights to the moon, headed out from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) here at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida this morning (Jan. 17), beginning a 4-mile (6.4 kilometers) trek to Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B).
NASA completed its Antarctic balloon campaign using high-altitude balloons to study cosmic rays, anti-matter and high-energy particles, gathering critical data to complement satellites and advance astrophysics research globally.
The James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared light from a black hole and gave scientists unprecedented insights into the object's structure.
The White House has resubmitted a nomination for NASA deputy administrator but is seeking a new nominee for the agency’s chief financial officer.
Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.
An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation. The four returning astronauts — from the U.S., Russia and Japan — are aiming for an early Thursday morning splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego with SpaceX.