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NASA reviews computer security after newly reported data breach

NASA says it is reviewing its network security processes and procedures after a computer break-in exposed Social Security numbers and… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture will send science to space on 10th suborbital flight

Update for 5:47 a.m. PT Dec. 20: After working through a ground infrastructure issue, Blue Origin has decided to put off… Read More

Rocket Lab sends 13 miniature satellites into orbit from New Zealand for NASA

Rocket Lab has sent its first payloads for NASA into orbit from its New Zealand launch pad, atop a low-cost… Read More

Russian spacewalkers carve away at Soyuz spaceship to inspect plugged hole

During an extraordinary spacewalk, two Russian cosmonauts used sharp objects today to cut away layers of protective insulation on a… Read More

After questioning moon landings, NBA star Stephen Curry gets an invite from NASA

One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people… Read More

That was fast: OSIRIS-REx probe detects water on asteroid Bennu during approach

Just one week after the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s official arrival at the asteroid Bennu, the mission’s scientists have announced a significant… Read More

NASA says its Voyager 2 probe has entered interstellar space, six years after Voyager 1

NASA says its Voyager 2 probe has become the second human-made object to fly into interstellar space — six years after… Read More

NASA’s InSight lander captures the first sounds of a ‘windy afternoon’ on Mars

NASA’s Mars InSight lander is designed primarily to study the Red Planet’s interior, but it’s already produced a big bonus… Read More

NASA’s Mars InSight lander snaps selfies galore, including a name check for its fans

One week after landing on the Martian plain of Elysium Planitia, NASA’s InSight lander is on a selfie-snapping spree — and… Read More

SpaceX sends cargo ship to space station, and then Falcon 9 booster spins and swims

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a robotic Dragon cargo capsule into orbit today from Florida to deliver 5,600 pounds of… Read More

OSIRIS-REx probe reaches asteroid Bennu for close-up survey and sample return

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx today made its official rendezvous with a promising and potentially perilous asteroid named Bennu, after two years of… Read More

NASA picks nine commercial teams for moon deliveries – including dark horses

NASA says it’s partnering on lunar delivery services with nine commercial teams, headed by companies that run the gamut from… Read More

NASA’s InSight lander touches down on Mars and sends gloriously gritty pictures

REDMOND, Wash. — NASA’s Mars InSight lander touched down on a heavenly Martian plain Monday, marking the first successful landing… Read More

From The Oatmeal to the space station, Mars InSight lander’s fans are all a-Twitter

Today’s smashingly successful touchdown of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars was a cause for celebration on Twitter. There was good-natured snark… Read More

Rev up the video: It’s time for NASA’s InSight lander to touch down on Mars

Today’s the day for the Mars InSight lander’s touchdown on the Red Planet, and NASA is pulling out all the… Read More

All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person

After a 300 million-mile, six-month interplanetary cruise, NASA’s Mars InSight robotic lander is heading for a plain-vanilla arrival at the… Read More

NASA reviews safety at SpaceX and Boeing after Elon Musk smokes pot on video

NASA has ordered a review of workplace safety at SpaceX and Boeing, the two companies developing spaceships to ferry its… Read More

NASA picks ancient Martian river delta at Jezero Crater as landing site for 2020 rover

One week before the next Mars mission is due to land, NASA has chosen the landing site for its next next… Read More

Antares rocket launches Cygnus cargo ship, doubling up space station deliveries

Two uncrewed cargo craft are now en route to the International Space Station, thanks to the launch of a Northrop… Read More

NASA and FAA cast a wide net to get set for revolution in urban air mobility

The rise of air mobility options ranging from delivery drones to air taxis and flying cars is shaping up as… Read More

Russians trace Soyuz rocket failure to a bent sensor; next crew to launch Dec. 3

Russian investigators say last month’s launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying two spacefliers to the International Space Station went awry… Read More

Farewell, Kepler: NASA’s planet-hunting probe runs out of gas, but mission goes on

NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting telescope now belongs to the ages, with its fuel completely spent and its instruments shut down — but… Read More

Hubble is back at work after breakdown

The Hubble Space Telescope is doing science again, three weeks after going out of service due to a gyro failure.… Read More

After encountering glitches, Hubble and Chandra space telescopes make recoveries

Things are looking up for two of NASA’s Great Observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Both… Read More

NASA puts out the call for science and technology payloads made for the moon

NASA is following up on its plan to purchase rides on commercial lunar landers by soliciting ideas for the scientific… Read More

50 years after Apollo moonshots, will rivalry with China spark a new space race?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American rivalry with China could stoke a new space race in the years ahead, prominent members of… Read More

Chandra X-ray telescope is back at work: Engineers trace glitch to 3 seconds of error

NASA’s 19-year-old Chandra X-ray Observatory has been returned to its normal pointing mode after a data glitch forced a five-day… Read More

Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt stirs up a buzz with climate change views

WASHINGTON, D.C. — I didn’t invite Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt to get his views on climate change, but that’s the… Read More

Chandra X-ray telescope experiences a glitch; Hubble troubleshooting continues

Even as experts worked on ways to get the Hubble Space Telescope back doing science, another one of NASA’s Great… Read More

Russian rocket malfunctions during launch to space station; crew makes safe landing

An American and a Russian spaceflier are in good shape after they were forced to abort their trip to the… Read More