Missions
DART Mission Ends Prematurely
NASA's DART mission, which launched on Friday to test automated docking techniques, was prematurely shut down on Saturday when the…
Testing New Technologies… In Space
When it comes to using advanced technology, NASA sometimes faces a self-defeating loop: they can't take the risk of flying…
NASA May Silence Voyagers on April 15
Today NASA has 55 active mission control teams monitoring ongoing spacecraft and station missions - 13 associated with missions extended…
Searching for Gravity Waves
When he developed his General Theory of Relativity, Einstein predicted that the motion of large masses should create ripples in…
Is the Kuiper Belt Slowing the Pioneer Spacecraft?
Launched from "Cape Kennedy" just 13 months of one another in 1972/73, Pioneer 10 and 11 are still up there…
Rosetta Photographs the Earth on Flyby
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft swept past the Earth and Moon on Friday, gaining a gravity speed boost on…
New Spacecraft Will Map the Edge of Our Solar System
NASA has chosen to fund a new spacecraft, called the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), to study the edge of the…
Deep Impact On a Collision Course for Science
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, beginning a six-month cruise to smash a hole…
Deep Impact Prepared for Launch
Engineers are making the final preparations for the launch of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, due to lift off from Cape…
Swift Launches to Search for Cosmic Explosions
After several days of delays, NASA's Swift observatory was finally launched Saturday at 1716 UTC (12:16 pm EST) atop a…