Solar System
NASA Welds Together 1st SLS Hydrogen Test Tank for America’s Moon/Mars Rocket – Flight Unit in Progress
MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA - NASA has just finished welding together the very first fuel tank for America’s…
Flawless Capture and Berthing of SpaceX Dragon Supply Ship at ISS
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Following a flawless post midnight blastoff two mornings ago, a pair of NASA astronauts executed…
SpaceX Midnight Launch Carrying Crucial Docking Port and Science to ISS Set for July 18, Plus Loud Land Landing – Watch Live
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The outlook is outstanding for a dramatic midnight blastoff of the next SpaceX commercial cargo…
Juno Transmits 1st Orbital Imagery after Swooping Arrival Over Jovian Cloud Tops and Powering Up
NASA’s newly arrived Jovian orbiter Juno has transmitted its first imagery since reaching orbit last week on July 4 after…
New Dwarf Planet Discovered Beyond Neptune
A dwarf planet has been discovered beyond Neptune. It's about 700 km in size, and its orbit takes it 120…
Flawless Shakedown Mission from Modified Soyuz Delivers Multinational Crew to Space Station
A flawless shakedown mission from Russia’s newly modified Soyuz capsule successfully delivered a new multinational crew to the Space Station…
Welcome to Jupiter – NASA’s Juno Achieves Orbit around ‘King of the Planets’
Welcome to Jupiter! NASA’s Juno spacecraft is orbiting Jupiter at this moment! “NASA did it again!” pronounced an elated Scott…
Juno Snaps Final View of Jovian System Ahead of ‘Independence Day’ Orbital Insertion Fireworks Tonight – Watch Live
After a nearly 5 year odyssey across the solar system, NASA’s solar powered Juno orbiter is all set to ignite…
NASA Approves New Horizons Extended KBO Mission, Keeps Dawn at Ceres
In an ‘Independence Day’ gift to a slew of US planetary research scientists, NASA has granted approval to nine ongoing…
NASA Completes Awesome Test Firing of World’s Most Powerful Booster for Human Mission to Mars – Gallery
The world’s most powerful booster that will one day propel NASA astronauts on exciting missions of exploration to deep space…