Space Exploration

Astronaut Bill Pogue, Dead At 84, Took Part In Longest Manned Mission Of His Time

As the International Space Station prepares to host its first one-year visit next year, it's worth remembering that NASA didn't…

11 years ago

BUDGET 2015: Ukraine Crisis Not Disrupting Russian Soyuz Flights, NASA Admin Says

Astronauts are expected to leave the International Space Station on schedule next week, and training continues on the ground, despite…

11 years ago

China’s Yutu Moon Rover Unable to Properly Maneuver Solar Panels

This time-lapse color panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 lander shows the Yutu rover at two different positions during its trek over…

11 years ago

Relive Apollo 9’s Moon Lander Test 45 Years Ago Through Incredible NASA Images

Hard to believe the decades fly by so fast. It was 45 years ago today that the crew of Apollo…

11 years ago

Neil Armstrong’s Name Now Graces A NASA Research Center In California

Neil Armstrong -- the first man on the moon, who died in 2012 -- will now be the namesake of…

11 years ago

Curiosity Rover pauses mid-drive and captures Spectacular Martian Mountain Snapshot

Mars rock rows and Spectacular Mount Sharp Martian landscape scene with rows of striated rocks in the foreground and spectacular…

11 years ago

Next Generation NASA/JAXA Global Weather Research Satellite thunders aloft from Japanese Spaceport

GPM Launch Seen From the Tanegashima Space Center A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global…

11 years ago

NASA Sparked Fire Risk While Drying Sodden Spacesuit On Station, Report Says

Astronauts on the International Space Station "could have ignited flammable materials" on station while drying out a spacesuit that experienced…

11 years ago