NASA
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NASA has taken delivery of its first all-electric X-plane. The first of three configurations of the X-57 Maxwell will be used for ground testing of the cruise electric propulsion system. -
Scientists have discovered a couple of new organic compounds within the icy plumes erupting from Enceladus, shedding more light on the moon's microbe-harboring potential.
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NASA has released a symphony of sounds captured by InSight on Mars including quakes, howling winds, metallic “dinks and donks” and other eerie sounds.
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NASA's Juno deep-space probe has completed a major orbital maneuver to keep the solar-powered unmanned spacecraft out of Jupiter's deadly shadow.
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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has observed a gigantic black hole ripping apart a star in a distant galaxy.
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO has failed to pinpoint India's Vikram lunar lander.
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In a new series we'll be profiling space probes tasked with pushing the boundaries of science. This week: a spacecraft built to "touch the Sun".
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This intriguing NASA visualization shows how the powerful gravitational influence of a black hole dramatically warps the light emitted from material spiraling towards its event horizon.
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A major component of NASA's WFIRST space telescope reached a major milestone as its advanced coronagraph passed its preliminary design review.
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The Shapeshifter concept is made up of a number of smaller robots, which can self-assemble into a larger machine and disassemble again as the mission calls for it.
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NASA has signed contracts with Lockheed Martin for six Orion spacecraft, with the option for another six to be ordered by 2030 for a potential total of 12.
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New computer models suggest that Venus may have been habitable as recently as 700 million years ago.
