The Latest Breaking News from NASA

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed surface ice methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life, including sugars — on trans-Neptunian objects.

DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.

Orion, the next spacecraft to fly humans around the moon, has been delivered to NASA for prelaunch preparations ahead of Artemis 2's planned 2026 liftoff.

NASA will keep trying for another six weeks to revive its water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer moon probe, which went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.

There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters Wednesday (April 30) to distance itself from passing piece of orbital space debris.

Stacking wheat snack bread, beef steak, cheese spread, potatoes au gratin and gochujang red pepper paste, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim creates his take on a "ranger" burger on the space station.

Just 48 short years ago, movie director George Lucas used the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” as the opening to the first “Star Wars” movie, later labeled “Episode IV: A New Hope.” But at least four important aspects of the “Star Wars” saga are…

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later

Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026.