The Latest Breaking News from NASA

NASA has launched a new computer game to help kids learn about solar eclipses ahead of April 8 when the moon's shadow will sweep across North America.

NASA's newest generation of astronauts have moon missions and a growing space program in their future. The 2024 class tells Space.com they are excited for what's next.

SpaceX launched Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket, for the third time on Thursday. The spacecraft is an essential part of NASA's Artemis programme, a partnership that embodies a concept known as "new space" or privatised space flight. The European Space Agency is following NASA's lead and has entered…

The Hubble Space Telescope's latest look at Jupiter finds writhing storms and a shrinking Great Red Spot.

Artemis 2 moon astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch watched a dramatic engine fire in Mississippi on March 6. The test will prepare NASA for future lunar landings.

SpaceX Starship aced most of its test flight, reaching record heights, but disintegrated during re-entry.

The growing number of satellites burning in Earth's atmosphere has concerned scientists for years. A new paper explores how the emerging shell of "conductive dust" may affect Earth's protective magnetic field.

A new map spanning 500 light-years reveals the interaction between magnetic fields and dust in the Milky Way that will become the building blocks of stars.

A U.S. computer storage company has calculated the irrational number pi to 105 trillion digits, breaking the previous world record. The calculations took 75 days to complete and used up 1 million gigabytes of data.

SpaceX's Starship reached space and achieved orbital velocity during its March 14 test flight, but more work is needed before it can land NASA Artemis astronauts on the moon.

As NASA tests a new generation of lunar rocket engines, the agency said it will need more power and storage to help astronauts work on the moon in the coming decade.