The Latest Breaking News from NASA

The 2,000-foot-wide asteroid 2013 NK4 just made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history, sailing by at about eight lunar distances. You can still see the massive rock with a backyard telescope.

NASA is asking its various research centers as well as private industry for new ideas about how to get Mars samples back to Earth relatively quickly and cost-effectively.

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed watching an eclipse from the ISS by days. But she did participate in the 4th all-woman spacewalk, and has a unique story about a baby octopus.

A nova of the T Coronae Borealis star system is expected to happen at some point through September, and will make it as bright as the North Star for several days.

The announcement is expected to address a September 2023 report, which highlighted the Mars Sample Return program's "unrealistic budget and schedule expectations." The post NASA Announces It’s Looking To Bring 30 Samples Collected On Mars To Earth Before 2040 first appeared on Bored Panda.

All the stories from Monday’s episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast.

An upcoming NASA mission meant to test new solar sail technology will launch no sooner than April 24, 2024.

Our overheating planet is destroying people's homes, putting undue strain on the folks that don't have any

Cosmologists investigate the Hubble tension, exploring the universe's expansion and the accuracy of current models.

Fiery pink towers could be seen erupting from the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8. What are they?

Indian businessman Gopichand Thotakura joins Blue Origin's space flight, aiming to become India's second astronaut.