Space exploration

"The device is really a piece of art," University at Albany researcher Kevin Knuth told Newsweek of the instrument that guided the Vostok 1 spacecraft around the Earth sixty years ago today.

NASA hopes the helicopter will demonstrate powered, controlled flight on another planet for the first time.

The car-sized vehicle has been operating on Mars since 2012.

A TikTok video making the claim has been viewed over 700,000 times.

The space agency hopes to make history by completing the first ever powered, controlled flight on another planet.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity will take part in a test that could be the first-ever demonstration of powered flight on another planet.

Researchers think the area around the rover's landing site was home to a river delta billions of years ago—making it a promising spot to search for signs of ancient microbial life.

The photos were snapped by the Mastcam-Z camera system, which mission operators describe as the rover's "main eyes."

"Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life," Mohan announced to the world after the rover's successful landing.

The Perseverance rover is scheduled to touch down on Mars at approximately 3:55 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 18.

"If there's one thing we know, it's that landing on Mars is never easy," NASA Associate Administrator for Communications Marc Etkind said.

The UAE's interplanetary mission is the first undertaken by an Arab nation.

"We've just got to work on that landing a little bit," SpaceX announcer John Insprucker said during a livestream of the Starship test flight.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch an ocean-mapping satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday.

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) systems are powered by a process known as nuclear fission—the splitting of atoms.

Long-term moon missions could pose "substantial risks" to astronauts from space radiation, according to a study.

"Everything this helicopter does will be a first-time event," said NASA engineer Nagin Cox.

The rover will use its suite of scientific instruments to search for signs of ancient microbial life on the red planet.

The Trump administration is charting a new course for America's future in space.

The Tianwen-1 spacecraft is scheduled to arrive on the red planet in February, 2021.

Comet NEOWISE comes once every 6800 years, here's how you can use this sighting as an opportunity to learn more about space travel and exploration.

America needs a plan to cement itself as the dominant power in space.

NASA said bonus points will be awarded for designs that can capture the vomit of sick crew members without them having to put their head in the toilet.

The NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. has a new name, announced by the space agency Wednesday, which honors Mary Jackson.

The first crewed launch from American soil in nearly a decade was postponed on Wednesday due to stormy weather.

This is the final flight test for the SpaceX's next-generation Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Space is not a relic of the Cold War—it continues to be a great pursuit of mankind.

Next week, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will conduct the first manned orbital spaceflight launched from American soil since the end of the shuttle program.

The Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will mark the first time that American astronauts have launched from U.S. soil into orbit since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

Locals in the village of Mahounou in Côte d'Ivoire have found what appears to be a long metal pipe that reportedly fell from the sky.