The spacecraft, which will look for life-supporting conditions on one of Jupiter's icy moons, could launch as soon as Oct. 10 ...

Recent analysis of JunoCam images has revealed a new, large volcanic formation on Io, showcasing significant geological ...

When Artemis II launches late next year, its Orion capsule will become the first crewed spacecraft in 53 years to venture ...

The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and ...

Figure 1. An artist's concept of the Van Allen belts with a cutaway section of the giant donuts of radiation that surround ...

A Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico early Sept. 15, ending a five-day private astronaut mission that featured ...

Polaris Dawn, SpaceX’s most ambitious mission to date, successfully carried astronauts the furthest from Earth since the ...

"There's very strong evidence that the ingredients for life exist on Europa, but we have to go there to find out." ...

NASA is weeks away from sending its Clipper orbiter on a journey to the Jupiter moon Europa, which scientists believe could ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, the largest the agency has ever built for a planetary mission, will travel 1.8 billion ...

The matter prompting Dr. Niebur’s apprehension involved Europa Clipper, one of NASA’s most scientifically important missions. The agency’s science division created the “First Story ...

People at NASA headquarters take deep breaths when the words 'First Story' appear in their email. Late this spring, Curt ...