LINK’s mission is to rescue one of the most scientifically productive astronomical facilities in operation: NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which astronomers call “Swift.” Swift is sinking. The satellite has orbited Earth about once every hour and a half for more than two decades,

, July 23 -- NASA is preparing for its next astronaut mission to the Moon by planning a major orbital rehearsal in 2027, when it will test commercial lunar landers built by SpaceX and Blue Origin before astronauts attempt a lunar landing in 2028.

NASA is preparing for future astronaut landings on the Moon with an unusually ambitious orbital rehearsal. During Artemis III in 2027, Orion astronauts will rendezvous and dock separately with prototype lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX,

SpaceX aborted its attempt to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship megarocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever built — right before liftoff.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said at EAA AirVenture that Artemis missions will launch yearly before a 2028 moon landing.

NASA is busy preparing for Artemis III, the next crewed mission of its moon program launching on the massive SLS rocket next year. Hardware is coming together and agency personnel have begun launch scenario sims inside mission control.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told lawmakers on Monday that SpaceX and Blue Origin, the agency’s two lunar lander contractors, say they could have their spacecraft ready for the next Artemis mission in Earth orbit in late 2027, somewhat later than ...

A Rocket Lab Electron lifts off March 5 (U.S. time) carrying a satellite for an undisclosed customer. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a pair of science missions on three Electron rockets in 2027. NASA announced June ...

NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, may leave nowhere to hide for black holes that violently murder and devour stars, not even cosmic noon.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said this week that Blue Origin has been putting significant resources into the cleanup of its launch pad since the explosion of its New Glenn rocket there in late May.