NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we know it.

One or more units will then move to lower orbits. NASA aims to test how DiskSats perform in very low Earth orbit, below 186 miles. Flying at lower altitudes offers several advantages. Satellites can ...

NASA is edging toward a milestone it has not attempted in more than half a century: sending astronauts around the moon on a ...

This could be the end of the orbiter that studies the Red Planet’s atmosphere and relays communications between NASA and its Mars rovers.

The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also have ...

Every 98-minute orbit the observatory makes will allow it to view a 360-degree strip of the sky in both optical as well as near-infrared light. The telescope can capture more 360-degree strips as the ...

Northrop Grumman in Gilbert showed off the progress they have made on the NASA HALO capsule. The capsule will eventually be launched into space and orbit the Moon, providing a pit stop for astronauts ...

A look at the most-read space stories of 2025, covering satellite activity, space missions, scientific discoveries, and natural events observed from Earth ...

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA ...

The modified Mira launched in January 2025 on SpaceX's Transporter 12 rideshare mission, which hauled 131 payloads to low Earth orbit (LEO). This was the second Mira to reach orbit, as indicated by ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations ...