NASA Just Revealed Its Mysterious New Experimental Aircraft, the X-70 Fractal
NASA just unveiled the X-70 Fractal, an experimental aircraft that aims to revolutionize flight testing and development of next-gen aviation.
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NASA’s Voyager 1 Experiences “Unexpected” Problems Engineers Have Never Seen Before as New Historic Milestone Approaches
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced mysterious interruptions in its communication systems as its next major milestone approaches.
Einstein’s Hidden Secret, Ancient Cave Art, and a Strange Cloud on Mars—The Latest from The Debrief
This week in news from The Debrief, we look at a strange new phenomenon physicists have discovered hidden in Einstein's equations, and much more.
A Strange Cloud on Mars Has Puzzled Scientists for Decades—Now They May Know Why It Forms
A mysterious 900-mile-long cloud on Mars known as "AMEC" is challenging what scientists know about cloud formation.
NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Emerges After 378 Days of Isolation in 3D-Printed Habitat
A team of four volunteers participating in a NASA simulation of life on Mars have finally emerged from more than a year of living in an isolated habitat.
Scientists Are Preparing for a Tunguska-Sized Asteroid Threat in a New Planetary Defense Exercise
What would happen if an asteroid struck the Earth? We spoke with a NASA planetary scientist who is working to find out.
“We Are Certainly Proving Out Technologies for the Future”: Voyager’s Griffin-1 Mission Cleared for 2026 Launch
Voyager Technologies says its Griffin-1 Moon lander mission has passed its acceptance tests and is preparing to launch sometime this year.
NASA Officials Reveal New PRIMA Space Telescope Will Peer into the Unknown by Exploring Mysteries of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
NASA's new PRIMA Space Telescope will search for clues to some of the most perplexing mysteries of the cosmos.
James Webb Telescope Uncovers New Evidence of Cosmic Collisions—and One of Them May Have Created Our Moon
NASA's Webb Telescope has uncovered new evidence of planetary-scale collisions around distant stars, revealing clues to the origins of the Moon.
Perseverance Uncovers New Clues to the Complex Ancient History of Water on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence of ancient groundwater, lake activity, and hot hydrothermal fluids near Mars’ Jezero Crater.
NASA’s ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode System for Advanced Spaceflight Aces Critical Tests
NASA engineers say its ASCENT Propulsion Dual Mode system passed its vacuum chamber tests and is preparing for a planned October launch.
Astronomers Find the Youngest Planet Ever Seen and Scientists Aren’t Sure How It Formed So Fast
Astronomers confirm Elias 2-24 b as the youngest known planet, forming less than 1 million years after its young star was born.
Astra is Poised to Rewrite the ‘Commercial’ Rocket Equation with its 2027 Rocket 4 Launch
Astra appears poised to rewrite the economics of the commercial space launch rocket equation with its pending 2027 Rocket 4 debut.
Mercury May Have Shrunk Far More Than Scientists Realized—and Its Cratered Surface Was Hiding the Evidence
Mercury may have shrunk 30% more than thought, as its cratered surface concealed evidence of the planet's ancient contractions.
“We’ve Never Seen Anything Quite Like This”: A Strange Ten-Sided “Structure” Has Been Spotted on Saturn’s North Pole
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed a ten-sided atmospheric wave at Saturn’s south pole, the first such jet pattern observed there.
The Search for a Second Earth Begins: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is Poised to Make History
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will search for another Earth around a Sunlike-star using a light-warping technique called microlensing.
NASA’s Two Most Powerful Space Telescopes Will Share the Same Region of Space. Here’s Why That’s Not a Problem
Is there a risk of the Nancy Grace Romans Space Telescope crashing into the James Webb Telescope since they both share a Lagrange 2 Orbit?
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches Tomorrow—Here’s a Look at the High-Tech Instruments On Board
A quick look at the high-tech instruments that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will use to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.
The Classified Roots of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: How a Spy Agency’s Secret Satellite Became a Space Observatory
NASA’s new premier space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has roots in one of America’s spy agencies.
Air Force Research Lab’s Innovation Unit SpaceWERX Funds Controversial Vacuum Energy Company Casimir
Controversial vacuum energy startup Casimir has received an Air Force Research Lab SpaceWERX award to prove its MicroSparc chip's viability.
What Happens After the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Historic Launch?
NASA has released a detailed outline of the next steps its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will complete after its long-awaited launch.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Soon Unravel the Greatest Mysteries of the Cosmos—Here’s What to Expect
This week, NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, its next flagship space observatory.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is Ready for Launch—Here’s How to Watch it Happen This Sunday
NASA is preparing the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for launch, kicking off its mission to unlock the mysteries of dark energy.
Something Struck the Moon—and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Found the Crater
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured the clearest images yet of a newly formed impact site on the Moon.
Look What NASA Caught Photobombing the August 2026 Solar Eclipse in This Striking New Image
During the August 2026 solar eclipse, a surprise cameo appearance by something in Earth’s orbit was captured in striking new images.
Mysterious Ancient Inscriptions Decoded, a Phobos Photobomb, a New Time Crystal, and New Evidence of Neolithic Technology
This week, we look at archaeologists decoding mysterious stone inscriptions, a rare cosmic alignment over Mars, and more stories in the news.
Look: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Striking New Images That Bring the ‘Lion Nebula’ Roaring to Life
Stunning new imagery of the distant celestial object NGC 2392, better known as the “Lion Nebula,” has been obtained by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
A Bizarre Dead Star’s Magnetic Field Has Revealed a Strange Surprise, Potentially Confirming a 90-Year-Old Theory
New research reveals a magnetar that appears to display a phenomenon first predicted almost a century ago, but never directly observed.
Look What NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Spotted Vanishing Behind the Martian Moon Phobos
An extraordinary event recently occurred in the twilight skies above Mars, and it was all captured on camera by NASA’s Perseverance rover.
This ‘Ancient’ Spacecraft Keeps Defying Death—But How Much Longer Will Its Extended Mission Last?
This week, engineers at NASA’s JPL succeeded in once again extending the lifespan of one of the space agency’s most iconic spacecraft.
Mystery of Martian “Honeycombs” Deepens with Discovery of Unusual Patterns by NASA’s Curiosity Rover
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to uncover unusual polygon-shaped features resembling “honeycombs” on the Red Planet.
A Rare Celestial Alignment Links Two Ancient Volcanoes in This Spectacular New Image Shared by NASA
Barnard's Loop appears behind a pair of South American peaks in one of the most breathtaking astronomy images in recent memory.
It Appears the Reports of Venus’s Death Were Greatly Exaggerated—New Models Suggest the Planet is Still Geologically Active
New computer models suggest that Venus is not geologically dormant as previously believed, including possibly active volcanoes.
NASA’s Bennu Samples Reveal Tiny Ancient Clues About the Asteroid’s Long-Lost Origins
Tiny ancient minerals inside Bennu reveal where its parent asteroid formed and how young Jupiter shaped the early Solar System.
“Everywhere We Looked, We Found the Temperature Rising”: NASA Identifies a “Surprise” Heat Signature Below the Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Io
NASA and Southwest Research Institute scientists report the "surprising" detection of a heat signature below Jupiter's moon Io's surface.
NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Crescents and Surface Details During Recent Martian Flyby
New imagery released by NASA has revealed a growing “crescent” and surface details on Mars obtained by the agency’s Psyche spacecraft.
ESA’s Euclid Telescope Just Spotted Two Record-Breaking Ancient Giants Among the Most Remote Objects in the Cosmos
The ESA's Euclid Space Telescope has spotted more than 30 ancient quasars that rank among the oldest and most remote space objects ever seen.
Look: NASA Celebrates “America 250” This Independence Day With a Patriotic View of the Cosmos
With the arrival of America’s 250th birthday this Independence Day weekend, NASA is marking the occasion with a patriotic-themed perspective on the cosmos.
Something is Swarming in Swirls of Green in the Black Sea—and These NASA Images Captured the Phenomenon from Orbit
NASA orbital imagery of the Black Sea has revealed eerie-looking swirls of turquoise-green swarming in its waters.
Look What NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Spotted Lurking in the Red Planet’s Arbot Hills
A tiny green dot in an image taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures a historic tale of Red Planet exploration.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Spied on Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS as It Left Our Solar System—What It Spotted “Surprised Researchers”
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed surprising new data about the mysterious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
Scientists Release New Images Captured by the Lucy Spacecraft Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
Newly released images of the asteroid Donaldjohanson captured by NASA's Lucy spacecraft reveal age, rotation, and composition details.
NASA’s JPL Is Testing the Next Generation of Autonomous Martian and Lunar Technology
NASA is developing the next generation of surface exploration technology with its Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain.
NASA’s Curiosity Uncovers New Clues to Mars’ Potential of Supporting Ancient Life
NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a discovery that offers promising new indications of the ancient preservation of organic chemistry on Mars.
NASA Just Tested a Secretive Experimental Aircraft in a “Major Milestone” for Supersonic Flight
An experimental aircraft just achieved a “major milestone” that NASA officials say brings the future of quiet supersonic...
Scientists Say We Need to Prepare Astronauts for What They May Encounter Inside the Moon’s Oldest and Largest Crater
Scientists examining the Moon's oldest and largest crater have provided a "roadmap" for what future Artemis astronauts may encounter.
New SPHEREx Space Telescope Images Confirm a Major Problem That Many Astronomers Were Afraid Of
Nearly 3 out of every 4 images obtained by NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope now confirm something many astronomers had been afraid of.
NASA and USAF-Backed Research Reveals the Breakthrough Propulsion Technology That Could Propell Future Satellite Swarms
A NASA and USAF-backed study demonstrates propellantless satellite formation control using magnetic forces for future spacecraft swarms.
“We Must Strengthen Our Processes”: NASA Issues Update on ‘Antenna Mishap’ Involving Deep Space Station 14
NASA officials have completed an investigation into an incident that caused damage to the 70-meter Deep Space Station 14 antenna last September.
A Spacecraft Mysteriously Went Silent—Now NASA Officials Are Speaking Up After Months of Speculation
This week, NASA has officially confirmed the end of its MAVEN Mars mission after the spacecraft mysteriously fell silent late last year.