A Daring Rescue: Mission Launches to Save NASA’s Swift Telescope
NASA launches a daring rescue mission to save the Swift telescope. A robotic spacecraft will boost the aging observatory to a higher orbit, extending its life by a decade.
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NASA Launches Daring Mission to Save Falling Space Telescope
NASA’s robotic spacecraft has launched to rescue a decaying X-ray telescope before it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere. Here’s how the daring orbital catch works.
NASA’s Artemis II Breaks Agency Streaming Record With 149M Views
NASA’s Artemis II mission drew 149.4 million views across its live streams, breaking the agency’s all-time record. Here’s how they did it and what it means for space exploration.
Caltech Welcomes Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana as New President
Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist and exoplanet hunter, begins his tenure as Caltech’s 10th president. He outlines priorities in climate, space exploration, and diversity.
Curiosity’s Polygon Paradise: Mars Rover Explores a Fractured Landscape
NASA’s Curiosity rover explores polygonal terrain on Mars, hinting at ancient wet-dry cycles. Scientist William Farrand explains the geology and what it means for the search for life.
Webb Reveals How a Jupiter-Like Planet Survived Its Star’s Death
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a Jupiter-like planet survived its star’s death, migrated to a tight orbit around a white dwarf, and what this means for Earth’s future.
LINK Spacecraft Set to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory in Historic Mission
NASA’s LINK spacecraft will attempt the first robotic boost of the Swift Observatory, extending its life by a decade. Launch set for July 2 from Kwajalein Atoll.
NASA’s Yearlong Simulated Moon Mission: Why You Should Volunteer
NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong simulated Moon/Mars mission starting 2027. Learn what it takes to survive in isolation and why this matters for deep space exploration.
Milky Way’s Spiral Arms Are Way Bigger Than We Thought — Chandra Just Proved It
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the Milky Way’s outer spiral arms stretch much farther than thought, forcing a redraw of our galactic map and reshaping our understanding of the galaxy’s size and structure.
Nobody’s Talking About July 2026’s Sky: A Comet, Saturn’s Tilt, and the Milky Way
July 2026 skywatching tips from NASA: a predawn planetary meetup, returning Comet 13P/Olbers, prime Milky Way views, and Saturn’s rings at a new angle. No telescope required for most events.
TESS Finds a Planet Using Ripples in Spacetime—A First
NASA’s TESS mission has discovered a super-Jupiter planet using relativistic beaming for the first time, opening a new method to find distant worlds hidden from traditional transit searches.
NASA’s New Robotic Moon Missions Pave Way for 2029 Lunar Base
NASA announced three robotic moon missions to scout water ice, test 3D printing, and shield radiation for a planned 2029 lunar base.