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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
By Robert Lea published
NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar exploring spacecraft located 12.8 billion miles from home.
On this day in space! Oct. 2, 2015: 100th liftoff for United Launch Alliance
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Oct. 2, 2015, the United Launch Alliance launched its 100th rocket!
James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins.
Heart tissues beat half as strongly on the ISS as they do on Earth
By Victoria Corless published
Using an "organ-on-a-chip" device, scientists have found that heart tissues beat half as strongly on the International Space Station as they do on Earth.
Hubble Space Telescope spies a spiral galaxy in a cosmic 'clock'
By Samantha Mathewson published
A dazzling new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a bright spiral galaxy on a diagonal tilt, resembling a pendulum swinging back and forth through space.
Hubble Space Telescope suggests our ancient universe was surprisingly crowded with supermassive black holes
By Keith Cooper published
A 14-year Hubble Space Telescope study suggests the universe was teeming with supermassive black holes. But how could that be?
Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida in this NASA video from the ISS
By Tariq Malik published
NASA is streaming video views of Hurricane Helene today (as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast and you can watch it online.
'That's weird': James Webb Space Telescope spies a strange galaxy outshining its stars
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
An oddball galaxy in the early universe shines so brightly it outshines its stars.
NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space
By Andrew Jones published
NASA and South Korea's space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission.
NASA restarts art program with New York murals aimed at Artemis Generation
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
As NASA works to return astronauts to the moon, the agency is resurrecting a program aimed at communicating the cultural significance of its missions. A new era for the NASA Arts Program has begun.
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