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Juno flyby of Europa and a new, clear image
Images - including a detailed, closeup one released October 5, 2022 - from the September 29 Juno flyby of Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter.
October 5, 2022
Collision may have formed the moon in only hours
New simulations from NASA show that a collision may have formed the moon in mere hours. Watch a video of the simulation and read more.
October 5, 2022
Launches: NASA and ESA look to the moon
In Launches: NASA and ESA reaffirmed their intent to cooperate on lunar missions at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress held in September in Paris.
October 5, 2022
Sputnik launched 65 years ago
The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik I satellite into Earth orbit on October 4, 1957. Sputnik’s unassuming beep ushered in the Space Age 65 years ago.
October 4, 2022
Heatwave on Jupiter, from its aurora
Scientists have discovered a heatwave on Jupiter, thought to be generated and driven by the giant planet's mighty auroras.
October 3, 2022
Moon’s wandering poles revealed in new study
A new study from scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center "erased craters" to better understand the moon's wandering poles over time.
October 3, 2022
The Wow! Signal: New search comes up empty
Scientists with Breakthrough Listen conducted a new search around a sun-like star for the famous Wow! Signal from 1977. Unfortunately, they heard nothing.
October 2, 2022
Launches: Crew-5 arrives in Florida for ISS launch
In Launches: The Crew-5 mission team arrived at KSC on October 1, 2022, in anticipation of liftoff to the International Space Station on October 5.
October 1, 2022
Launches: Firefly makes 3rd try to launch load of CubeSats
In Launches: Firefly Aerospace will make another attempt - its 3rd - to launch its Alpha rocket very early on October 1, 2022.
September 30, 2022
Hubble needs a boost. Will this new plan provide it?
The Hubble Space Telescope is slowly sinking lower in orbit. Now NASA, SpaceX and the Polaris Program have announced they plan to study how to boost it.
September 30, 2022
