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New lunar lander Athena is on the moon, but …
The lunar lander Athena - Intuitive Machines' 2nd mission to the moon - made it to the surface on March 6, 2025. Unfortunately, it appears to be tipped over.
March 6, 2025
Get an exclusive peek inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building
EarthSky's Greg Diesel Walck brings us an exclusive peek inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on February 25, 2025, to see Artemis 2.
February 26, 2025
Starship explodes minutes after launch, planes diverted
SpaceX mission launched its newly upgraded Starship late Thursday, but the ship exploded minutes after launch. No crew was aboard.
January 17, 2025
Chinese rocket disintegrates over the Caribbean
On December 19, 2024, a Chinese rocket disintegrated over the Caribbean, and meteor cameras on Puerto Rico captured multiple views of the event.
December 20, 2024
NASA testing underwater robots to explore ocean worlds
NASA is testing prototypes for autonomous underwater robots that could one day explore our solar system's subsurface oceans.
December 1, 2024
Observers’ report: SpaceX Starship and electrophonic sounds
Observers in Puerto Rico reported hearing low-frequency sounds as the SpaceX Starship rocket flew past on November 19, 2024. Were they electrophonic sounds?
November 30, 2024
Europa Clipper en route and all systems go
Europa Clipper is on its way to explore Europa, the icy ocean moon of Jupiter. Deployment and testing of its instruments is underway and going smoothly.
November 26, 2024
Could the space station leak lead to ‘catastrophic failure’?
In 2019, the space station acquired a leak in a transfer tunnel. NASA said the space station leak could lead to a "catastrophic failure."
November 21, 2024
Who moved this Skynet satellite thousands of miles? And why?
An old UK Skynet satellite should still be over East Africa. But instead it's now over the Pacific Ocean near western South America. Who moved it and why?
November 15, 2024
LIVE MONDAY: A Fermi Paradox solution with Alan Stern
Join us at 12:15 CST (18:15 UTC) on Monday, November 11, when former NASA chief Alan Stern will be discussing the Fermi Paradox. Where are all the aliens?
November 10, 2024
