An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday. The U.S. Space Force said the Van Allen Probe A came in west of the Galapagos Islands.

A spacecraft built to study one of Earth’s most hostile regions ended its mission with a return through the atmosphere years ...

A rock and a hard place ...

Earth is struck by reentering human-made objects far more often than most people realize. According to debris specialists, some mass survives to the ground about once a week, a reminder that the end ...

NASA is inviting the public to join 36 citizen science projects. Volunteers can help with discoveries from asteroids to Martian clouds. To join, email do-nasa-science-join@lists.nasa.gov with ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater ...

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.

A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced ...

The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1. It will mark humanity’s ...

Under a new partnership with the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS), NASA will provide new advanced satellite data ...

STILL LOOKING FOR THE ATTACKER. TONIGHT. TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT NASA’S VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING. LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND FOR A HOUSE BILL THAT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR NASA AND THE ...