The Latest Breaking News from NASA

Nasa uses GPS on the Moon for the first time

Navigation breakthrough signals new era of exploration and discovery on the lunar surface

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

Space · Mar 6, 2025

Nokia launches first mobile phone network on the Moon

Unlike traditional satellite communications used in space, Nokia’s lunar network will rely on cellular technology similar to Earth’s

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'

NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.

Space · Mar 6, 2025

1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.

Space · Mar 6, 2025

Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch it live.

Space · Mar 6, 2025

US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone

A drill to search for ice. Also aboard Athena is PRIME-1, a NASA instrument carrying a drill to search for ice and other chemicals beneath the lunar surface, paired with a spectrometer to analyze its findings.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025

Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)

It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.

Space · Mar 5, 2025

The US will 'plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond,' Trump tells Congress

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress.

Space · Mar 5, 2025

Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Space · Mar 5, 2025