The Latest Breaking News from NASA

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew farther than it ever has before on Dec. 20, covering 2,315 feet (705 meters) of Red Planet ground.

SpaceX smashed its own record last year, launching 96 missions to orbit. But 2024 will be even busier, if things go according to plan.

Explore six of the most exciting space missions of 2024, including NASA's Artemis program, Europa Clipper, VIPER, Lunar Trailblazer, JAXA’s MMX, and Hera.

Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here's a rundown of some highlights, from Starship's debut to NASA's first asteroid sample-return.

On Dec. 30, 2023, NASA's Juno spacecraft came closer to the volcanic moon Io than any other mission has in 20 years. In the process, Juno was able to grab some incredible images.

Two commercial spacecraft are scheduled to launch to the Moon early in 2024 under a Nasa initiative called the Commercial Lunar Payload Service CLPS. This programme is intended to kickstart a commercial transportation service that can deliver Nasa experiments and other payloads to the lunar surface.

NASA wants to perform these high-profile missions in 2024, to explore our skies, the Moon and the Solar System like never before.

Rising temperatures have spurred an influx of beavers to Alaska and northern Canada ‘on a huge scale’

The International Space Station will continue to see launching crews mixed with American and Russian astronauts, according to media reports based on a Roscosmos press release.

Russia extends cross-flight programme with NASA until 2025

Tribe accuses space agency of breaking past commitments to consult over lunar missions