The Latest Breaking News from NASA

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos as part of a test to see if humans can successfully deflect space rocks from potentially dangerous trajectories. A toaster-sized microsatellite called LICIACube was on hand to capture images of the collision and collect rock and dust thrown…

On another planet.

The images should help researchers gain a better understanding of the make-up of Jupiter's atmosphere

The asteroid is flying through space in the grainy black and white video, when suddenly a massive cloud of debris sprays out in front of it, meaning only one thing: impact.

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth blocks the sun and casts a shadow over the surface of the moon. We explore the different types of lunar eclipses here.

NASA this week successfully did what it normally tries to avoid, and destroyed one of its own spacecraft — by ramming it into an asteroid. It was the first step in an experiment that could one day spare humanity from the fate of the dinosaurs by knocking a celestial threat…

NASA teams handled a lot this week — but remain ambiguously optimistic about a possible launch next week.

Scots have an increased chance of seeing aurora borealis in the coming days.

Naomi Watts says it will empower you; Courtney Cox warns that it will consume you; one recent study argues it may be a reason women are leaving the workplace; and a British company is using NASA technology to help.