The Latest Breaking News from NASA

NASA Assures Surviving Parts of Spacecraft Crashing to Earth Pose 'Low Risk' of Hitting People

NASA's Van Allen Probe A re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 11 March, with the agency putting the odds of debris harming anyone at roughly 1 in 4,200.

International Business Times UK · Mar 12

NASA project leader blames next-generation X-ray telescope cancellation on agency mismanagement

NASA is canceling the AXIS X-ray space telescope mission concept, saying it failed to meet key requirements. But the project leader thinks there's another reason.

Space · Mar 12

Nasa plans to have a permanent base on the Moon by 2030 – how it can be done

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory and proving ground, where astronauts would develop the capabilities to live and work beyond Earth’s orbit.

The Conversation · Mar 12

NASA Satellite Crash 2026: The Sun's 'Solar Maximum' Drags a 14-Year-Old Probe to Earth 8 Years Early — And More Are Ahead

NASA's Van Allen Probe A re-entered Earth's atmosphere 8 years early due to intense solar activity, raising concerns for satellites in low Earth orbit. Learn how solar maximum affects space debris and future missions.

International Business Times UK · Mar 12

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

An old NASA science satellite is no more

The Independent UK · Mar 11

Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft departs the space station

Northrop Grumman's first "Cygnus XL" cargo ship departed the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 12), and is scheduled to deorbit and burn up in Earth's atmosphere this weekend.

Space · Mar 11

Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions

Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.

Space · Mar 11

Scientists squished microbes into a steel 'sandwich' — and made a profound discovery about life in space

"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life could travel between planetary bodies.

LiveScience · Mar 11

3I/ATLAS Update: Harvard Expert Claims 'Alien Spaceship' Is From Milky Way Disc

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely comes from the Milky Way's disc, as astronomers grapple with its bizarre chemistry and disputed age.

International Business Times UK · Mar 11

NASA's DART planetary defense mission reveals asteroids hurling 'cosmic snowballs' at each other

New images from NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission show space rocks exchanging material in a slow process that reshapes their surfaces over millions of years.

Space · Mar 11