NASA's rover begins hunt for ancient life on Mars NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is about to begin its historic hunt for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. News Lens • 22 Jul
Hubble Space Telescope back in business NASA's Hubble Space Telescope returned to full science operations this week and captured images of two unusual galaxies, NASA said. News Lens • 21 Jul
NASA's Juno spacecraft flies past Ganymede and Jupiter NASA's Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter's ice-encrusted moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in more than two decades, less than a day later, Juno made ... News Lens • 15 Jul
NASA craft on return after collecting asteroid samples A NASA spacecraft, which scientists believe has collected samples from an asteroid, has begun its two-year journey back to Earth. World • 11 May
NASA launches first controlled flight on another planet NASA has made history when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully attempted the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. World • 19 Apr
NASA delays Mars helicopter flight for tech check NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its ... World • 11 Apr
Mars helicopter ready for first flight The helicopter that NASA has placed on Mars could make its first flight over the Red Planet within two days after a successful initial test ... World • 10 Apr
NASA helicopter survives first night alone on Mars NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, the US space agency said, hailing it as "a major ... World • 06 Apr
NASA's Mars helicopter to take flight in early April NASA is targeting early April for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet. News Lens • 24 Mar
Huge asteroid passes 'close' by Earth at 124,000km/hr The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a ... News Lens • 22 Mar
Large asteroid to pass 'close' by earth An asteroid some 900 metres in diameter will have what in astronomical terms is deemed a 'close encounter' with earth today. While it will pass ... Asteroid • 21 Mar
NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing The US space agency NASA has released the first audio from Mars, a faint wind sound captured by the Perseverance rover. World • 23 Feb
NASA Perseverence Mars Rover sends new colour images NASA has released stunning new photographs from Perseverance, including one of the rover being gently lowered to the surface of Mars by a set of ... World • 19 Feb
NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short NASA conducted a test firing of the engines for its giant Space Launch System lunar rocket yesterday, but they shut down earlier than planned, the ... World • 17 Jan
SpaceX launches four astronauts to space station Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station last night. World • 16 Nov 20
NASA delays new SpaceX flight due to bad weather NASA has postponed today's planned launch of a crewed SpaceX vessel to the International Space Station (ISS) due to inclement weather. World • 14 Nov 20
Spacecraft stores rock samples from asteroid NASA said its robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex was able to stow a rock and dust sample scooped up from the asteroid Bennu. World • 29 Oct 20
Spacecraft lands on asteroid to collect rock samples After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface to collect rock and dust samples in a precision ... World • 21 Oct 20
Nokia to build mobile network on moon for NASA Finland's Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first mobile phone network on the moon, the Finnish company said today. Business • 19 Oct 20
US astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts blast off for ISS A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts has blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and successfully reached orbit Science and Technology • 14 Oct 20
International Space Station moved to avoid space debris Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have carried out an "avoidance manouevre" to ensure they would not be hit by a piece of orbiting debris. World • 23 Sep 20
Issue onboard Mars-bound rover 'not overly concerning' The technical issue which occurred shortly after the launch of NASA's latest Mars rover Perseverance was not serious, the agency has confirmed. World • 30 Jul 20
NASA's new rover to lift off in search of life on Mars NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars tomorrow with the lift-off of its next-generation, six-wheeled robot, Perseverance. World • 29 Jul 20
Solar probe reveals Sun's closest-ever photos A solar probe built by the European Space Agency and NASA has delivered the closest photos ever taken of the Sun's surface. World • 17 Jul 20
SpaceX mission blasts off with two astronauts on board SpaceX has launched with two astronauts on board, making it the first NASA crew bound for orbit from the US in nine years. US • 30 May 20
