NASA scientists are gearing up for the world's first mission testing planetary defense — and they want you to watch.
The first Artemis program moonshot likely will be delayed to November.
The 14,000-mph impact is designed to test whether a future threatening asteroid can be nudged off course.
The DART spacecraft is set to purposely crash into an asteroid — a test for a potential real threat far in the future.
Stargazers can get the view of a lifetime on Monday night as Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963.
This was the 387th flight of a Delta rocket since 1960 and the 95th and final launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
NASA aims for Tuesday launch of oft-delayed Space Launch System rocket, but forecasters are 80% no-go.
Monday will be a monumental day for the "history of humankind" as a high-speed spacecraft smashes into an asteroid at nearly 15,000 mph.
The ALMA radio telescope in Chile's Andes mountains picked up something "really puzzling" in the Sagittarius A* data, scientists said.
Engineers are reviewing test data to determine if NASA can press ahead toward a September 27 launch target.
Frank Rubio's Soyuz launch is NASA's first under an agreement that also calls for cosmonaut launches on SpaceX ferry ships.
Webb's unprecedented infrared imaging capabilities provide a new glimpse into the farthest planet from the sun.
It turns out it's more of a "bloop" than a "boom."
Along with a leak-free fueling test, NASA needs Space Force clearance to press ahead for a third launch try September 27.
The rover is collecting samples rich in the raw materials of life, but laboratory analysis on Earth will be needed to draw conclusions.
