May 9, 2024 NASA’s Dragonfly drone cleared for flight to Saturn’s moon, Titan NASA'S Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled for a 2028 journey to Saturn's largest moon, Titan, which is located 746 million miles from Earth.
May 1, 2024 John and Annie Glenn Museum houses roots of life, and love, that reached for the stars The John and Annie Glenn Museum opens to the public for the 2024 season on Wednesday, May 1. It traces the formative years of astronaut John Glenn and his wife.
April 25, 2024 On this day in history, April 25, 1990, Hubble Space Telescope placed in orbit by Space Shuttle Discovery The Hubble Space Telescope, proclaimed by NASA to be the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo, was placed in orbit on this day in history, April 25, 1990.
April 24, 2024 NASA re-establishes communication with Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft that went silent for months NASA re-established communication with Voyager 1, an interstellar spacecraft that nearly five months ago began sending unreadable data back to the space agency.
April 17, 2024 Rare star explosion expected to be 'once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity,' NASA officials say Astronomers predict that a star system located 3,000 light years away from planet Earth will become visible this year as a nova explosion is to occur, NASA officials say.
April 17, 2024 On this day in history, April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts return alive, defy odds after space explosion The three astronauts on board the Apollo 13 mission safely returned to Earth after an explosion in space threatened their lives on this day in history, April 17, 1970.
April 16, 2024 NASA confirms object that struck Florida home came from pallet of batteries intended to burn up in atmosphere NASA confirmed that an object that struck a Naples, Florida, home in March was part of a load released from the International Space Station, intended to burn up on re-entry.
April 16, 2024 NASA's plan to bring Mars samples to Earth undergoes revision due to budget cuts NASA's plan to retrieve samples from Mars for analysis on Earth is on hold due to cost and time constraints. The project has been deemed too expensive.
April 11, 2024 NASA findings from the last year including extraordinary asteroid samples, galactic discoveries NASA is constantly researching and discovering more about space. In 2023, the space agency made some big leaps in space discoveries.
April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse 2024: NASA's 'Moon' X account blocks 'Sun' account on social media: 'Oops I did it again' The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Moon X account humorously revealed that it had "blocked" the NASA Sun account during the solar eclipse Monday.