September 11, 2018 Cassini's 'grand finale' at Saturn lands NASA an Emmy If you watched the Cassini probe's spectacular dive into Saturn last September, you weren't alone — in fact, space fans worldwide followed its social media campaign, illustrations and animations of the big event, and the "Grand Finale" dive and commentary itself was watched 2 million times, according to NASA.
September 10, 2018 Pluto should be a planet again, researchers argue Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, according to a new research study.
September 7, 2018 Elon Musk says we're probably living in a simulation Elon Musk thinks we're all probably trapped in a "Matrix"-like pseudo existence.
September 7, 2018 NASA will launch 2 rockets to test a Mars parachute and track 'nanoflares' NASA will launch two brief rocket missions tomorrow (Sept. 7): One will test a parachute that could be used to help land the next rover on Mars ; the other will measure tiny explosions on the sun called "nanoflares."
September 7, 2018 Alien life could exist on worlds overflowing with water, new research suggests Even on alien worlds covered by water, a new study shows that there's a chance for life to survive for a long time — despite previous research showing that's unlikely.
September 6, 2018 Hurricane Irma: Kennedy Space Center suffered 'a variety of damage' during storm, NASA says NASA’s Kennedy Space Center sustained “a variety of damage” as a result of Hurricane Irma, officials have confirmed.
September 6, 2018 Exoplanet 'twice the size of Earth' discovered 145 light-years away An exoplanet twice the size of Earth, known as Wolf 503b, has been found just 145 light-years away from our home planet.
September 6, 2018 NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets closer to 'touching the Sun' NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has deployed key instruments on its historic journey to the Sun.
September 6, 2018 NASA's $1 million Mars-settling challenge: Turn CO2 into sugar If you know your way around a chemistry lab, you could help humanity set up shop on Mars — and make some serious cash in the process.
September 6, 2018 To find alien life, NASA needs bigger, bolder exoplanet-hunting telescopes A congressionally mandated report published today (Sept. 5) by the premier science advisory group in the United States has found that NASA should focus its exoplanet research budget on large space- and ground-based telescopes.