A near‑total lunar eclipse will darken the Moon for most of North and South America on Thursday, with peak coverage of 96.2% at 12:12 a.m. ET.
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NASA has reactivated two of Swift's three science instruments after a months‑long low‑drag mode, even as the planned orbital boost by the LINK spacecraft was abandoned.
President Trump phoned a NASA briefing on Aug. 30 to commend the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a mission he previously sought to cancel.
NASA confirmed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is “go” for launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 30, targeting the Sun‑Earth L2 point.
A private rescue attempt for the Swift observatory failed, leaving the aging spacecraft to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re‑entry sometime after October.
The Artemis II crew reflects on their historic mission to the moon, expressing gratitude and awe at the experience.
NASA officials express confidence in launching a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission by 2028 after visiting Idaho National Laboratory.
NASA’s Voyager 1 has passed a power‑draw test for a new ‘Big Bang’ swap that could extend its remaining science instruments by another year.
NASA plans to launch three miniature rotorcraft to Mars in 2028, each equipped with a flexible antenna that resembles a tiny cape, to probe the planet’s shallow subsurface for water ice.
A partial solar eclipse will occur on August 12, with coverage ranging from 37% in Fairbanks, Alaska, to 3% in Detroit, Michigan, and live streaming provided by NASA.