Meet the Houston mom of two who’s on track to fly to the moon or even Mars

Houston native Anna Menon, who was inspired by a fourth-grade NASA field trip and has already flown to space on a SpaceX ...

Space weather research mission launch delayed by NASA

NASA and SpaceX will launch three satellites on Wednesday to study space weather, including the solar wind, the boundary of ...

Sammamish woman named NASA astronaut candidate

A woman from Sammamish joined the prestigious ranks of NASA astronaut candidates Monday. Lauren Edgar, 40, of Sammamish was ...

NASA introduces new class of astronauts who could fly to moon, Mars. Here's a look

The next generation of American astronauts have been introduced as the intrepid spacefarers who could be part of landmark NASA missions back to the moon and eventually to the surface of Mars.

N.H. team contributed to NASA mission scheduled to launch this week

The team at the University of New Hampshire worked on a mission that will help answer questions about how life formed on ...
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10 people who beat 8,000 others to become NASA astronaut candidates

NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a ...

Astronomers want to blow up this asteroid before it likely strikes Moon

Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...

‘City killer’ asteroid is hurtling towards the moon — so panicked NASA scientists want to nuke it

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes. Their unorthodox ...

NASA 'considering blowing up' asteroid before potential Moon crash in seven years

NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to astronauts. It comes after NASA intentionally used a spacecraft to bump ...