NASA is tracking a massive asteroid headed towards Earth named 2021 R16, which will come remarkably close to our planet as it ...

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 7:30 a.m., Wednesday September 24 for the launch of IMAP weather missions on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The two NASA missions are the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP, and the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.

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

As well as these missions being important first steps into space for NASA, the trips offered us a new perspective on our planet. The entire Earth would not be seen in one frame until Apollo 17 with ...

The halo was first glimpsed in 1972 when Apollo 16 astronauts placed an ultraviolet camera developed by Dr. George Carruthers on the Moon.

SpaceX is set to launch early Wednesday to send up three satellites on a million-mile trip to tackle the mysteries of space weather including how to protect from the sun’s disruptive and dangerous ...

A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth's invisible "halo," the faint light given off by our planet's outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the ...

Dr. Eric Christian shares the importance of the IMAP mission and how it will play a part in the Artemis moon missions.

Over six missions, 12 astronauts explored the lunar surface, collecting samples and conducting experiments that deepened our cosmic understanding - but the last crew landed in 1972.

NASA announced the 2025 class of astronauts, and it includes someone who already is a record-breaking astronaut.

NASA had already said that it wanted to launch the mission no later than the end of April 2026, and earlier this year touted the possibility of a February 2026 launch. To space fans’ delight, a top ...