On January 21, 1960, a monkey named Miss Sam launched on a Little Joe rocket to help NASA test the launch escape system for ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...

The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system ...

The European Space Agency released stunning snapshots showing the permanently shadowed craters at the top of our solar system ...

Astra launches its Rocket 3.3 from Cape Canaveral ... (European Space Agency via AP) Spacecraft buzzes Mercury’s north pole and beams back stunning photos Read full article: Spacecraft buzzes ...

NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! This view allowed scientists to get a view directly into the perpetually shadowed craters of Mercury.

This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018. The maneuver put the spacecraft on course to enter orbit around Mercury late next year.

Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...

Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...