NASA is preparing to map the boundary where the solar wind meets interstellar space in its Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, set for launch sometime after September of this year. IMAP ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – This week, NASA aims to fire off rockets into the night sky over Alaska in an attempt to better understand polar auroras – more commonly known as the Northern Lights. Like ...

NASA will be launching three sounding rockets at the moon’s shadow during Monday’s solar eclipse to study how the phenomenon affects the Earth’s atmosphere.

NASA's Space Launch System is built to return astronauts to the moon. Photos and one chart show how it compares to other rockets in size and strength.

NASA sent the Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket on an expedition to the International Space Station to deliver supplies and conduct investigations in a Tuesday night launch that NASA said could ...

NASA is just hours away from finally sending its big new moon rocket on its first test flight. The launch window opens at 1:04 a.m. Eastern. The 32-story-tall behemoth is being prepped by workers ...

How to watch NASA's sounding rocket experiment. The public will have plenty of opportunities to witness the rocket launches themselves on the big day, both in person and online.. The launch window ...

People in many eastern states, including New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, may be able to see a Rocket Lab Electron rocket that is scheduled to be launched by NASA on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.

The RS-25 engine—tried and tested during the Space Shuttle program—is what helps make the SLS the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built, providing over 500,000 pounds of thrust in a vacuum.

As NASA's moon rocket ignited in darkness, it triggered an avalanche of snowy white clouds around the launch pad.. The plumes billowed, clinging to the air long after the spacecraft vanished out ...

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is officially underway, with SLS lifting off from Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning and sending the Orion spacecraft on a 25-day journey to the Moon and back.