NASA's new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit
With a final course-correcting thrust, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its gravitational parking spot in orbit around the sun, known as the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point.
'Amazing milestone' as NASA fully deploys Webb telescope in space
Its infrared technology will allow it to see the first stars and galaxies that formed 13.5 billion years ago, giving astronomers new insight into the earliest epoch of the universe.
U.S.-Russia alliance in space shaken by events on planet Earth
For decades, the space station has been a symbol of diplomatic triumph between the U.S. and Russian space agencies, NASA and Roscosmos, and the two countries.
Named after a former NASA director, Webb intends to show humans what the universe looked like even closer to its birth nearly 14 billion years ago.
Massive Webb telescope may see close to the beginning of time
When it begins its work in mid-2022, the telescope will help scientists study some of the earliest light in the universe and peer more closely at planets in other galaxies.
Is NASA’s new telescope worth the risks?
For decades, America has been at the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics. It’d be a mistake to cede that leadership thanks to needless cost overruns and delays.
American rider Christina Birch swapping velodrome for outer space
The 11-time national champion said the intense physical demands of her years of cycling training will prepare her for a journey she hopes will end on the International Space Station.
NASA just launched a spacecraft that will crash into an asteroid
If successful, the mission could help space agencies deflect a future asteroid and avert a catastrophic impact on the Earth.
Russia just created a cloud of bullets in space
It’s important to look at Russia’s use of a missile to destroy a satellite in the context of the increasing weaponization of the cosmos.
Japan's Akihiko Hoshide and three others return safely aboard SpaceX ship
Hoshide became the second Japanese astronaut after Soichi Noguchi to fly aboard a Crew Dragon.
The space organization plans to crash a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 24,000 kph into an asteroid next year.
If the Russian movie project stays on track, it will beat a Hollywood project announced last year by "Mission Impossible" star Tom Cruise together with NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
