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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
By Robert Lea published
NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar exploring spacecraft located 12.8 billion miles from home.

New NASA images reveal giant hole in Curiosity rover's wheel after 12 years of 'abuse' on Mars
By Harry Baker published
Images captured by Curiosity's onboard cameras show several large tears in the tire of one of the rover's wheels. However, the damage does not appear to be slowing the roaming robot down.

Weird 'zebra rock' on Mars is unlike anything seen before on Red Planet, NASA says
By Sascha Pare published
NASA's Perseverance rover has sent home pictures of a mysterious black-and-white striped rock, the likes of which scientists have never seen before on Mars.

NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to overcome extreme cold and dwindling power.

'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The breakthrough could help unravel further mysteries surrounding the static Martian arachnids.

Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says
By Josh Dinner published
With Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.

NASA spacecraft captures 1st photo of its giant solar sail while tumbling in space
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's testing a solar sail system in space, and the spacecraft that brought the tech there has snapped a photo.

Watch Live: Boeing Starliner is about to return to Earth without its crew
By Brandon Specktor published
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth today after undocking from the International Space Station without its crew. A livestream of the mission begins at 5:45 p.m. ET.

NASA's newly unfurled solar sail has started 'tumbling' end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show
By Harry Baker published
A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier. However, subsequent observations of the spacecraft show it is "tumbling or wobbling" through space, which may have also impacted its trajectory around our planet.

Fallout from NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission could hit Earth — potentially triggering 1st human-caused meteor shower
By Harry Baker published
A new study suggests that millions of tiny space rock fragments, which were ejected from the 2022 collision between asteroid Dimorphos and NASA's DART spacecraft, may be on a collision course with Earth and Mars.
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