The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launched Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Credit: NASA+ The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at [...]
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launches on time from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.NASA+ At 6:05 p.m. EDT, nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission for [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 21, 2024.SpaceX Live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel for the launch of SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for [...]
Photo of the Day Comet R3 PanSTARRS might be best remembered as an Orion comet. A key reason is because Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) was near its most spectacular -- in terms of tail visibility -- when passing in front of the iconic constellation. Although rare, other bright comets, too, have ventured across Orion, [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in preparation for launch to the International Space Station.SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a cargo-packed Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready to launch to [...]
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and vibrating the drill to try and get the rock loose. When it finally detached on May [...]
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) away from the rover, on April 29, 2021. Credit: NASA On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is [...]
Photo of the Day What are some of the most interesting astronomical objects you can see in the night sky? Armed with a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope, if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you can look for the very popular objects in the Messier Catalog. Most of them, but [...]
From left, astronauts Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s cupola on Mother’s Day.Credit: NASA/Jessica Meir SpaceX CRS-34, the next mission to resupply the International Space Station, is now targeting its launch for no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 15. A Falcon 9 rocket is [...]
