NASA DART mission crashes into asteroid
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Monday marked a historic day for NASA as its DART spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid to redirect the space rock.

NASA's Artemis 1 launch delayed
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NASA postponed its Artemis I launch Monday after issues emerged during countdown, delaying the debut of its towering moon rocket and its long-awaited mission to the moon.

NASA to launch 6 small satellites to study, monitor the tropics

The small satellites are an addition to the "TROPICS" project which stands for Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats

NASA commissions independent team to study UFOs

Lawmakers from both parties say UFOs are a national security concern, but scientists don't believe the sightings are "extra-terrestrial in origin."

Groundbreaking held for space shuttle Endeavour’s LA museum

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for a museum that will permanently exhibit the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles.

UCLA grad Jessica Watkins live from the International Space Station
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UCLA graduate and rookie astronaut Jessica Watkins speaks with FOX 11's Michaela Perreira live from the International Space Station. Watkins, who received her doctorate in geology from UCLA, recently made aerospace history when she becomes the first Black woman to ever serve as a crew member on the International Space Station.

How to watch the total lunar eclipse in SoCal

Southern California's first total lunar eclipse of the year is just around the corner!

NASA’s Hubble telescope spots farthest star ever seen

“We’ve certainly seen galaxies further away, but that is the new record-holder for the most distanced star that we know of,” NASA astronomer Jane Rigby said.

NASA spacecraft ‘touches’ sun for first time ever, flew through star's upper atmosphere

It took a few months to get the data back, but NASA was finally able to confirm its spacecraft officially touched the sun and flew through its atmosphere, known as the corona.

NASA looking for ideas for putting a nuclear reactor on the moon

If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it.

Making history: UCLA grad will become 1st Black woman on Space Station crew

Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, will serve aboard the International Space Station next year, becoming the first Black woman to be part of the crew aboard the orbiting station.

No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers

The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station as early as this weekend will be stuck using diapers on the way home because of their capsule’s broken toilet.

NASA shares audio that represents all of the galaxies in space

NASA created a representation of all the galaxies played as sound using data sonification to transform the space imagery.