Science 'Perseverance' Mission Will Put NASA Wheels Back On Mars Another six-wheeled rover is about to land on Mars. NASA Perseverance's mission is headed to Jezero Crater, which once may have been a lake. It's carrying two new items: a microphone and a helicopter. Joe Palca
Science The Hubble Space Telescope Still Works Great—Except When It Doesn't None of us are perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening more than ever in the last couple years. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks After Midnight. NASA Says It's 'One Of The Best' The light of the moon will reduce the visibility of some fainter meteors, but NASA says it's still worth staying up late — or rising very very early on Wednesday — to see "nature's fireworks." Rachel Treisman
Health NASA Pushes Back Launch Date On Webb Space Telescope, Citing COVID-19 The launch of the $10 billion spacecraft, which scientists hope will see back to the time when the first galaxies were formed, has been rescheduled for Oct. 31, 2021. Scott Neuman
Solar Orbiter Probe Snaps Closest Photos Ever Taken Of The Sun, Revealing Tiny Flares The first snapshots capture an unprecedented level of detail, including miniature solar flares that scientists are calling "campfires." Rachel Treisman
National NASA Names Headquarters After Mary Jackson, Its First Black Female Engineer The agency will name its Washington, D.C., headquarters after the pioneering scientist whose Space Race-era contributions gained recognition in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Rachel Treisman
Science Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago The successful SpaceX launch has its roots in two previous administrations, but President Trump credited his own leadership. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Health Here's How The Pandemic Is Changing America's Plans For Its Newest Spaceship Later this week, NASA and SpaceX will launch the first rocket carrying astronauts from U.S. soil since the end of the space shuttle era. But COVID-19 has forced some changes to their plans. Geoff Brumfiel
Science Coronavirus Fears Have NASA Urging Space Fans To Stay Away From Historic Launch The space agency is urging people not to travel to go see astronauts embark on their historic launch from Florida, the first time they will do so in nearly a decade. Nell Greenfieldboyce
National 'Black In Space' Explores NASA's Small Steps And Giant Leaps Toward Equality A new documentary looks at America's struggle to send its first black astronaut to space. "It would've been fantastic if we saw Ed Dwight walking on the moon," says black astronaut Robert Satcher. Michel Martin