SPACE

NASA is set to launch a jumbo spacecraft, Europa Clipper, to see if an icy moon of Jupiter has the characteristics of a habitable world.

In late September, the inspector general identified 588 replacement parts that were operating beyond their planned operational lifetimes.

Millions of asteroids are floating around in space. Find out what you know about these relics of our solar system with this cosmic quiz.

The Federal Aviation Administration wants to fine Elon Musk’s SpaceX $633,009 for allegedly failing to follow license requirements in two recent launches.

The mission was commissioned by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who made a fortune as the founder of Shift4 Payments, and did not involve NASA.

In an exclusive interview, the crew told The Post the suits worked well and the first test in space will allow SpaceX to continue to innovate.

NASA is not focused enough on the future, fails to think strategically and has a mismatch between ambitions and budget, says a sweeping report by aerospace experts.

The “Question Mark Pair” is an optical illusion created by two galaxies that astronomers have observed in deep space with the James Webb Space Telescope.

Almost three months ago, two NASA astronauts flew to space in a Boeing spacecraft – and have been stuck at the International Space Station ever since. Today on “Post Reports,” what went wrong and what this could mean for the future of spaceflight.

The Polaris Dawn mission is the first of three flights that Jared Isaacman has commissioned from SpaceX.

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been on their mission far longer than originally expected.

The political implications for the White House are unmistakable even as NASA vows engineering and data alone will guide whether two astronauts return in the troubled Starliner.

A new batch of data supports the molten moon scenario, delivered by a rover that India deposited last year near the lunar south pole.

Tehran is chasing deals with two Chinese companies that specialize in small satellites with powerful cameras. Intelligence assessments worry about military applications.

The astronauts on the Boeing test flight were supposed to stay on the International Space Station for eight days but could end up staying eight months.

Scientists are intrigued, but caution this does not necessarily mean life on Mars because organic molecules can have non-biological origins.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X that the engine on the mission with no astronauts failed “for reasons currently unknown. Team is reviewing data tonight to understand root cause.”

The latest image from the James Webb telescope shows a pair of intertwined galaxies, known as Arp 142, and nicknamed the Penguin and the Egg.