Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

Scientists from NASA and other institutions who have been analyzing the Bennu asteroid sample that returned to Earth last September found molecules, including amino acids, which are essential ingredients of life as we know it.

The discovery supports the theory that asteroids seeded life on Earth.

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that asteroids hold molecules believed to be the precursors to these chemicals. By studying the Bennu samples, they hope to gain more insight into how these ingredients could have evolved.

The SPHEREx comprises two main sections — the bottom half is the spacecraft with the onboard computer, telecom system, solar array, and other parts, while the top half is the payload, which includes the BAE Systems-built telescope and also the cones that act as thermal shields to keep the observatory cool.

The robotic arm delivered NASA astronaut Suni Williams to a worksite during a record-breaking spacewalk at the International Space Station.

The vice president leading Boeing's Starliner spacecraft unit, Mark Nappi, has left his role in the program and been replaced by the company's International Space Station program manager, John Mulholland,

Front Range students are getting an out-of-this-world experience as part of NASA's "HUNCH" Program. That stands for High Schools United with Nasa Creating Hardware. Eight students from Jefferson County and one from Saint Vrain School District traveled to Texas to present their bio-medical designs to solve medical challenges for astronauts.