Science Jul 17 Here’s how NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it’s retired NASA and Elon Musk’s company on Wednesday outlined the plan to burn the space station up on reentry and plunge what’s left into the ocean, ideally at the beginning of 2031 when it hits the 32-year mark.
Science Jul 15 A recently discovered cave on the moon could mean housing for future astronauts Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago…
Science Jul 12 Malfunction on SpaceX rocket leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.
Science Jul 10 WATCH: NASA Starliner crew discusses mission from the International Space Station In their first news conference from orbit Wednesday, NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said they expect to return once thruster testing is complete here on Earth.
Science Jun 06 4th test flight is the charm for SpaceX’s mega rocket Minutes after Thursday morning's liftoff, the first-stage booster separated from the spacecraft and splashed into the gulf precisely as planned, after firing its engines.
Science Jun 05 WATCH: NASA and Boeing launch first crewed Starliner mission to International Space Station It was the third launch attempt for NASA test pilots riding Boeing's Starliner capsule after rocket-related trouble thwarted the first two countdowns.
Science Jun 01 WATCH: 2nd launch attempt for Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight called off at last minute Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years.
Science May 23 A cradle of baby stars revealed in new European space telescope images They were taken following the telescope's Florida launch last year as a warm-up act to its main job currently underway: surveying the so-called dark universe.
Science May 16 Webb telescope uncovers earliest known merger of two massive black holes Scientists reported Thursday that these two gigantic and distant black holes and their galaxies consolidated just 740 million years after the universe-forming Big Bang.
Science May 11 PHOTOS: Solar storm produces dazzling northern lights in Northern Hemisphere An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced a dazzling array of colors in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere and allowed onlookers to view the northern lights right at home.