Jan 15 Ailing astronaut returns to Earth from space station early in NASA's first medical evacuation By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the International Space Station with only one American and two Russians on board. Continue reading
Jan 14 NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation. Continue reading
Jan 08 NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. Continue reading
Dec 10 NASA loses contact with Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence. Continue reading
Dec 09 Bundle up, leave the city and put away the phones. Here's how to watch the Geminids, one of the year's best meteor showers By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman back before Senate seeking NASA's top job By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday, eight months after his first nomination hearing. Continue reading
Nov 26 Scientists detect crackling on Mars believed to be lightning By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. Continue reading
Nov 24 Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule won't carry astronauts on next launch to space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company's next Starliner flight. Instead, Boeing will perform a trial run with cargo to the International Space Station to prove the capsule's safety. Continue reading
Nov 20 NASA releases close-up pictures of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system. Continue reading
Nov 16 NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars' atmosphere By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, mission will help unleash. Continue reading