Dec 18 Watch 6:10 U.S. astronauts stranded in space face another delay before they can return to Earth By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas A pair of NASA astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station since June will have to wait a little longer to come back to Earth. NASA says astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams won’t return now until… Continue watching
Dec 16 Study suggests Saturn's rings could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Continue reading
Dec 05 Stuck Starliner astronauts hit 6 months in space with 2 more to go until they can return By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's two stuck astronauts have hit the six-month mark in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have two more months to go before their mission comes to a close. Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump picks Jared Isaacman, billionaire who performed first private spacewalk, to lead NASA By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Returning SpaceX Crew-8 NASA astronauts discuss their 235-day mission in space By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Three NASA astronauts are speaking at a news conference after spending more than seven months in space aboard the International Space Station. Continue reading
Oct 25 Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Hurricane Milton and Boeing capsule issues By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: NASA launches Europa Clipper to scour Jupiter moon for life's ingredients By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. Continue reading
Oct 07 Spacecraft on its way to investigate asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. Continue reading
Oct 02 NASA switches off a scientific instrument on Voyager 2 to extend spacecraft's lifespan By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — was powered down in late September so the spacecraft can keep exploring for as long as possible, expected into… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Vance and Walz campaign in battleground states days before VP debate In our news wrap Saturday, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz campaigned in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, two separate Russian drone attacks in northeastern Ukraine killed nearly a dozen people, and SpaceX launched a mission… Continue watching