Aug 06 WATCH: Scientists release most detailed sun images ever By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 5:07 What scientists are learning after SpaceX debris crashed into the moon By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin A four-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have hit the moon at 5,400 mph. The SpaceX rocket launched a pair of lunar landers last year, but the company’s scientists say a combination of solar activity and… Continue watching
Aug 03 Total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland in August By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. Continue reading
Jul 14 A sweet discovery: Astronomers say sugar is lurking in the space between stars By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries. Continue reading
Jul 09 Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87 By Associated Press Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space. In 2021, she got her chance aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 6:13 Why SpaceX is rocketing toward largest IPO in stock market history By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, will be going public and is expected to become the largest IPO in stock market history. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ron Insana. Continue watching
Jun 09 WATCH: NASA announces Artemis III test flight astronauts By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press NASA on Tuesday revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the space agency's plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. Continue reading
Jun 04 NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after 6 months of silence By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The space agency confirmed Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations. Continue reading
May 29 Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: NASA shares plans to construct moon base By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. Continue reading