May 28 SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft broke apart. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Trump announces concept for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense program in the U.S. By Tara Copp, Associated Press While the president picked the concept he wanted, the Pentagon is still developing the requirements that Golden Dome will need to meet — which is not the way new systems are normally developed. Continue reading
May 04 How some ‘Star Wars’ stories have transferred to real life By Daniel B. Oerther, William Schonberg, The Conversation There are elements of these ancient, distant George Lucas stories that might seem like science fiction but are, in fact, science reality. Continue reading
Apr 21 A green comet is fading fast after its trip around the sun By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press “We'll soon be left with just a dusty rubble pile.”… Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator prioritizes sending U.S. astronauts to Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press “As the president stated, we will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars and, along the way, we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the moon," billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman said in his opening remarks. Continue reading
Apr 01 Bitcoin investor buys entire SpaceX flight for ultimate polar adventure By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they take some responsibility for Starliner issues in 1st news conference back on Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Both astronauts said they would strap into Starliner again. “Because we're going to rectify all the issues that we encountered. We're going to fix them. We're going to make it work,” Wilmore said, adding he'd go back up “in a… Continue reading
Mar 20 It’s the spring equinox. What in the heavens is happening? By Associated Press The events have been marked and celebrated around the world for centuries. Continue reading
Mar 06 Another private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, but may have fallen over By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:52 Blue Ghost lunar landing highlights NASA’s partnership with the private sector By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas NASA’s partnership with the private sector took a key step forward with a successful moon landing. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the company, Firefly Aerospace, stuck the landing safely early Sunday, making it the first commercial spacecraft to… Continue watching