SpaceX launches Starship on giant rocket's first flight to orbit
The Super Heavy-Starship rocket's 14th test flight, the first boosting the upper stage to orbit, marked a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA.
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The Super Heavy-Starship rocket's 14th test flight, the first boosting the upper stage to orbit, marked a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The only total solar eclipse of 2026 crossed the Northern Hemisphere Wednesday, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. See photos and video from the best viewing locations.
The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Blue Origin assess the impact of Thursday's New Glenn explosion, prompting concern about NASA moon program delays.
The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.
With Artemis II astronauts closing out on-board tests, flight controllers are prepping for reentry and splashdown Friday.
The astronauts aboard Artemis II are the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.
Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.
The photo shows the entire planet, as well as the Northern and Southern lights.
The Artemis II astronauts continued their long coast to the moon, capturing stunning photos along the way.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts — three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — stand out even in an astronaut corps full of super achievers.
NASA launched four astronauts on a historic nine-day trip around the moon and back. Here's everything to know about the Artemis II mission.
The countdown to launch of the Artemis II crew's flight around the moon begins Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A global team of Air Force rescuers is on standby, ready to come to the aid of the Artemis II crew after their space launch.
The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.
Four space station Crew 11 fliers splashed down off the Southern California coast at 3:41 a.m. ET, closing out a 167-day stay in space cut short by a medical issue.
German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.
Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.
The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.
Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.
This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.
