NASA rules out bringing astronauts home on Boeing's Starliner
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
After months of testing and debate, NASA is poised to decide whether or not to bring two astronauts home aboard Boeing's Starliner.
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer flew past Earth on Aug. 20, capturing unique images along the way.
August's full moon, a rare blue moon and supermoon, is lighting up the night sky this week. Here's what time it peaks and where you should look.
The Perseid meteor shower peaked in the night skies of Sunday into Monday, giving astronomy fans one of the best shows of 2024 as they looked to the skies.
No final decisions have been made and NASA remains hopeful ongoing tests will show the Starliner can safely return its crew to Earth.
The Cygnus spacecraft will catch up with the space station on Tuesday, bringing more than 4 tons of needed supplies and equipment.
The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's giant leap.
The full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will last three days, peaking on Sunday morning.
The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.
The engine failure blamed for stranding 20 Starlink satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit was caused by a liquid oxygen leak.
The engine's "rapid unscheduled disassembly," as Elon Musk put it, almost certainly will trigger downstream launch delays.
A planet 64 light-years from Earth was already known for deadly weather. Now scientists say the planet also smells like rotten eggs.
Four volunteer crew members emerged Saturday from NASA's first simulated Mars environment, where they'd spent more than a year.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
