SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
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Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
Despite losing its booster during a landing attempt, the upper stage reached orbit as planned.
Space agencies worldwide are gearing up missions in 2025 to expand humanity's horizons, from the moon and Mars to asteroids and beyond.
The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth.
NASA confirmed its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun.
Last week, the Northern Lights had people across Northern California looking up at the night sky. Now, there's another rare celestial event on the horizon.
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
The successful capture of the returning Super Heavy rocket with giant mechanical arms is a key element in SpaceX's goal of "rapid reusability"
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
Crew 9 commander Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will stay behind when the Crew 9 mission takes off on Sept. 24.
The crash-landing of a SpaceX booster ended a string of 267 successful recoveries in a row.
The landing mishap ended a string of 267 successful booster recoveries.
SpaceX is waiting for better weather in the splashdown zone where the crew will end its five-day mission.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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 first of 2024's four consecutive supermoons, the blue moon will reach peak illumination on Monday and will shine brightly through Wednesday.
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.
A planet 64 light-years from Earth was already known for deadly weather. Now scientists say the planet also smells like rotten eggs.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
The Starliner and its two-person crew are now expected to land at White Sands, New Mexico, on June 26.
The Starliner's launch was picture-perfect, but additional helium leaks were detected, triggering another round of troubleshooting.
China hails its lunar probe mission as a success after unfurling a Chinese flag on the far side of the moon and collecting rock and soil samples.
The spacecraft, part of the Chang'e moon exploration program, will collect soil and rock samples.
