NASA Astronaut, 2 Russian Cosmonauts From International Space Station Return To Earth
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russia's Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko touched down at 5:20 p.m. local time Monday after spending 173 days in space.
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NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russia's Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko touched down at 5:20 p.m. local time Monday after spending 173 days in space.
For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star -- and these new worlds could hold life.
A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off Sunday morning from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. It was visible for just seconds before ducking into clouds on its way to the International Space Station, with a load of supplies.
Scientists have detected a black hole that's taken a record-breaking decade to devour a star — and it's still chewing away.
Black Renaissance welcomes Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first African-American woman to voyage into outer space. She was a crew member on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth...
Harry Truman was in the White House the last time the moon was as close to earth as it will be on Monday night.
If you're a fan of super moons, you're in for the treat of the century – so far.
Federal meteorologists say Earth's 16-month streak of record high temperatures is finally over.
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted possible water plumes spewing from one of Jupiter's icy moons.
A rumor about a tangential change in the heavens has reared its head again, affecting anyone who believes in astrology… ergo millions.
Californians have been bracing for a dry La Niña winter, but instead the forecast is starting to sound more like a line from Goldilocks: Not too hot, not too cold, just right.
An asteroid the size of a school bus buzzed by Earth Wednesday in an exceptionally close — but safe — flyby. Scientists discovered the object on Monday, just two days before its encounter with Earth.
NASA is preparing for a Thursday night launch of a spacecraft on two-year mission to get a sample from an asteroid and return it to the earth.
A NASA spacecraft has found what appears to be an inactive volcano on the surface of the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Six scientists are close to wrapping up a year of near-isolation in a Mars simulation on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano.
Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welcoming commercial crew capsules as soon as next year.
The mother of all meteor showers is about to go down, and it's going to be amazing.
SpaceX successfully launched a critical space station docking port for astronauts early Monday, along with a DNA decoder for high-flying genetic research.
Newly arrived space station astronaut Kate Rubins -- who grew up in Napa -- will attempt to complete the first full-blown DNA decoding, or "sequencing," in orbit.
Juno, NASA's spacecraft, has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter.
Three astronauts, including a native of the Bay Area, boarded the International Space Station on Saturday after a two-day journey aboard a Russian Soyuz space capsule.
The Twitter account belonging to NASA's Kepler spacecraft was hacked on Wednesday, with the feed briefly showing a racy photo before it was taken down.
Juno entered orbit around Jupiter to begin its 20-month mission to explore the giant planet.
High above the fireworks this Fourth of July, a historic milestone is happening 1.74 billion miles away.
