SpaceX scrubs launch of its first "block 5" Falcon 9

The launch of the upgraded version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will be a first

• May 10, 2018

NASA's InSight lander readies for launch to Mars

NASA's InSight Mars lander is the first dedicated solely to studying the interior of the red planet

• May 4, 2018

Bridenstine sworn in as head of NASA after confirmation battle

Vice President Mike Pence swore in the former Oklahoma congressman to lead NASA after a contentious confirmation process

• Apr 23, 2018

Trump's controversial NASA chief narrowly confirmed

Jim Bridenstine, a Navy Reserve pilot, was confirmed as NASA's 13th administrator

• Apr 19, 2018

SpaceX launches NASA planet-hunting satellite

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted a NASA planet-hunting satellite into space Wednesday

• Apr 18, 2018

NASA planet hunter set for 2-year mission

Running two days late, a NASA planet-hunting satellite is ready for its long-awaited mission

• Apr 18, 2018

Diamonds from meteorite may be from lost planet

Researchers examined diamonds found inside the Almahata Sitta meteorite​ and concluded they were most likely formed by a proto-planet at least 4.55 billion years ago

• Apr 17, 2018

Virgin Galactic chalks up successful supersonic test flight

Thursday's launch of SpaceShipTwo is the company's first powered flight since a 2014 crash that destroyed an earlier model and killed its pilot

• Apr 5, 2018

Space station now home to a delicious sprouting onion

Onion breath could be a real issue on the International Space Station now that a cosmonaut has brought the veggie on board

• Apr 2, 2018

SpaceX launches reused cargo ship to space station

A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship bound for the space station will deliver nearly 3 tons of supplies and equipment

• Apr 2, 2018

Image shows space station burning up as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere

China's defunct space station re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after 8 p.m. ET Sunday, mostly burning up over the central South Pacific

• Apr 2, 2018

Tiangong 1: Tracking the Chinese satellite falling to Earth

European Space Agency releases new information about the spacecraft that is plunging toward Earth

• Apr 1, 2018

SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium satellites

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted a fifth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT communications satellites into orbit

• Mar 30, 2018

Space station astronauts stage year's fourth spacewalk

Two newly arrived NASA astronauts ventured outside the lab complex Thursday for the year's fourth spacewalk

• Mar 29, 2018

Chinese space station could fall to Earth this weekend

Agency says there is a very small risk to people living in its projected landing zone

• Mar 27, 2018

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