SpaceX aborts launch of four-man crew to space station just before liftoff

An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system prompted the postponement.

• Feb 27, 2023

Space station crew welcomes replacement Soyuz

In Florida, a SpaceX readied a Crew Dragon capsule for launch early Monday to carry another four-man crew to the outpost.

• Feb 26, 2023

Replacement for damaged Soyuz crew ship launch to space station

The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft will provide a safe ride home for three space station fliers whose ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid impact.

• Feb 23, 2023

Astronomers "discovered the impossible" about the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope revealed galaxies from more than 13 billion years ago that seem to be as mature as the Milky Way is now: "Something so unexpected it actually creates problems for science."

• Feb 23, 2023

Crew Dragon astronauts gear up for launch to space station

NASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship

• Feb 21, 2023

Mysterious object that shook Texas likely a meteorite: NASA

A meteor fragment has been found in El Sauz, Texas on private property.

• Feb 21, 2023

SpaceX launches two Falcon 9s and 52 satellites in doubleheader

The Friday doubleheader saw 51 Starlinks reach orbit, followed by a high-power Inmarsat communications relay station.

• Feb 17, 2023

Possible meteorite shakes Texas neighborhoods

A mysterious object crashed into Texas this week, shaking neighborhoods near McAllen in the southern part of the state near its border with Mexico.

• Feb 16, 2023

Rare green comet makes final appearance for Valentine's Day

If you're still looking for the perfect – or last-minute – way to celebrate Valentine's Day, look no further than the sky above.

• Feb 14, 2023

Russia delays launch of replacement for damaged Soyuz crew ship

Engineers first want to find out what caused a similar coolant leak on a nearby Progress cargo ship.

• Feb 13, 2023

A piece of the sun "broke" off. Here's what it means.

One space weather physicist said that the polar wind that swept up the plasma was moving "insanely fast" – at about 60 miles a second.

• Feb 13, 2023

Russian cargo ship suffers loss of coolant

Two months after a Soyuz crew ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid, a Russian cargo ship suffered a similar problem.

• Feb 11, 2023

Satellite images show massive damage from Turkey-Syria quakes

Satellite images from the NASA Earth Observatory show the scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria.

• Feb 10, 2023

SpaceX test fires Super Heavy booster in major milestone

During the seven-second test, 31 Raptor engines fired in concert, a major milestone for SpaceX.

• Feb 9, 2023

Scientists find dense ring around dwarf planet, but can't quite explain why

Quaoar is part of a collection of about 3,000 dwarf planets known as trans-Neptunian objects, which are beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune.

• Feb 8, 2023

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