An 18-year-old will fly to space with Jeff Bezos
The first paying customer to fly aboard a Blue Origin rocket is a teenage physics student.
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NASA beams back spectacular images of Jupiter and Ganymede
NASA's Juno probe has flown closer to Jupiter and its largest moon, Ganymede, than any other spacecraft in more than two decades.
Assembly of capsules that will carry astronauts to moon ramps up
Lockheed Martin sets up high-tech assembly center to speed processing of Orion deep space capsules.
40-year mystery of Jupiter's X-ray aurora flares finally uncovered
New data from NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals a "beautiful chain of events," one researcher says.
How to watch the Perseids — the best meteor shower of the year
The best celestial event of the summer is here, so get out your telescopes and cameras.
Watch Venus and Mars align in a planetary conjunction tonight
Earth's cosmic next-door neighbors will appear in the sky only a finger's width apart on July 12.
Branson and Virgin Galactic complete successful space flight
On Sunday, Richard Branson became the first owner of a private space company to launch aboard one of his own spacecraft.
Branson flight signals confidence in commercial spaceflight
Branson and five crewmates are set for a dramatic sub-orbital flight to space.
Richard Branson heading for space this weekend
Branson and five crewmates plan to launch Sunday on the first fully commercial passenger flight to space.
Space tourism era ready for liftoff
Richard Branson is slated to be on his Virgin Galactic's maiden manned flight and the same goes for Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin's first manned flight a few days later.
Station astronauts welcome civilian space travel
As billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson prepare for space flights, professional astronauts say bring it on.
Astronomers discover record-breaking small white dwarf star
Astronomers have spotted the smallest yet most massive white dwarf star ever seen.
Richard Branson will fly into space July 11, beating Bezos by 9 days
Branson will beat commercial space rival Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
Legendary aviator to join Bezos for space flight
"I can hardly wait," said Wally Funk, one of the "Mercury 13" female aviators rejected by NASA in the 1960s, who will finally get to fly in space.
SpaceX launches satellites in rare polar orbit mission
SpaceX Transporter 2 mission highlights growing market for small satellite launches.
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