A Mars-sized planet is aimlessly zooming through the Milky Way

The smallest rogue planet found to date, it wanders through the Milky Way with no parent star or gravitational siblings to keep it company.

• Oct 30, 2020

Asteroid samples sealed up for return to Earth

Scientists say more than 2 pounds of material from the surface of asteroid Bennu was captured by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

• Oct 29, 2020

SpaceX engine swap should clear way for astronaut launch

SpaceX is replacing two suspect engines in the Falcon 9 rocket that will boost four astronauts to the space station.

• Oct 29, 2020

Telescope gives closer look at asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion

16 Psyche is one of the most massive objects in the solar system's main asteroid belt — and it appears to be made entirely of metal worth approximately $10,000 quadrillion.

• Oct 28, 2020

Moon may have a lot more water than once thought

Studies suggest there could be ice stored in permanently shadowed "cold traps" at lunar polar regions.

• Oct 27, 2020

NASA plans November 14 launch for next SpaceX Crew Dragon

The launch will mark the first operational flight by SpaceX's commercially developed Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• Oct 26, 2020

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral

With Saturday's launch, SpaceX has put 895 Starlinks into orbit, 180 of them — more satellites than any other company owns -- in less than three weeks.

• Oct 24, 2020

NASA confirms successful asteroid sample collection

Photographs indicated the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured much more than the minimum amount needed for mission success.

• Oct 23, 2020

NASA scientists elated with asteroid sampling mission

Images from the spacecraft give researchers confidence an attempt to collect samples from an asteroid was successful.

• Oct 21, 2020

Space station crew returns to Earth after 195-day mission

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two cosmonauts head home to close out action-packed space flight.

• Oct 22, 2020

NASA asteroid mission declares "touchdown"

The dramatic effort to collect a sample is the centerpiece of an $800 million mission.

• Oct 20, 2020

NASA spacecraft trying to bring asteroid sample back to Earth

The drama unfolds Tuesday as the U.S. takes its first crack at collecting asteroid samples for return to Earth.

• Oct 19, 2020

SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites

It was the first of two planned Starlink launchings in just three days.

• Oct 19, 2020

Star dies by "spaghettification" as it's consumed by black hole

Astronomers recently spotted a black hole swallowing up a star like celestial spaghetti — and no, that's not science fiction.

• Oct 15, 2020

NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts, rocket toward space station

Astronaut Kate Rubins is using NASA's last currently contracted Soyuz seat for a ride to the space station.

• Oct 14, 2020

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