Blue Origin chalks up 13th successful test flight

Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is ramping up to begin launching paying customers.

• Oct 13, 2020

"Asteroid" entering Earth's orbit may be a 1966 NASA rocket

Paul Chodas speculates that asteroid 2020 SO is actually the Centaur upper rocket stage that propelled NASA's Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966.

• Oct 12, 2020

NASA expert identifies mystery object once thought an asteroid

Asteroid 2020 SO, as it is formally known, appears to be a Centaur upper rocket stage that successfully propelled NASA's Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966 before it was discarded.

• Oct 11, 2020

Orionids, one of the best meteor showers, peaks tonight

Skywatchers have the chance to see a spectacular meteor shower this week, as Earth passes through the debris from Halley's Comet.

• Oct 20, 2020

Boeing astronaut steps down from Starliner test flight

Chris Ferguson has been replaced by NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore for Boeing's first piloted Starliner test flight.

• Oct 7, 2020

How to watch Mars make closest approach to Earth until 2035

Skywatchers are being treated to an especially bright view of the red planet all October long.

• Oct 6, 2020

SpaceX launches another set of Starlink internet satellites

The launching followed back-to-back aborts last week, but it was smooth sailing Tuesday with a picture-perfect liftoff.

• Oct 6, 2020

Cargo ship brings new zero-gravity toilet to space station

Cargo aboard the supply ship included science equipment and a new "female-friendly" zero-gravity toilet for the astronauts.

• Oct 5, 2020

NASA successfully launches $23M space toilet for astronauts

The cargo ship, with a new toilet on board, heads to the space station while SpaceX suffers a second straight launch abort.

• Oct 2, 2020

NASA aborts launch of cargo ship including toilet for astronauts

The Cygnus supply ship was planning to carry 4 tons of supplies and equipment, including a new zero-gravity toilet for the space station crew.

• Oct 1, 2020

3 ancient underground lakes of liquid water discovered on Mars

"There may have been a lot of water on Mars," one researcher said. "And if there was water, there was the possibility of life."

• Sep 29, 2020

NASA targeting Halloween for next SpaceX crew launch

SpaceX crew capsule will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station for a six-month stay.

• Sep 29, 2020

NASA astronaut to cast her ballot from 200 miles above Earth

"If we can do it from space, then I believe folks can do it from the ground, too," Kate Rubins said.

• Sep 26, 2020

First black hole ever photographed appears to be "wobbling"

Scientists were surprised to find the ring of gas surrounding the supermassive black hole appears to have moved significantly.

• Sep 25, 2020

A rare blue moon will light up the Halloween night sky

2020 marks the first time a Halloween full moon has been visible in all time zones since World War II.

• Sep 22, 2020

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