Scientists release closest images ever taken of the sun

Stunning images​ captured by the $1.5 billion Solar Orbiter spacecraft provide a possible answer to a long-standing question: what heats up the star's outer atmosphere?

• Jul 16, 2020

Spacewalkers in home stretch of station upgrade

With two final spacewalks, a multi-year upgrade of the space station's power system will finally be complete.

• Jul 16, 2020

NASA to reveal closest images ever taken of the sun

The solar orbiter is bringing humans closer to our host star than we've ever been before.

• Jul 15, 2020

Stunning video from space shows comet soaring past Earth

Astronauts captured the once-in-a-lifetime cosmic fireworks show from space.

• Jul 14, 2020

UAE set to launch ambitious Mars mission

Nation aims to join an exclusive club with its first interplanetary launch. China and the U.S. also have Mars missions set to launch this month.

• Jul 14, 2020

How to see Neowise before it disappears

The comet is putting on quite the show this weekend.

• Jul 11, 2020

Rare comet Neowise is closest to Earth today

Skywatchers still have a chance to spot the spectacular comet before is disappears for 6,800 years.

• Jul 22, 2020

NASA, Boeing work to resume Starliner flights

Some 80 recommendations are being implemented to prevent a repeat of problems marring the previous Starliner test flight.

• Jul 7, 2020

Rocket Lab declares Electron launch failure

The innovative Electron rocket suffered a malfunction while its second stage was firing.

• Jul 4, 2020

How to watch Fourth of July weekend's "buck moon" lunar eclipse

In lieu of fireworks, skywatchers can look up to see multiple celestial events this weekend.

• Jul 3, 2020

Second spacewalk in a row to upgrade station

Spacewalking astronauts are picking up where they left off, with another round of space station battery replacements.

• Jul 1, 2020

Mars rover launch delayed to July 30

NASA remains confident the $2.4 billion rover will be on its way before the planetary launch window closes around August 15.

• Jun 30, 2020

SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force

The new GPS satellites feature higher accuracy and stronger jam-proofing to ensure reliability.

• Jun 30, 2020

Newly discovered super-Earths could "potentially host life"

The host star is just 11 light years from Earth — making us practically neighbors.

• Jun 26, 2020

Spacewalk begins final phase of power upgrade

The space station's new batteries should keep the lab running smoothly for the remainder of its orbital life.

• Jun 26, 2020

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