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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 21 satellites from Florida; another one Sunday
SpaceX Falcon 9. SpaceX SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites into orbit from a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday morning in clear skies from…
NASA near-Earth defense telescope retired after more than a decade
1 of 3 | NASA sent the final command to the NEOWISE craft Thursday, ending its so-called planetary defense mission after more than 10…
Good viewing conditions expected for peak of this week’s Perseid meteor shower
'Best meteor shower of the year,' NASA says.…
Boeing Starliner astronauts might not return to Earth until next year, NASA says
1 of 2 | Boeing Starliner astronauts Suni Williams (L) and Butch Wilmore (R), who have spent 63 days at the International Space…
NOAA predicts fewer high-tide coastal flood days for this year, next
According to NOAA's 2024-25 Annual High Tide Flooding Outlook, U.S. coastal areas will have fewer high-tide flood days between May 2024-April 2025…
Study: Highest ocean temperatures in 400 years threaten Great Barrier Reef
A study found that ocean temperatures have reached a 400-year high, threatening "critical damage" to the Great Barrier Reef. Bleached branching…
SpaceX delays Crew-9 astronaut launch amid uncertainty over Boeing Starliner
1 of 2 | The Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it is prepared to launch NASA's Crew 8 to the…
Cygnus resupply spacecraft reaches ISS with four tons of supplies, experiments
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft for NASA on a mission designated as NG-21 to the International Space…
Chang’e 6 samples: What the rocks from far side of moon might hold
Technical personnel work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing on June 2. China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the moon…
China launches first satellites for Internet megaconstellation into space
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off on Aug. 6 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north…