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How to watch the uncrewed Starliner depart the space station and land in the desert
The troubled Boeing Starliner will depart from the International Space Station (ISS) tonight, traveling back to Earth without its crew. Here's how to watch.
Celebrate Chandra’s 25th anniversary by listening to the sounds of space
NASA has released a new set of sonifications from some historic images taken by the venerable Chandra X-ray Observatory.
SpaceX calls off today’s launch of Polaris Dawn
SpaceX has again called off the launch of the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, but this time it has not set a new launch date.
How to watch SpaceX launch historic Polaris Dawn mission
SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Wednesday.
Event Horizon Telescope can now take images of black holes that are 50% sharper
The Event Horizon Telescope, which took the first-ever image of a black hole, has made the highest-ever resolution observations taken from the Earth's surface.
SpaceX forced to delay Polaris Dawn mission by one day
SpaceX has stepped back from its attempt to launch Polaris Dawn on Tuesday after engineers discovered a ground-based issue.
Blue Origin confirms target date for maiden flight of New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin has confirmed that it's targeting no earlier than October 13 for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket for a NASA mission to Mars.
Juice spacecraft snaps images of the Earth and moon as it passes by
The European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft recently made a flyby of both Earth and the moon on its way to Jupiter, and it took some gorgeous images.
Here are the experiments that will be conducted on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission
Several institutions are sending experiments into orbit as part of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, including investigations into human health in space.
Historic Polaris Dawn mission begins final preparations for Tuesday’s launch
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission will see a Crew Dragon capsule fly further from Earth than ever before. It will also involve the first commercial spacewalk.
The moon looks majestic in ISS astronaut’s stunning photo
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has shared a stunning image that he took recently aboard the International Space Station.
Another piece of NASA’s mega moon rocket ships out
NASA is continuing work on another key piece of space infrastructure: its Space Launch System.
Starliner astronauts to return to Earth in SpaceX Dragon next year
Two NASA astronauts stuck in orbit for over two months after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft developed a fault will return to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon craft.
NASA to announce decision about stuck Starliner astronauts tomorrow
It's now been more than two months since the Boeing Starliner launched on what was supposed to be a one-week mission. NASA will provide an update tomorrow.
Watch SpaceX video depicting next week’s historic Polaris Dawn spacewalk
SpaceX has shared a video showing how next week's first-ever commercial spacewalk involving two non-professional astronauts is expected to look.
Citizen scientists spot mysterious object shooting out of the galaxy at 1 million mph
Citizen scientists have spotted an object that is traveling at such a speed that it will shoot out of the Milky Way and head out into intergalactic space.
Juice spacecraft slingshots around Earth and moon in world’s first maneuver
The Juice spacecraft swung back home on its way to Jupiter and used both Earth and the moon's gravity to slingshot it forward, in the first lunar-Earth flyby.
SpaceX sets new target date for historic Polaris Dawn mission
SpaceX is delaying the launch of the historic Polaris Dawn mission to give teams more time to complete preflight checkouts.
Watch SpaceX’s trailer for highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission
SpaceX has just released a trailer for the Polaris Dawn mission that will involve the first-ever commercial spacewalk.
NASA answers all of your questions on the troubled Starliner mission
With so much speculation surrounding the state of the spacecraft, an FAQ page offers a definitive guide on where the mission is at right now.
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will be ‘epic.’ Here’s why
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Sunday that the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission involving four nonprofessional astronauts will be epic.
Watch a space station astronaut enjoy a rare treat in style
A Russian cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, bringing with it tons of supplies and a special delivery.
Quantum breakthrough achieved in the coolest place on the space station
The Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station has made use of atom interferometry in space to detect environmental changes.
