Florida rocket launches: What to know about Axiom-1 mission, Crew-4 mission, Boeing Starliner, Artemis 1
Heads up, space fans. There are three upcoming rocket launches – crewed and uncrewed – at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA's Mars helicopter continues to defy expectations
After more than a year of accomplishments, NASA has extended flight operations of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter through September.
Lyrid meteor shower peaks just in time for Earth Day
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak just in time for Earth Day. It's known as one of the oldest meteor showers and typically peaks in late April every year.
Uranus probe, search for life near Saturn: Survey outlines most important space missions
A once-a-decade survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has outlined high-priority missions for space, including a probe to Uranus and searching for life on Saturn’s moon.
Double ridges on Jupiter’s moon could mean better chance for life, study suggests
The water pockets could be just beneath Europa’s icy surface in order for the double ridges to form and those pockets of water could be a prime spot to harbor life, scientists hypothesized.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts arrive at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch
NASA welcomed the SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts to Kennedy Space Center on Monday, ahead of Saturday's planned launch.
Artemis 1 launch: NASA aiming for wet dress rehearsal on Thursday
The time is now set for 3:57 p.m. EDT at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Meet Caramel the dog, the floating toy that was spotted aboard Axiom Space's Ax-1 flight
Turns out, it was a dog, not a bunny aboard Ax-1's space flight to the International Space Station.
Titusville crowds gather to watch Axiom Space launch
As the Axiom rocket climbed into the sky, Chris Van Buiten felt a special rush of pride. His father was an engineer on NASA’s Gemini program.
Watch again: Axiom Space's Ax-1 launches from Kennedy Space Center, headed to International Space Station
Ax-1, the first all-private crewed space flight to the International Space Station, launched Friday morning, April 8, at 11:17 a.m. from the Kennedy Space Center.
Axiom Ax-1 Mission: Weather improves for launch of all-private astronaut mission to space station
The first all-private mission launching astronauts to the International Space Station looks to be a ‘go’ from launchpad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday.
People gather from all over North America to watch Axiom launch
People camping out at Jetty Park have come from all over the country, some coming all the way from Canada to see Friday's space launch.
Axiom Space mission to ISS planned for Friday
Axiom Space and SpaceX are preparing to send the first all-private mission to the International Space Station.
Total solar eclipse 2024: next eclipse to stretch from Mexico to Maine
There’s another total solar eclipse coming to North America in 2024. This time, the moon’s shadow will be roughly 115 miles wide and sweep from Texas to Maine.
NASA’s Hubble telescope spots Jupiter-like planet forming in ‘unconventional’ way
"Nature is clever; it can produce planets in a range of different ways," said Thayne Currie, a lead researcher on the study.
Artemis wet dress rehearsal delayed again
A massive wet dress rehearsal for a rocket and spacecraft that could return astronauts to the moon was scrubbed again Monday for issues unrelated to Sunday's delay.
Attention stargazers: When, where to see Venus, Mars, Saturn
Good news everyone! You’ll be able to see Venus, Mars and Saturn the first week of April, as well as some famous star clusters, in the night sky.
SpaceX launches Transporter-4 mission from Cape Canaveral
Transporter-4 is SpaceX’s fourth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission.
Pluto had volcanoes that spewed “slushy” ice water, new study says
Pluto could have a far more viscous interior than previously thought after scientists say giant dome-like formations on the space rock’s surface were once recently active cryovolcanoes or icy volcanoes.
NASA’s Hubble telescope spots farthest star ever seen
“We’ve certainly seen galaxies further away, but that is the new record-holder for the most distanced star that we know of,” NASA astronomer Jane Rigby said.