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An Apollo astronaut explains what riding aboard SpaceX's first moon mission...
SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, is about to debut what is currently the world's most powerful rocket.Called Falcon Heavy, the system has three reusable boosters that can push 70...
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Video shows a meteorite exploding in the sky near Detroit with the force of a...
The US Geological Survey confirmed that a meteorite had exploded in the sky near New Haven, Michigan, about 40 miles northeast of Detroit, on Tuesday night.The USGS said the explosion caused enough...
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Astronauts may soon have no way to reach NASA's $100 billion space station
Congress held a hearing on Wednesday to address NASA's program to build new spaceships to reach the International Space Station.Boeing and SpaceX, the two contractors in the program, are experiencing...
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A 'potentially hazardous' asteroid bigger than Earth's tallest skyscraper is...
An asteroid called 2002 AJ129 will pass within about 2.6 million miles of Earth on February 4.The space rock may be 1,000 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa skyscraper.Astronomers are taking radar...
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For the next 9 months, the brightest object in the night sky will be a tiny,...
The Humanity Star is part of California-based company Rocket Lab's splash onto the global space industry scene.The 65-sided, carbon-fiber, mirrored sphere will be visible from anywhere on Earth...
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SpaceX's 'monster' Falcon Heavy rocket is set to launch next week — but Elon...
SpaceX is targeting February 6 to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time.Elon Musk, the company's founder, has previously said "there is a good chance this monster rocket blows up."Musk...
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How and when to watch Wednesday's 'super blue blood moon'
The full moon on Wednesday will be the second in a month, making it a blue moon. It'll be at the part of the moon's orbit that defines a supermoon. And there will be a total lunar eclipse.The total...
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Scientists are figuring out how to turn astronauts' feces into edible...
Researchers have discovered a way to use microbes to break down human waste and turn useful nutrients in it into a sort of foodstuff.For a trip to a destination as far as Mars, the quantity of food and...
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How to take the best possible photo of the 'super blue blood moon' with your...
On the morning of January 31, people on the West Coast of the US will be able to see a lunar eclipse that coincides with a supermoon and blue moon.Your phone isn't designed to take images of the moon,...
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Watch live: Astronomers are broadcasting video of the 'super blue blood moon'...
A total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, is happening early in the morning on Wednesday.The eclipse will coincide with a slightly larger full moon (a "supermoon") and the second full moon in a month (a...
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Stunning images of the 'super blue blood moon' from around the world
On Wednesday, for the first time in over 150 years, people around the world caught a glimpse of a "super blue blood moon."The term refers to three lunar events that happened at once: a full moon at the...
View ArticleWhat it's like to pretend to live on Mars for 8 months
NASA runs fake space missions on Earth. These simulations — called analog missions — allow scientists to study what a long space mission would be like for the crew. Some analog missions study the use...
View ArticleRoyal audience as SpaceX launches satellite for Luxembourg
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX had a royal audience as it launched a satellite for Luxembourg.The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off late Wednesday afternoon from Cape Canaveral, Florida, hoisting...
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Elon Musk says SpaceX pulled off an amazing feat with one of its rockets —...
SpaceX launched a European communications satellite on Wednesday.The mission launched on a Falcon 9 rocket with a refurbished, older-style booster.The company expected its used booster to explode after...
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NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover just sent back a stunning new selfie from the red...
NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover recently sent back a series of photos showing the view of planet's Gale Crater from Vera Rubin Ridge.The rover also sent back a selfie with Mount Sharp in the background.In...
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A record label is about to start shipping vinyl copies of NASA's famous...
NASA launched a gold-plated record full of audio and images aboard its Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes in 1977.The space agency never released vinyl copies to the public.Forty years later, however, a...
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SpaceX has received permission from the US government to launch Elon Musk’s...
SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket— the biggest in the company's history — for the first time on Tuesday.The company's founder, Elon Musk, is putting his own Tesla Roadster on top as a test...
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Elon Musk plans to launch a Tesla Roadster to Mars this week — and a new...
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6.The initial launch payload is a Tesla Roadster — and Elon Musk posted an Instagram photo of the car with a dummy driver, called...
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk shared a moment of bromance ahead of SpaceX's...
SpaceX is preparing to launch its most powerful rocket to date on Tuesday, called Falcon Heavy.Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon and founder of space company Blue Origin, sent Musk a well-wishing tweet on...
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SpaceX just released a new animation of its huge Falcon Heavy rocket launch,...
On February 6, Elon Musk and SpaceX plan to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying a Tesla Roadster.An animation that SpaceX uploaded to YouTube on Monday shows the ideal sequence of events, all set...
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