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SpaceX is about to launch its first humans into space in the middle of the...
SpaceX is preparing to launch its first-ever passengers: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.NASA wants SpaceX to launch the historic commercial mission, called Demo-2, from Cape Canaveral,...
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NASA confirms that it is working with Tom Cruise to make a movie shot in space
NASA's administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed on Tuesday that the agency is working with actor Tom Cruise to create a movie shot aboard the International Space Station. News of the extraterrestrial...
View ArticleThe last supermoon of 2020 is happening Thursday — here's what a supermoon...
What is a supermoon and why do we only see one or two a year?The timing has to be just right for a supermoon to occur.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Following is a transcript of the...
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The mysterious X-37B space plane is going back into orbit — here's what it'll...
The US military is sending its X-37B space plane back into space later this month, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said Wednesday.The Air Force doesn't often say much about the X-37B, but Barrett...
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This meteorite is the 5th-largest piece of the moon on Earth — and you can...
Christie's is selling a piece of the moon for $2.5 million.The over 30-pound lunar rock is one of the largest meteorites that exists today.Moonrock is one of the rarest substances on earth. There are...
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic drops 5% after it says it will sell $492...
Shares in Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic slipped 5% in morning trading Monday after the company said it would sell up to 25 million shares to raise money for the Virgin Group's struggling leisure...
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A simple animation by two scientists reveals what Earth's surface is made of...
An animation from a planetary scientist and a geophysicist shows what Earth's surface is made of — and just how much of it there is.Earth's crust is up to 31 miles thick, but only makes up 0.49% of the...
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SpaceX is about to launch its riskiest and most critical mission to date. See...
Eighteen years after Elon Musk founded SpaceX, the rocket company is preparing to launch its first people.On May 27, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will board SpaceX's new Crew Dragon...
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The Air Force is re-doing its search for Space Command headquarters — here's...
The Air Force is revising how it will select the location for US Space Command's permanent headquarters.After pushback from lawmakers, the secretary of defense said he wanted to reopen the process for...
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Elon Musk's friend and a top SpaceX engineer has left the company to join a...
Relativity Space, founded in 2015, has hired Zach Dunn, a 13-year employee of SpaceX.Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, praised Dunn, called him a friend, and wished him luck on Twitter.Dunn will head...
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NASA hosted a bracket-style tournament to let the public pick the best photo...
NASA hosted a "photo tournament" last month in honor of Earth Day's 50th anniversary and the 20th birthday of NASA's Earth Observatory.Over 50,000 people voted on their favorite images in a bracket of...
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NASA's powerful new space telescope will be named after Nancy Grace Roman —...
NASA just named its next "great observatory" after Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, the space agency's first chief astronomer and woman executive.Roman earned the nickname "mother of Hubble" for pioneering the...
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'We are a go': SpaceX just cleared 2 huge hurdles toward its first rocket...
SpaceX is preparing to launch its first people into orbit on Wednesday using a new Crew Dragon spaceship.NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will pilot the commercial mission, called Demo-2.But...
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Bad weather might delay SpaceX's historic launch of NASA astronauts to May 30
Bad weather might push SpaceX's historic first flight of NASA astronauts to its backup launch date on May 30.Forecasts show just a 40% chance that rain and clouds won't make conditions unsafe for the...
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Virgin Orbit successfully dropped a rocket from a jumbo jet and ignited it,...
Virgin Orbit's first rocket launch failed due to an unexplained problem after it had a "clean release" from the Cosmic Girl jumbo jet.The airplane and flight crew safely returned to the base in Mojave,...
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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are slated to fly SpaceX's Crew...
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the first to fly SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship— and the first people in history to fly any commercial spaceship.The duo is set to launch Crew Dragon...
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Meet Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, 2 'badass' astronauts, engineers, and dads...
SpaceX is about to launch two people to space in its first human mission since Elon Musk founded the rocket company 18 years ago.SpaceX's new Crew Dragon spaceship will be piloted by NASA astronauts...
View ArticleWhat happens to an astronaut's body in space
Space is a dangerous and unfriendly place not suited for human life, yet astronauts are sent up to the International Space Station every year.From exposure to high levels of radiation to surviving in...
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SpaceX is set to launch astronauts on Wednesday. Here's how Elon Musk's...
SpaceX is set to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday. If successful, it will be the first crewed US spacecraft launch since the end of NASA's space shuttle...
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The 2 astronauts flying SpaceX's new Crew Dragon spaceship explain what it's...
On Wednesday afternoon, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft plans to launch its Demo-2 mission.NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are set to pilot the fully automated ship with a touchscreen...
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