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NASA launches Europa Clipper to explore Jupiter's moon
NASA launched its Europa Clipper on Monday from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in Florida. The mission will explore Jupiter’s icy moon called Europa.
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NASA launches mission to a moon of Jupiter to find out if it could support life
NASA’s Europa Clipper probe will study Jupiter’s moon Europa, which is thought to have an underground ocean and a potentially habitable environment.
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stuck in space
SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew and two empty seats.
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When is the next lunar eclipse in Chicago area? It's coming sooner than you think
The Chicago area was treated to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday, and while it coincided with a supermoon, the next eclipse in the area could be even more spectacular.
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Stranded astronauts plan to vote in the 2024 election from space
The two American astronauts stuck on the International Space Station through February will still be able to cast their ballots while in orbit.
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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew to conduct first all-civilian spacewalk
Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman along with a pair of SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, aim to reach new heights during their five-day trip, higher than the International Space Station
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‘Supermoon eclipse' will occur later this month, and here's when to see it
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the skies over the United States next week, and it will coincide with one of this year’s “supermoons,” according to NASA officials.
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Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule lands without astronauts in New Mexico
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.
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Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines
NASA says a small, harmless asteroid has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid dubbed 2024 RW1 was spotted by astronomers in Arizona on Wednesday and disintegrated several hours later over the coast of the Philippines.
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‘Supermoon eclipse' will occur later this month. Here's what that means
A partial lunar eclipse will take place later this month, and it will coincide with one of this year’s “supermoons,” according to NASA officials.
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NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station
NASA has cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station.
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Who are the two NASA astronauts stranded at the International Space Station?
The two astronauts who will spend extra months at the International Space Station have both flown long space missions before.
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule. They’ll have to wait until February for a ride home with SpaceX.
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NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5 for what was suppose to be an eight-day mission.
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Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams' families speak out
After Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore became stranded on the International Space Station, their families spoke out about their predicament.
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Here's how to watch a quartet of supermoons this year
The first of four supermoons this year rises next week and stargazers could catch a moon that can be 30% brighter than average.
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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty.
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New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
A new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean.
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Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? Here's what to know
NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station after running into trouble with their new Boeing capsule. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been up there since early June, two months longer than planned. Their stay could now stretch into next year, if NASA decides the thrusters on Boeing’s Starliner cannot...
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NASA astronauts host their own Games to celebrate the Paris Olympics
The astronauts completed a relay with a fake torch relay before warming up for their big events, donning headbands and socks with the stars and stripes.