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How to watch SpaceX launch private Fram2 mission tonight
SpaceX is gearing up to launch another privately funded space mission that's set to achieve several firsts.
NASA’s Webb telescope peers straight at Saturn-like planets 130 light-years away
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was recently used to capture direct images of four Saturn-like exoplanets in a solar system 130 light-years away.
NASA’s ‘stuck’ astronauts have finally left the space station
After an nine-month stay that was only supposed to last eight days, NASA Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally left the ISS and are on their way home.
How to watch the homecoming of NASA’s two ‘stuck’ astronauts
Their eight-day mission turned into nine months, but NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Williams are finally coming home.
Cool time-lapse shows SpaceX Crew-10 arriving at space station
Watch this time-lapse of SpaceX's Crew-10 capsule autonomously docking with the International Space Station on Sunday.
Read Blue Ghost’s final message as it signs off from the moon
Firefly Aerospace shared a final message from Blue Ghost as the lander's lunar mission came to a close on Sunday.
SpaceX will launch Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot to Mars next year
SpaceX chief Elon Musk says the Starship rocket will put Tesla’s Optimus robot on Mars in 2026, followed by human landings that are likely to happen in 2029.
Watch SpaceX launch a relief crew for ‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts
A new batch of astronauts are headed to the ISS, who will take over from the current crew including two people who found themselves on an unexpected 9-month stay in space.
Incredible video of solar eclipse seen from the moon shows red-soaked lunar surface
While last night on Earth we got a lunar eclipse, the Blue Ghost lander on the moon saw the opposite - a solar eclipse.
Blue Ghost’s moon landing shown in dramatic new footage
Watch new footage of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touching down on the moon last week.
James Webb captures a stunning view of the dreamy Flame Nebula
James Webb captures an image of the Flame Nebula as part of research into failed stars, called brown dwarfs.
Cool space video shows star trails stretching over city lights
American astronaut Don Pettit has shared some striking footage captured from the ISS showing star trails and city lights.
NASA reveals new launch plan for SpaceX’s Crew-10 — here’s how to watch
SpaceX is about to send four astronauts to the space station in its first crewed mission since September last year.
SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 launch attempt 40 minutes from liftoff
SpaceX and NASA have stood down from Wednesday's launch attempt of Crew-10 to the space station due to a technical issue on the ground.
Four exoplanets discovered orbiting our cosmic neighbor, Barnard’s Star
Researchers have looked at our nearest stellar neighbor and made a remarkable discovery.
See the Blue Ghost spacecraft drilling into the moon’s surface
The Blue Ghost mission to the moon has deployed one its NASA instruments, drilling into the moon's surface to collect information about temperature.
SpaceX just launched two major NASA missions at once — watch the highlights
SpaceX and NASA successfully launched two major missions to orbit in a liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday night.
Astronaut’s stunning photo would look just fine in an art gallery
In his final days aboard the space station in a mission that’s lasted six months, American astronaut Don Pettit has shared another incredible shot.
SpaceX needs good weather for Wednesday’s crewed launch. Here’s how it’s looking
SpaceX and NASA are making final preparations for the launch of Crew-10 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, targeted for Wednesday, March 12.
Watch how astronauts train for the space station’s microgravity
Recreating microgravity conditions on Earth isn't easy, but it can be done if you fly an aircraft in a particular way ...
How to catch the ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse this week
There's a total lunar eclipse on Thursday night that should be visible across the US - here's how to watch it.
SpaceX shares stunning close-up footage of Starship engines firing up on 8th flight test
SpaceX has shared some stunning footage of the Starship's 33 Raptor engines firing up at the start of the rocket's eighth flight test last week.
See the Intuitive Machines lander on its side on the moon (again)
Hopes were high for Intuitive Machines' second lunar landing, but the Athena lander has ended up on its side on the moon's surface.
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