Senate unanimously confirms Bill Nelson as the next NASA chief By Chelsea Gohd Former U.S. senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) was officially and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to be the agency's new administrator Thursday (April 29).
Stratolaunch flies world's largest airplane on 2nd test flight By Mike Wall Stratolaunch's Roc carrier plane, which is being groomed to haul hypersonic vehicles aloft, conducted its second-ever test flight this morning (April 29).
See the 'Super Pink Moon' of 2021 shine in these stunning photos By Samantha Mathewson April's full moon, called the "Super Pink Moon," wowed skywatchers on Monday (April 26) as it shone brightly in the night sky.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity misses takeoff for 4th flight on Red Planet By Mike Wall NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity was supposed to get a real workout this morning (April 29), but things didn't go as planned.
Blue Origin will start selling seats on its New Shepard spacecraft next week By Mike Wall Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is about to start selling seats on its New Shepard spacecraft, which is designed to people on brief trips to suborbital space.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will attempt its boldest flight yet today By Tariq Malik After three successful test flights, NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is ready to push the envelope in the skies of the Red Planet.
Artificial intelligence is learning how to dodge space junk in orbit By Tereza Pultarova An AI-driven space debris-dodging system could soon replace expert teams dealing with growing numbers of orbital collision threats in the increasingly cluttered near-Earth environment.
'Library of the Great Silence' invites E.T. to share long-term survival strategies By Mike Wall Intelligent aliens will soon have a space here on Earth where they can share how they made it through their technological adolescence.
Russian cosmonauts may not fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon until 2022 By Meghan Bartels With three crewed launches under its belt, SpaceX has now flown astronauts representing not only NASA, but also the European and Japanese space agencies. But there's a glaring absence: Russia.
SpaceX rocket launches another 60 Starlink satellites, nails its 7th landing at sea By Amy Thompson A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday evening (April 28) and nailed a landing at sea to top off a successful mission.
China launches core module of new space station to orbit By Mike Wall China launched a module called Tianhe to Earth orbit tonight (April 28), kicking off the construction of the nation's new space station.
Vega rocket returns to flight with Europe's most advanced Earth observation satellite yet By Tereza Pultarova Europe's Vega rocket returned to flight late Wednesday (April 28), delivering to orbit Europe's most advanced Earth observation satellite to date.
You can watch SpaceX launch new Starlink satellites on a used rocket tonight By Amy Thompson SpaceX will launch a new set of Starlink internet satellites into space on Wednesday (April 28) and you can watch it all live online.
China is preparing to launch three astronauts to its new space station By Andrew Jones China is getting ready to launch three astronauts on a mission to visit the first module for the country's new space station.
In photos: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins' space missions By Chelsea Gohd Following his death at age 90, we look back at Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins' colorful life in photos.
Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut who orbited moon, dies at 90 By Robert Z. Pearlman Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the world's first lunar landing mission, has died at the age of 90.
Astronauts and the world mourn death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins By Chelsea Gohd People around the world are mourning the death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the command module for the first-ever moon landing in 1969.
Elon Musk reminds us all that 'a bunch of people will probably die' going to Mars By Chelsea Gohd This isn't the first time that the tech billionaire has mentioned the likely demise of future Mars-bound astronauts.
Russia wants to build its own space station to replace the ISS, state officials say By Brandon Specktor Russia is building modules for a new space station, which could potentially replace the International Space Station by the year 2025, officials said.
