Antares Rocket Launches Cygnus Cargo Ship on Marathon Mission for NASA By Tariq Malik Northrop Grumman launched an Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus cargo ship filled with NASA goodies for space station astronauts today (April 17).
Breaking Records: How Astronaut Christina Koch's Extended Space Mission Will Make History By Robert Z. Pearlman Christina Koch has a(n out-of-this) world record in her future.
Manual Command Likely Caused Israeli Moon Lander's Crash By Leonard David A preliminary investigation puts the apparent blame for Beresheet's April 11 moon crash on a "manual command" that was entered into the spacecraft's computer.
Blastoff! How to See a Rocket Launch In Person This Year By Sarah Lewin It's not just for the pros: With a little planning and flexibility, anybody can go watch a rocket blast off. Our in-depth guide goes through each of this year's U.S. launch locations and dates.
A Rocket Launch to the Space Station Today Could Be Visible Along US East Coast! By Chelsea Gohd Today, Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket will launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Check for it in the afternoon sky.
Space Calendar 2019: Launches, Sky Events & More By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecraft already in travel.
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Will Spend Nearly a Year in Space By Meghan Bartels NASA astronaut Christina Koch is going to break a record on her first spaceflight, the agency announced yesterday (April 16).
Did NASA Experiment Survive Israeli Moon Lander's Crash? By Leonard David A NASA piggyback experiment may have survived the April 11 crash of Israel's Beresheet moon lander, experts said.
You Can Watch a Cygnus Cargo Ship Launch to the Space Station Today! Here's How By Chelsea Gohd This launch is one you won't want to miss.
Rocket Stage Launched 10 Years Ago Disintegrates into Trail of Space Junk (Video) By Mindy Weisberger The breakup created a cloud of space debris.
Tiny Robots, Wearable Tech and More Weird Science Will Launch to Space Station Wednesday By Chelsea Gohd Two little robots, wearable tech and more weird science will launch to the International Space Station in a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft.
Pepsi Drops Plans to Use Orbital Billboard By Jeff Foust Pepsi says it will not pursue plans to advertise its products in space using a Russian startup.
Owen Garriott, Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut, Dies at 88 By Robert Z. Pearlman Owen Garriott, a Skylab and space shuttle astronaut who was the first to use amateur radio from orbit, has died at the age of 88
SpaceX's Center Core Booster for Falcon Heavy Rocket Is Lost at Sea By Mike Wall The center core booster of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket was lost at sea after its April 11 landing.
SpaceIL's Beresheet Lunar Lander: Israel's 1st Trip to the Moon By Charlie Wood Going to the moon is hard, and Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL is one of a handful of organizations that knows exactly how hard.
Science Channel Chronicles Israel's 1st Moon Mission in Documentary Tonight By Sarah Lewin A new documentary April 15 from Science Channel follows SpaceIL's Beresheet mission, the Israeli moon lander that failed and crashed into the lunar surface.
Tax Day 2019 Reaches Astronauts in Space, Too By Hanneke Weitering For U.S. citizens, there's no escaping Tax Day — not even if you've left planet Earth.
Apollo 11 Spacecraft on Display in Seattle for 50th Anniversary By Robert Z. Pearlman Fifty years after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, the spacecraft that carried the first astronauts to land on the moon has again returned to the United States' west coast.
Of Mice and Microgravity: How Spacefaring Rodents Adapt to Life in Space (Video) By Charles Q. Choi Mice on Earth may like running in wheels, but mice in space apparently take advantage of the microgravity to run in circles by bouncing off the walls.
There Are Bacteria and Fungi All Over the Space Station, and Now We Know What They Are By Elizabeth Howell Just like on Earth, there is a robust population of bacteria and fungi on the International Space Station (ISS) — and a new study catalogues its exact composition.
