Tag: space

China is a step closer to returning the first lunar rocks to Earth since 1976 after successfully landing a probe on the moon this week.

International Space Station astronaut Soichi Noguchi has posted images of a stunning moonrise captured from the orbiting outpost.

Virgin Orbit is gearing up for a second try at launching a rocket from a Boeing 747 as part of an ongoing effort to build a launch system for small…

Look at that. NASA astronaut Victor Glover blasted into Earth’s orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft last week. Soon after, Glover and three other astronauts safely docked to the…

SpaceX’s plan to launch its 16th Starlink flight on Sunday was called off in order to make additional checks. Another launch attempt may take place Tuesday.

Saturday’s SpaceX launch may be a small step for a company that is making increasingly regular trips into orbit, but the latest mission’s payload represents a giant step for climate…

NASA says it will be unlikely to achieve its hoped-for moon landing by 2024, with funding issues, rising costs, and schedule delays all impacting the mission.

The latest arrivals to the ISS have been answering questions about Sunday’s space trip, as well as life on the orbiting outpost.

Watch the four Crew-1 astronauts answer some quick-fire questions prior to Saturday’s launch to the ISS aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX made history on Tuesday after its commercial human spaceflight system became the first of its kind to be certified by NASA.