Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photo has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters …
SpaceX has completed a mostly successful fourth test of its revolutionary new Starship rocket, a key step toward returning humans to the Moon and, maybe one day, landing on Mars. …
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida — A pair of NASA astronauts have finally taken their historic ride on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner making its first-ever human spaceflight Wednesday morning. Barry “Butch” Wilmore …
If or when SLAC’s planned project, the Light Dark Matter Experiment (LDMX), receives funding—a decision from the Department of Energy is expected in the next year or so—it will scan …
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays …
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the “Cosmic Dawn.” This period when the Universe was only …
New Delhi: Chennai-based space startup Agnikul Cosmos has called off the launch of India’s first semi-cryogenic engine-powered rocket, which was scheduled for early Tuesday. This is the fourth time in …
By Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — First came a rare solar eclipse, followed by the northern lights, fueled by a solar storm. The next celestial phenomenon will come next month, …
Auroras filled much of the world’s skies for several nights in mid-May as a historic geomagnetic storm coursed 100 kilometers above our heads. Being able to see auroras so deep …
The aurora borealis is usually visible only way up north, but two weeks ago the night sky was filled with shimmering curtains of pink and green light that could be …