Space Exploration

SpaceX has attained authorization from regulators to fly its massive Starship rocket once again, the FAA announced on Friday.

The celebrities join three other women as the crew of the upcoming Blue Origin journey, which is set to launch this spring.

A new study in Nature Communications shows that the so-called Red Planet’s color comes from a water-rich mineral called ferrihydrite.

This will be the second lunar mission for a private company that made history a year ago by becoming the first to successfully land on the moon’s surface.

A late Cape Cod man’s wish to travel to space is coming true. David Lavender’s family is planning to send his ashes up on a rocket. It’s part of Celestis, a space flight program that gives those mourning a loss a unique way to celebrate life. “We celebrate everyone that is important to us, whether they’re still on this...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June, will come home sooner than anticipated.

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.

SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday.

Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight. Thursday’s liftoff from Florida carried an experiment meant to orbit thousands of miles above Earth. The test satellite successfully reached orbit 13 minutes into the flight. The 320-foot New Glenn rocket is designed to haul spacecraft and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon. Founded 25...

Texas-based rocket builder Firefly Aerospace launched its “Blue Ghost” cargo lander on a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday. Japanese company ispace tagged along, launching a separate mission.

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble.

Two stranded NASA astronauts have followers scratching their heads over a festive new photo that shows the space travelers getting into the holiday spirit.

The planned launch is part of the multi-voyage Artemis program that aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972.

Residents in the Russian republic of Yakutia were treated to a light show as the asteroid harmlessly burned up.

The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.

NASA is trying to shut down rumors surrounding the health of two astronauts who have been stuck in space for months.

A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.

Italian luxury fashion house Prada and space startup company Axiom Space unveiled the designs for a spacesuit that will be worn in the first NASA landing mission to the moon since 1972.

NASA launched a spacecraft to see if one of Jupiter’s moons can sustain life.

SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday.