Space
Last SpaceX Launch Of 2023 Sets Record
February 14, 2024, 11:09 am EST
SpaceX ended a record year of Florida launches with spectacular back-to-back liftoffs Thursday night.
International Space Station Turns 25 Years Old
February 14, 2024, 11:09 am EST
It has been 25 years of science and education aboard the International Space Station – here’s how NASA plans to mark the occasion.
Here’s Your Chance To Send Your Name To Jupiter’s Orbit
February 14, 2024, 11:09 am EST
NASA is collecting people’s names to send into space on an upcoming mission to study Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Axiom Astronauts Splash Down On Earth After Private Mission
February 14, 2024, 9:56 am EST
The crew of Axiom’ Ax3 mission has splashed down on Earth after days of storms delayed their departure from the International Space Station.
NASA Mission Seeks Better Understanding Of Space Weather
February 10, 2024, 12:02 pm EST
A project called the Atmospheric Wave Experiment, or AWE, is heading from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. It will study atmospheric gravity waves. NASA’s David Cheney tells us about it.
Asteroid 'Moon' Actually Two Rocks Stuck Together
February 10, 2024, 12:01 pm EST
NASA’s Lucy mission made a surprising discovery while surveying an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Stunning Images Of Our Universe’s ‘Edge Of Darkness’
February 9, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
The European Space Agency released the first five images of the Universe from its Euclid telescope.
Two US Companies Vying To Get Back To The Moon
February 5, 2024, 11:11 am EST
Two U.S. companies are slated to launch landers to the moon in the next great lunar space race since the Apollo program.
NASA’s Two New Findings: Hot Planets, Small Asteroid
February 3, 2024, 12:00 pm EST
In early November, NASA scientists made two big announcements — one regarding the discovery of a unique, sweltering planet system and another about a “dinky” moon orbiting an already-small asteroid.
Peregrine Moon Lander Expected To Plummet Back To Earth
January 31, 2024, 10:58 am EST
The Peregrine moon lander suffered a critical fuel leak that prevented it from making a soft landing on the moon, and now it is headed back to Earth. But the company that made the spacecraft said it is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.