Space

Ten Earth-observation satellites will have to wait at least another day to get off the ground.

A NASA spacecraft has really made a mess of things on the asteroid Bennu, and scientists are thrilled. 

Science fiction space movies can do a poor job of educating people about space. In the movies, hot-shot pilots direct their dueling space ships through space as if they’re flying through an atmosphere. They bank and turn and perform loops and rolls, maybe throw in a quick Immelman, as if […]

NASA shared astonishing images of its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching an asteroid yesterday, revealing how the vehicle stirred up rocks and debris on the object’s surface when it made contact. The goal of the tap was to collect a sample of material from the asteroid, but the engineers behind the spacecraft […]

Rep. Adam Smith: “We remain concerned that COVID relief money isn’t getting to the right people.”

If you’re looking for more space in your life, look no farther: The stars have aligned to bring your four separate space events today (Oct. 21).

One of the greatest legacies of the International Space Station is the diversity it brought to the astronaut corps, former space shuttle commander Pam Melroy will discuss with a virtual audience Saturday (Oct. 24).

The test took place ahead of a high-altitude flight.

In November of 1998, the first modules of the International Space Station (ISS) were launched into orbit, and the first crew arrived almost two years later. With almost twenty years of hosting astronauts from all over the world, the ISS holds the record for the longest continuous human presence in […]

Now we know that tea leaves can also be used to pinpoint air leaks out in space.