Space

Rep. James Comer (R-KY).

Comer suggests something ‘sinister’ behind 11 missing scientists

Molly Parks · April 20, 2026 4:13 pm

NASA’s Artemis II rocket launches a 10-day mission around the moon, traveling roughly 230,000 miles from Earth — the farthest humans have traveled, April 1, Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Gregg Newton/Getty Images)

How Trump put America back in space, and what comes next

The Artemis II crew – from left, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Pilot Victor Glover, and Commander Reid Wiseman – pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.

Artemis II crew shares lunar larks after historic journey around moon and back

Space Force General Stephen Whiting, Commander of United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), speaks during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, Thursday, March 26, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Russia planning to put nuclear weapons in space, US general warns

NASA Artemis Moonshot

White House orders NASA and Pentagon to develop nuclear space reactors

The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASAâs James Webb Space Telescopeâs reveals a portion of the Milky Wayâs dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features. (NASA photo)

NASA releases new photo of star-forming region from Webb telescope

Jack Birle November 22, 2023 12:08 am

Minnesota authorities speculate flash and boom in county may have been passing meteor

Asher Notheis November 14, 2023 5:23 pm

NASA launches cost-free streaming service, NASA+

Asher Notheis November 11, 2023 11:00 am

NASA’s Webb Telescope captures new image of the Crab Nebula

Jack Birle October 30, 2023 10:36 pm

In this April 24, 2021 file photo made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking.

Junk science: Space trash is complicating the future of the planet

Brady Knox October 25, 2023 1:32 am

Jupiter from NASAâs James Webb Space Telescopeâs Near-Infrared Camera.

Scientists discover new jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere using Webb Telescope

Jack Birle October 19, 2023 11:23 pm

The planets Saturn, center-left, and Jupiter, center-right, are shown between a wind turbine and Milky Way just after midnight, Monday, July 27, 2020, near Vantage, Washington. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

City-sized comet regrows horns following volcanic eruptions on surface

Asher Notheis October 16, 2023 10:12 pm

NASA launches space probe to asteroid Psyche, which could be worth $10,000 quadrillion

Misty Severi October 13, 2023 5:38 pm

An annular eclipse is viewed from a waterfront park in Yokohama, Japan, near Tokyo, Monday, May 21, 2012.

Annular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse to be visible this weekend

Asher Notheis October 11, 2023 5:25 pm

An infrared image of NGC 346 from NASAâs James Webb Space Telescopeâs Mid-Infrared Instrument traces emission from cool gas and dust.

NASA releases new image from Webb telescope of star-forming region

Jack Birle October 10, 2023 6:23 pm

An image released from NASA's Hubble telescope on Oct. 2, 2023, of a vibrant virgo cluster galaxy.

NASA releases stunning new images for Hubble telescope’s ‘galaxy week’

Jack Birle October 6, 2023 8:54 pm

A prototype spacesuit is displayed Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Houston. NASA selected Axiom Space to design the spacesuits that its moonwalking astronauts will wear when they step onto the lunar surface in a few years.

Prada to design NASA’s lunar spacesuits for a moon mission

Eden Villalovas October 5, 2023 7:00 pm