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

This illustration made available by NASA on March 29, 2018 shows the twin Mars Cube One (MarCO) spacecraft flying over Mars with Earth and the sun in the distance. The MarCOs will be the first CubeSats - a kind of modular, mini-satellite - flown into deep space. They're designed to fly along behind NASA's InSight lander on its cruise to Mars.

Mars rover discovers structures with the appearance of a shark fin and crab claw

Asher Notheis September 7, 2023 3:05 pm

NASA says five asteroids passing Earth this week

Jack Birle September 6, 2023 7:46 pm

India’s moon rover put to ‘sleep’ after completing assignments

Eden Villalovas September 3, 2023 4:27 pm

WATCH LIVE: NASA to review plan to recover asteroid sample

Misty Severi August 30, 2023 8:00 pm

Harvard professor announces historic testing of first known interstellar object to crash on Earth

Rachel Schilke August 29, 2023 7:26 pm

This visualization shows nitrogen dioxide over North America.

NASA releases first images from new pollution mapping instruments

Brady Knox August 28, 2023 11:25 pm

President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd as he arrives to speak to navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. The ship which is still under construction is due to be delivered to the Navy later this year.

Biden’s decision to keep Space Command in Colorado to be investigated

Mike Brest August 28, 2023 6:29 pm

SpaceX launches first fully international crew to ISS

Misty Severi August 26, 2023 2:35 pm

India becomes first country to land on the moon’s south pole

Jack Birle August 23, 2023 2:05 pm

SpaceX's Starship launches from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Space companies eyeing change in fuel to reduce emissions

Brady Knox August 22, 2023 10:34 pm

FILE - The flag of the U.S. Space Command is presented during a ceremony for the establishment of the command on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

Alabama lawmaker, chairman of Armed Services Committee, wants Space Command answers

Mike Brest August 22, 2023 4:09 pm

Bezos-founded Blue Origin methane emissions spotted by space station

Breanne Deppisch August 21, 2023 11:41 pm