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

House Democrat fears looming space war: ‘We’ll all be dead’

Joel Gehrke May 6, 2021 10:09 pm

In this photo from Monday, a Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket stands ready for launch on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Falcon Heavy launched Tuesday afternoon with three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

SpaceX successfully lands Mars prototype rocket for first time

Kaelan Deese May 6, 2021 3:49 pm

DOD says it won’t shoot down falling Chinese space rocket

Abraham Mahshie May 5, 2021 10:41 pm

White House mum on whether it will punish China if plummeting rocket causes damage

Naomi Lim May 5, 2021 6:47 pm

Blue Origin, the private space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has released video of the April 2 launch and landing of its prototype reusable rocket.

Blue Origin auctioning one seat to the edge of space

Kaelan Deese May 5, 2021 6:35 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, May 29, 2014, file photo, Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, introduces the SpaceX Dragon V2 spaceship at the SpaceX headquarters on, in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Motors is opening access to its patents to accelerate electric vehicle development. Musk says the company will share several hundred patents and won't sue those who use them. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

By choosing SpaceX, NASA proves it is serious about returning to the moon

Mark Whittington May 4, 2021 4:00 am

Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft shortly after it landed. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

SpaceX Crew-1 lands in Gulf of Mexico following record mission for NASA

Kaelan Deese May 3, 2021 6:32 pm

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are seen.

Kamala Harris to lead Trump-revived National Space Council

Lawrence Richard May 1, 2021 11:27 pm

Michael Collins, 1930-2021

Nathan Wurtzel April 30, 2021 3:00 am

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dead at 90

Jeremy Beaman April 28, 2021 4:52 pm

SpaceX capsule’s near crash with debris was a ‘reporting error,’ spokeswoman says

Jake Dima April 26, 2021 4:12 pm

SpaceX launches rocket carrying astronauts to the International Space Station

Mike Brest April 23, 2021 12:23 pm