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

FILE - This Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo provided by NASA shows the release of the SpaceX Dragon-2 spacecraft from the International Space Station. A delayed supply run to the International Space Station is now set to launch April 14, 2014. The private company SpaceX will be making its fourth trip to the space station from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch was postponed twice in March, the last time because of an electrical short on Air Force ground equipment. NASA announced the new launch date on Friday, April 4, 2014. The moon is at background center. (AP Photo/NASA)

Avoiding celestial traffic jams

Alexander Salter March 22, 2021 1:00 pm

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas., pauses as he speaks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.

Former intelligence chief: ‘Quite a few more’ UFOs detected than public knows

Daniel Chaitin March 19, 2021 11:51 pm

Fireworks light up the sky against a full moon during a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City, Kan., in 2012.

Russia and China planning a moon base together

Kaelan Deese March 9, 2021 8:21 pm

This photo provided by NASA shows the first color image sent by the Perseverance Mars rover after its landing on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Biden quips Indian Americans ‘are taking over’ as he praises NASA Mars landing

Rob Crilly March 4, 2021 11:54 pm

‘Space hurricane’ 600 miles wide discovered over North Pole, scientists say

Zach Halaschak March 4, 2021 7:39 pm

Newsmakers: An inside view of space travel

Washington Examiner Staff February 25, 2021 4:18 pm

NASA confirms hidden message on Perseverance parachute, teases more secrets

Zach Halaschak February 23, 2021 8:29 pm

This Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 photo provided by NASA shows the Perseverance rover lowered towards the surface of Mars during its powered descent.

NASA releases first audio from Mars and video of Perseverance rover landing

Zach Halaschak February 22, 2021 11:23 pm

A conversation with Charlie Duke, former NASA astronaut

Doug McKelway February 22, 2021 3:00 pm

This Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 photo provided by NASA shows the Perseverance rover lowered towards the surface of Mars during its powered descent.

NASA’s Perseverance rover beams back its first color photos of Mars

Zach Halaschak February 19, 2021 9:36 pm

Members of NASAâs Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

NASA lands rover on Mars after ‘seven minutes of terror’

Zach Halaschak February 18, 2021 10:52 pm

This illustration provided by NASA shows the Perseverance rover, bottom, landing on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021. Entry, Descent, and Landing, or "EDL," begins when the spacecraft reaches the top of the Martian atmosphere, traveling nearly 12,500 mph (20,000 kph). EDL ends about seven minutes after atmospheric entry, with Perseverance stationary on the Martian surface.

WATCH LIVE: NASA’s Perseverance rover sticks Mars landing

Washington Examiner Staff February 18, 2021 7:55 pm