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 UFO Stories You May Have Missed in 2017

Alice B. Lloyd December 27, 2017 9:45 am

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: First Down and Light Years to Go

Gregg Easterbrook December 26, 2017 3:30 pm

In this photo provided by Javier Mendoza, the contrail from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Long Beach, Calif., more than 100 miles southeast from its launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. A reused SpaceX rocket has carried 10 satellites into orbit from California, leaving behind it a trail of mystery, wonder, and speculations about aliens as it soared into space. (Javier Mendoza via AP)

SpaceX rocket triggers social media frenzy, UFO conspiracy theories

Katie Leach December 23, 2017 3:22 pm

"The truth is out there ... Seriously," tweeted former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Harry Reid responds to UFO search report: ‘This is about science and national security’

Daniel Chaitin December 16, 2017 11:26 pm

"This directive will ensure America's space program once again leads and inspires all of humanity," Trump said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump calls moon directive a ‘giant step’ for US

Steven Nelson December 11, 2017 9:19 pm

In this 1969 photo released by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. American astronauts visited the moon six times between 1969 and 1972. (Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP)

Trump to send US astronauts ‘back to the moon’

Steven Nelson December 11, 2017 4:49 pm

American prestige is important, but Americans should not be bilked endlessly so that a few more native researchers receive a few more citations. (Wikipedia Commons)

Taxpayers shouldn’t foot the bill for exoplanets and supercolliders

Ross Marchand December 11, 2017 5:01 am

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: The NFL’s Authentically Good Teams

Gregg Easterbrook November 28, 2017 3:30 pm

Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik, along with NASA's Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei, as well as the European Space Agency's Paolo Nespoli, said they had rationed turkey, cornbread dressing, candied yams, and a "cran-apple" desert for the occasion. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Astronauts send out-of-this-world Thanksgiving message to Earth

Naomi Lim November 23, 2017 5:17 pm

Afternoon Links: The Flat Earth Astronaut Farmer, Faking Dropped Calls, and Why Traffic Diets are a Bad Idea

Jim Swift November 22, 2017 10:40 pm

On Wednesday, members from the House and the Senate struck an agreement on a bill that proposes a major hike in defense spending and a raft of Pentagon reforms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here’s a look at what did (and didn’t) make it into the $700 billion defense policy bill

Travis J. Tritten November 8, 2017 10:38 pm

SpaceX has been greasing the wheels of Congress to eliminate its competitors for years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is at war with the free market

Samuel Postell October 30, 2017 6:23 pm