Space

U.S. spaceplane deorbits after classified mission and lands in California

An unmanned spaceplane sent into Earth’s orbit in late 2023 returned on Friday, landing at California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base

SpaceX launched its huge Starship rocket on the program’s eighth test flight Thursday, but a malfunction of some sort triggered

Amanda Nguyen, who transformed personal trauma into landmark legislation for sexual assault survivors, now has her sights set on making

Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA

Starliner commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore said Tuesday he did not think politics played any role in the crew’s extended mission,

Firefly Aerospace’s “Blue Ghost” lander dropped out of lunar orbit and swooped to a rocket-powered touchdown early Sunday, pulling off

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander closed in on the moon Saturday, on course for a nail-biting automated descent to touchdown

Gayle King is about to blast off. The “CBS Mornings” co-host was announced Thursday as part of the crew for

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a “planetary parade.” Mercury,

Neil deGrasse Tyson on 2032 asteroid collision Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses 2032 asteroid collision 05:14 A so-called “city killer”