Wally Funk, female aviation pioneer, becomes oldest person in space at 82
Wally Funk finally got to live her dream on Blue Origin’s rocket launch Tuesday, becoming the oldest person to go to space at 82.
NASA astronauts growing chile peppers aboard International Space Station
NASA astronauts are spicing up their diets, growing chile peppers for the first time aboard the International Space Station.
NASA probe offers dramatic glimpses of Jupiter and its moon Ganymede
A NASA spacecraft got closer to Jupiter and its moon than ever before and captured some images.
United Airlines to purchase 100 electric planes from Heart Aerospace
The investment is part of United's goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 100% by 2050
Perseids meteor shower to dazzle in July, August — here’s how to watch
The Perseids meteor shower will be visible from July 14 to August 24. Here’s how to watch.
Mars, Venus, moon appear close together in planetary conjunction
Skywatchers will have another chance to view Mars, Venus and the young moon in the same field of view Tuesday evening.
Blue Origin reveals Jeff Bezos flight details
Jeff Bezos' July 20th flight will mark the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Virgin Galactic giving away two free seats on 2022 spaceflight
Following Sunday's successful mission, Virgin Galactic is giving away two free seats on their first commercial suborbital spaceflight slated for 2022.
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space
Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off coast of Florida
The SpaceX cargo Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida south of Tallahassee on Friday night.
Branson, Bezos, Musk give space ETFs liftoff
Billionaires dabbling in space travel could lead to more ripple effects in space stocks—and space ETFs.
Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer for voyage to outer space
Wally Funk will be aboard the July 20 launch from West Texas. She is among the so-called Mercury 13 women who went through astronaut training in the 1960s, but never made it to space.
'I'm humbled and honored,' NASA names new director for Johnson Space Center
Vanessa Wyche was appointed the director of the agency's Johnson Space Center.
Tide develops 1st detergent for astronauts in space, NASA
Tide announced it is developing a laundry detergent solution for NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station.
'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists
According to scientists on social media, the hunk of rock and ice will approach as close as Saturn's orbit in the next decade.
Notification system for drone pilots down nationwide, FAA says
FAA officials said a system that helps drone pilots navigate airspace is currently down across the country.
Astronauts continue work on ISS solar array
The spacewalk will take approximately 6.5 hours to install and deploy new solar arrays on the space station.
Liftoff! SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force
This satellite is part of a next generation satellite constellation featuring upgraded, state-of-the-art technology, according to NASA.
Chinese astronauts enter new space station on 3-month mission
The Shenzhou-12 craft carrying a three-person crew docked with China’s new space station on Thursday to start a three-month mission.
China Mars rover beams back spectacular images from red planet
New images were released Friday of China’s first Mars rover Zhurong.