SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company.

Rice University students celebrate historic SpaceX launch

Rice University students watched closely Sunday as NASA made its first operational SpaceX Dragon launch from Florida.

Crew-1 astronaut first female to lift off from American soil since 2011

Dr. Walker will be the mission specialist for the Crew-1 mission. This will be her second long-duration mission aboard the ISS.

More than 500 Asian giant hornets found in Washington nest; threat not over

When scientists in Washington state destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the U.S., they discovered about 500 live specimens in various stages of development, officials said Tuesday.

Creepy, snake-sized invasive worm spotted in Virginia, and it’s ‘essentially immortal’

A foot-long invasive species slithered by a suburban Virginia resident last week, leaving pest-control experts scratching their heads before they found help identifying it.

Space station will mark 20 years of people living in orbit

The International Space Station marks a big milestone Monday. That's the 20th anniversary of the first crew's arrival, and there has been a steady stream of people living there ever since.

Leopard mauls Florida man who paid for 'full-contact experience' with big cat

A Florida man paid $150 for a "full-contact experience" with a captive black leopard, which would allow him to play with the rare cat and rub its belly. Instead, he was attacked as soon as he entered the enclosure and needed multiple surgeries.

NASA, SpaceX target Nov. 14 for manned Crew-1 mission to ISS

NASA and SpaceX have announced a new date for the launch of the first crew rotation mission to the International Space Station.

First Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has found the first Asian giant hornet nest in the United States. 

NASA releases never-before-seen pictures of Bennu, an asteroid that may hold the building blocks of life

Following Tuesday's historic touchdown on the asteroid Bennu, NASA has released never-before-seen images of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft kicking up rocks and debris on the space rock's surface.

NASA astronauts cast 2020 election votes from space

With the COVID-19 pandemic increasing the amount of absentee ballots for the 2020 election, NASA is proving nowhere is too far to exercise your right to vote. 

Northern lights dance across Norwegian sky in stunning timelapse video

The mesmerizing display was captured Oct. 19 in a timelapse video by British photographer Matt Robinson on the island of Senja in Norway.