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March 15, 2020

SpaceX aborts rocket launch carrying 60 Starlink satellites due to engine failure

SpaceX聽aborted the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket Sunday morning, grounding a mission聽that planned to carry 60 Starlink Internet satellites into space for the company鈥檚 growing broadband mega-constellation聽after finding a problem with the rocket鈥檚 engine power just before liftoff.

March 13, 2020

Coronavirus delays next Mars mission until 2022

The European Space Agency announced that its next mission to Mars will be delayed until 2022 due in part to the coronavirus pandemic around the globe.

February 25, 2020

What is the 'Space Force' and how will it fit into the US military?

In December 2019, President Trump signed a Defense spending bill authorizing the creation of a "Space Force," as the sixth branch聽of the United States armed forces. Here are the details on how it came to be and what to expect from it,聽going forward.聽

February 20, 2020

5 African-American groundbreakers in the US space program

鈥淏lack in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier,鈥� scheduled to air Monday on the Smithsonian Channel, examines the race to get black astronauts into the heavens while fighting for human rights on Earth.

February 20, 2020

NASA astronaut Fred Gregory recounts historic missions, eyes America鈥檚 space future

In 1989 astronaut Fred Gregory made history when he became the first African American to command a NASA mission, but he paid little attention to the headlines that he made.

February 14, 2020

NASA astronaut鈥檚 overjoyed dog welcomes her home after 328-day space mission in heartwarming video

NASA astronaut Christina Koch recently returned to Earth after a record-breaking 328-day stint on the International Space Station. Feted for her achievement, she also received a hero鈥檚 welcome from her delighted dog when she returned home.

February 13, 2020

How space can change the human body

News of Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai's growth aboard the International Space Station sparked curiosity of the impact space can have on the human body.

February 12, 2020

NASA astronaut Christina Koch recounts record-breaking 328-day space mission: 'Boredom was not a problem at all'

NASA astronaut Christina Koch says that boredom was never a problem during her record-breaking 328-day stint on the International Space Station (ISS).

February 5, 2020

NASA鈥檚 Solar Orbiter set for historic mission to the sun

NASA鈥檚 Solar Orbiter is set to launch on a historic mission to the sun that will provide the first images of the star鈥檚 poles.

January 29, 2020

Tarantula Nebula stuns in new view from the Spitzer Space Telescope

NASA has released an incredible high-resolution image of the distant Tarantula Nebula captured by the soon-to-be-retired Spitzer Space Telescope.