The “stuck” Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth March 16 after their relief crew arrives, NASA says. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Suni Williams aboard the ISS March 7, 2025. (Image credit: NASA) Two NASA astronauts who launched
Starship’s eighth test flight was a lot like its seventh. Starship’s eighth flight was a lot like its seventh. SpaceX launched the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket today (March 6), sending the 403-foot-tall (123 meters) vehicle aloft from its Starbase site
Last-minute problems forced a launch delay Monday for SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship, attempting a comeback following an explosion on the last test flight. The countdown began but it was halted because of issues with the rocket, the world’s largest and most powerful. Starship was supposed
“Everyone in the United States relies on NOAA in their daily lives whether they realize it or not, something that will come into focus for many in the weeks and months ahead.” Hundreds of NOAA workers were laid off under
“We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure.” A spiral structure composed of billions of comets in the inner solar system at its heart. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Spirals are a
If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon’s south pole on or around March 6. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private Athena lunar lander is on its way to the moon. A SpaceX Falcon 9
“It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility.” The International Space Station, photographed by Expedition 56 crew members in 2018 from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking. (Image credit: NASA/Roscosmos) Elon Musk thinks we should start moving on
CNN — NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — the two astronauts who launched on Boeing Starliner’s first crewed test flight and have been in low-Earth orbit since June — want to set the record straight: They aren’t stranded on the International Space Station,
The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31. and Feb. 1. The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth. (Image credit: NASA SDO) A
“Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” Trump says. President Donald Trump wants to lead the United States to Mars. After taking the oath of office to be sworn