After a charter flight to the space station, rich trio is back on Earth
They returned in a SpaceX capsule and sailed back to the Florida coast for a 17-day tour. It cost them $55million each.Although the trip...
Record-breaking spaceflight by US astronaut in Russian capsule
Mark Vande Hei and the Russian Space Agency's Pyotr dubrov (who also spent the last year in space) landed in Soyuz capsules in Kazakhstan....
East Antarctica's once stable ice shelf collapses
This area was long considered stable and not affected by climate change.Satellite images captured the collapse. This was the first time that an ice...
Three cosmonauts land at the space station in yellow, and one in blue
These colors appeared to be in keeping with the Ukrainian flag. These men are the first to arrive on the station since the Russian...
Watchdog is concerned about US nuclear repository projects
The results of a federal watchdog report, made public Tuesday, show that.The Government Accountability Office highlighted the concerns in its Report. It noted that...
NASA astronaut sets new single-flight duration record
. Mark Vande Hei was watching from the outside of the station as he worked through his 341st space day to set a new...
Space junk on a 5,800-mph collision course to the moon
The rocket's remnants will hit the moon at 5,800 mph (9.300 km/h) on Friday. This is far from the prying eyes of telescopes. Satellite...
NASA's "NACHOS" instrument can help predict volcanic eruptions
NASA announced Tuesday.Although the instrument is still a prototype, NASA plans to deploy it in May 2022. The tiny device was launched aboard a...
Fossil of a 170-million-year-old flying reptile discovered in Scotland is the "largest ever found"
According to the National Museum of Scotland, the fossil of a pterosaur (more commonly known as pterodactyls) is "the largest of its type ever...
SpaceX claims that up to 40 new Starlink satellites are currently falling out of...
The company claims that only a small fraction of the 49 satellites SpaceX put into orbit last week were able to withstand a geomagnetic...