May 6, 2021 SpaceX's Starship has successfully landed for the first time: what's next? SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednesday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions.
May 5, 2021 Eta Aquarid 2021 meteor shower: How to watch The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, giving curious viewers the opportunity to see debris from the famous Halley's Comet.
May 4, 2021 Chinese rocket debris to make an uncontrolled reentry: What happened the last time The almost 100-foot core of China's Long March 5B rocket is likely to make an uncontrolled reentry at an unknown point in the coming days.
May 1, 2021 NASA astronauts grow leafy greens for longest stint on ISS NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at Florida's Kennedy Space Center have grown leafy greens aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date.
April 30, 2021 SpaceX Crew-1 splashdown delayed again NASA and SpaceX delayed the Crew-1 mission astronauts' return to Earth for a second time on Thursday.
April 30, 2021 Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to head NASA The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator.
April 28, 2021 Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dead at 90 NASA astronaut Michael Collins died Wednesday at age 90.
April 27, 2021 Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship SN15 likely to test-launch this week SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the launch of the company's Starship prototype SN15 (Serial No.15) could happen this week.
April 27, 2021 Pink supermoon stuns viewers across the world The first pink supermoon of 2021 dazzled viewers across the world on Monday night.
April 23, 2021 NASA, Elon Musk react to SpaceX Crew-2 launch: 'It took 10 years to get here' NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission launched into orbit Friday, carrying four crew members set to board the International Space Station (ISS) for a period of six months.