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August 31, 2018

Long-lost spacecraft that NASA rediscovered this year is incommunicado

Six months after NASA last picked up a signal from a long-lost spacecraft, engineers have been unable to re-establish communications with the satellite, the agency confirmed in a new statement released yesterday (Aug.

August 30, 2018

International Space Station leak may have been caused by micrometeorite strike

NASA and its Russian counterparts identified a tiny pressure leak on the International Space Station Wednesday, which may have been caused by a micrometeorite strike.

August 20, 2018

Astronaut snaps 'mind-blowing' aurora picture from space

Most of us are lucky to catch a glimpse of a stunning aurora painting the skies once or twice in our lives.

August 18, 2018

The evolution of space travel -- a new gold rush has begun

As one of the engineers who helped build and launch America’s first spacecraft, I’ve seen first-hand the evolution of getting into space.

August 15, 2018

A fireball and a wall of sound: What NASA's epic Solar Probe launch felt like

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It was a pretty good morning to be looking up.

August 13, 2018

Interstellar travel requires a long-term approach (and humans are too impatient)

The biggest hurdle to mounting an interstellar mission may be humanity's short attention span.

August 12, 2018

NASA's Parker Solar Probe blasts off on epic journey to 'touch the Sun'

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force station on its historic mission to the Sun.

August 11, 2018

NASA's Parker Solar Probe launch scrubbed, rescheduled for Sunday

The eagerly anticipated launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was scrubbed early Saturday when delays on the launch pad ate away at the spacecraft’s 65-minute window to blast off to the sun.

August 10, 2018

United Launch Alliance preps for the return of manned space missions from Cape Canaveral

Space company United Launch Alliance is busily preparing for the return of manned missions from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

August 10, 2018

Parker Solar Probe: NASA spacecraft is its first named after a living person

NASA’s probe to the Sun, which is scheduled to launch early Saturday, is expected to rack up a number of historic firsts for the space agency.