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January 9, 2018

Zuma satellite launched by SpaceX reportedly 'total loss,' failed to launch into orbit

A U.S. spy satellite which was supposed to launch into orbit on Sunday night is expected to be a “total loss” after it reportedly didn’t make it.

January 8, 2018

SpaceX launches rocket carrying classified payload for U.S. government

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying into orbit a top-secret satellite codenamed Zuma.

January 4, 2018

Asteroid-bound spacecraft snaps color pic of Earth and Moon

About halfway through its two-year trek to the asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft took some stunning images of Earth and the moon as it whizzed past its home planet last fall.

January 3, 2018

Rogue Chinese space station expected to hurtle toward Earth in 2018, researchers say

The new year could bring a major scare: the expected crash of an 18,740-pound Chinese space station headed toward Planet Earth.

January 3, 2018

Astronauts identify mystery microbes in space for the 1st time

NASA astronauts successfully sequenced the DNA of microbes found aboard the International Space Station, marking the first time unknown organisms were sequenced and identified entirely in space.

January 2, 2018

China's next big space mission: the far side of the moon

This year, China plans to boldly go where no superpower has previously been before — the far side of the moon.

December 23, 2017

SpaceX launch sparks fears of alien invasion in Los Angeles

A rocket launch from a Southern California Air Force base generated a fiery contrail that could be seen all over Los Angeles Friday and had some social media users preparing for an alien invasion.

December 20, 2017

Paris Hilton is a huge fan of Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a larger-than-life figure, having created multiple multi-billion dollar businesses and altering the automobile, energy and space industries forever. A celebrity in his own right, Musk has legions of fans around the world — including Paris Hilton.

December 18, 2017

Recycled SpaceX Dragon capsule makes second delivery to Space Station

A used SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station for the second time Sunday.

December 15, 2017

Interstellar visitor stays silent: No signs of life yet on 'Oumuamua

The first interstellar asteroid ever discovered in our solar system remains silent, at least for now.