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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.

December 14, 2017

Humanity's expansion into deep space is inevitable, industry experts say

There will be a market for humanity's expansion beyond Earth orbit, industry experts said — but none of them can predict what form that market will take.

December 13, 2017

Trump's Moon directive earns praise from NASA, others

President Donald Trumped signed a new space policy directive Monday (Dec. 11) ordering NASA to work toward sending humans to the moon and, eventually, Mars.

December 13, 2017

Blue Origin launches 1st New Shepard spaceship test flight in over a year

Blue Origin's reusable New Shepard suborbital vehicle took to the skies today (Dec. 12) for the first time in more than a year, according to media reports and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

December 12, 2017

Trump wants to see NASA boots on the Moon

President Donald Trump wants to see U.S. astronauts return to the Moon as a foundation for future Mars missions.

December 12, 2017

Astronauts' faith: Tiny Apollo 13 Bible up for auction

A tiny King James Bible that went to space on the famous Apollo 13 mission is up for auction this week.

December 8, 2017

Elon Musk dares the CEO of Boeing to race SpaceX to Mars

SpaceX founder Elon Musk challenged Boeing's CEO to be first to get a human to Mars. Now that is a competition with some serious stakes! Here's how the crazy Twitter drama went down.