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October 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew: NASA reports limited initial damage to Kennedy Space Center

NASA is reporting limited initial damage to Kennedy Space Center from Hurricane Matthew, which brushed Cape Canaveral early Friday.

October 5, 2016

Mission successful: Blue Origin rocket tests emergency capsule separation

The rocket company Blue Origin pulled off what appeared to be a flawless two-part launch test in west Texas on Wednesday.

October 4, 2016

SpaceX eyed rival's building in rocket explosion probe

SpaceX requested access to a nearby building leased by its rival United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part of its probe into last month’s launch pad rocket explosion, the Washington Post reports.

September 30, 2016

Out with a bang: Rosetta crashes into comet

After a journey of billions of miles and a historic cosmic rendezvous, the Rosetta spacecraft met its end when it had a “controlled impact” with the comet it had been studying.

September 28, 2016

Elon Musk unveils ambitious Mars colonization plan

On Tuesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled plans for a spacecraft and rocket project that intends to put intelligent life on Mars: human life.

September 26, 2016

NASA sees evidence of water vapor plumes shooting out of Europa

Water vapor plumes estimated to be as tall as 125 miles are possibly erupting into space from the surface of Europa, a moon around Jupiter, NASA announced on Monday.

September 21, 2016

Elon Musk says SpaceX's new spaceship could go 'well beyond Mars'

"Mars Colonial Transporter" seems like a pretty cool name for a spaceship, but it wasn't quite ambitious enough for SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk.

September 19, 2016

Rosetta spacecraft's last move: A daring dive toward comet pits

The last-ever maneuver of the Rosetta spacecraft on Sept. 30 will take it toward several active pits on the "head" of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

September 13, 2016

Blue Origin announces big 'New Glenn' rocket for satellite and crew launches

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos announced Tuesday a massive new reusable rocket family in development for his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

September 8, 2016

NASA's asteroid-sampling mission is ready to launch Thursday

NASA's first-ever asteroid-sampling spacecraft is poised for an on-time liftoff Thursday evening, and mission team members said they can't wait.