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February 19, 2023

Kansas night sky lit up by 'small swarm of meteors'

The National Weather Service's office in Goodland, Kansas, captured a "small swarm of meteors" that vaporized in Earth's atmosphere early Sunday morning.

February 16, 2023

Memorial to honor New Hampshire teacher who died in Challenger disaster

The New Hampshire Statehouse will add a memorial for Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who died in the Challenger. She was killed when the Challenger broke apart shortly after takeoff.

February 15, 2023

Space Force, Space Command pass the buck on UFOs as US airspace security questions swirl

NORAD and NORTHCOM have been taking the lead on information related to the UFOs, while involvement by U.S. space-focused military agencies is not clear.

February 12, 2023

Meteoroid expected to safely strike Earth's atmosphere Sunday evening over France

A meteorite is expected to safely strike Earth's atmosphere over northern France around 10:00 p.m. ET on Sunday evening, according to the European Space Agency.

February 9, 2023

Virgin Orbit suspects a $100 part was responsible for LauncherOne failure: report

A $100 part is suspected to be responsible for a Jan. 9 failure of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, according to the spaceflight company's chief executive.

February 1, 2023

Video shows 'mysterious' whirlpool spiral flying over Hawaii sky

A strange spiral was caught on video earlier this month as it soared over Maunakea, Hawaii, and a telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

January 31, 2023

NASA captures photo of 'bear's face' on the surface of Mars

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took a a photograph of a formation that resembles a bear's face on the surface of the Red Planet.

January 31, 2023

Satellite, rocket stage nearly collide in possible ‘worst-case scenario’

An old rocket body and a military satellite nearly collided on Friday. LeoLabs said the resulting crash would have resulted in thousands of fragments persisting for decades.

January 27, 2023

NASA successfully tests new engine for deep space exploration

NASA announced that its engineers developed and tested the first full-scale rotating detonation rocket engine. The supersonic rocket engine uses detonation.

January 21, 2023

American space legend Buzz Aldrin marries 63-year-old girlfriend on his 93rd birthday

Famed Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin made a surprise announcement Friday that he has married to his longtime girlfriend, Anca Faur, on his 93rd birthday.