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July 12, 2022

SpaceX booster rocket bursts into flames during test

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the Super Heavy Booster 7 prototype explosion at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas, was related the Raptor engine spin start test.

July 7, 2022

California rocket explodes moments after launch from Vandenberg's Space Force Base

A rocket flying out of California exploded moments after takeoff from Vandenberg's Space Force Base. There were no injuries after the rocket exploded.

June 28, 2022

NASA will use information from New Zealand launch to pave the way for moon landing

NASA is looking to experiment with a new orbital pattern around the moon to use in the future. The New Zealand test flight will help NASA's ultimate goal of getting back to the moon.

June 19, 2022

Psyche, the ‘goldmine asteroid,’ mapped in greatest detail yet

Scientists have devised one of the most detailed maps of the metal asteroid, 16 Psyche, ahead of a planned mission in late September to study its surface.

June 15, 2022

NASA's Perseverance rover spots piece of its own landing gear on Mars

The Perseverance rover that NASA landed on Mars over a year ago spotted part of its own landing gear on the surface this week as it explores the Jezero Crater.

June 12, 2022

NASA’s Earth-observing TROPICS satellites presumably lost as Astra rocket fails to make orbit

The California-based rocket firm Astra failed to deliver NASA's weather-monitoring satellites into space after a second-stage booster engine shut down.

June 9, 2022

NASA steps up hunt for extraterrestrial life, will commission 'absolutely necessary' study on UFOs

NASA will study unidentified aerial phenomena, or unidentified flying objects, to collect data and "move the scientific understanding" of UFOs forward.

June 4, 2022

Mars colony would be new beginning as humans enter the final frontier

Mars could soon be home to human colonists, but like Massachusetts Bay colonists, they will be faced with essential questions of how they want to be governed.

May 27, 2022

China, US moon mineral competition 'some time off,' but future of space cooperation not bright

China has commanded 80% control over the rare earth metals market, providing it unparalleled political and economic power through an increasingly vital resource.

May 6, 2022

SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts return home from ISS with successful splashdown off Florida coast

SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts returned home to Earth with a successful splashdown off the coast of Florida. NASA expects to have the astronauts back in Houston Friday morning.