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April 8, 2021

Mars 'rainbow' actually lens flare, NASA says

NASA has debunked speculation over an image from Mars that appeared to show what many believed to be a "rainbow" or "dustbow."

April 7, 2021

NASA gets first weather report from Mars rover landing site

Engineers at NASA have received the first weather report from Mars' Jezero Crater, where the agency's Perseverance rover landed in February.

April 6, 2021

SpaceX determines cause of Starship SN11 prototype crash

SpaceX founder Elon Musk explained why the Starship prototype SN11 went up in flames last week.

April 6, 2021

NASA Mars helicopter survives cold Martian night in first step of historic endeavor

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has cleared its initial hurdle before the first-ever attempt at powered and controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

April 3, 2021

SpaceX rocket debris lands on Washington state homeowner's property

Debris from a SpaceX rocket that reentered the atmosphere last week was found on a homeowner’s property in Central Washington state, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

March 30, 2021

Biden WH keeps Trump's National Space Council despite mocking Space Force

While President Biden has put as much distance as possible between himself and most of his predecessor’s policies, there is one area that Biden appears satisfied not to touch—space.

March 30, 2021

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei readies for April flight to International Space Station

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is set to lift off aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on an April 9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

March 30, 2021

Virgin Galactic unveils new 'SpaceShipThree' space plane

Commercial spaceflight company Virgin Galactic unveiled the piloted space plane "VSS Imagine" on Tuesday. 

March 27, 2021

NASA's Orion capsule begins new water drop tests

NASA engineers at the Virginia-based Langley Research Center have begun a new series of four water-impact drop tests using a test version of the agency's Orion spacecraft capsule. 

March 26, 2021

Mysterious Seattle light show likely debris from SpaceX rocket

A mysterious light show that illuminated the sky above parts of the Pacific Northwest on Thursday night was likely the remains of a SpaceX rocket entering Earth’s atmosphere, authorities said.