SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown

SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.

Astronaut Michael Collins, part of Apollo 11 crew, dies at 90

Michael Collins was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969, alongside Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

For pilot, latest SpaceX mission is a family affair

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off just before 6 a.m., cutting a bright path through the predawn sky. The booster's expanding exhaust plume was illuminated by the rising sun, leaving a dazzling display in the sky for several minutes that was visible for hundreds of miles across Florida.

SpaceX lands NASA's $2.89 billion contract to put humans on lunar surface with Starship

NASA on Friday announced a continued partnership with SpaceX in the development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next American astronauts to the lunar surface, part of the Artemis Moon program.

Lyrid meteor shower to light up night sky in April — here’s how to watch

Calling all stargazers: The first major meteor shower of the year — the Lyrids — will occur in mid-April and is expected to light up the evening sky with a dazzling display.

Google Earth’s new ‘Timelapse’ feature shows 4 decades of climate change

From the changing forests in Oregon to the evolving glaciers in Greenland, a new feature on Google Earth illustrates nearly four decades of climate change from endless vantage points.

NASA shares stunning image of blue dunes on Mars

NASA has released a new photograph from Mars, showing a sea of blue dunes on the Red Planet. 

40 years ago, the first space shuttle mission blasted off

It’s now been 40 years since the maiden flight of space shuttle Columbia, the first flight of a reusable spacecraft and the inaugural mission of the 30-year space shuttle program.

Artificial intelligence, like algorithms, could crack the language of cancer and Alzheimer’s, study finds

The study found that looking at cancer and neurodegenerative diseases with artificial intelligence could lead to discovering how to alleviate symptoms - or maybe even prevent the diagnosis from happening at all.

NASA delays first flight attempt for Mars helicopter Ingenuity

Once the Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s flight takes place, it will be the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

NASA reveals Artemis program will land 1st person of color on the moon

NASA’s Artemis program, which is already set to send the first woman to the moon in 2024, will also send the first person of color to the moon.