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The launch was expected to give NASA the data needed to press ahead with the next Crew Dragon fight to space station.
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The launch was expected to give NASA the data needed to press ahead with the next Crew Dragon fight to space station.
Scientists say more than 2 pounds of material from the surface of asteroid Bennu was captured by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
SpaceX is replacing two suspect engines in the Falcon 9 rocket that will boost four astronauts to the space station.
16 Psyche is one of the most massive objects in the solar system's main asteroid belt — and it appears to be made entirely of metal worth approximately $10,000 quadrillion.
NASA scientists have found evidence of more water and ice on the moon than previously known. KPIX-TV reporter Kiet Do has details.
Studies suggest there could be ice stored in permanently shadowed "cold traps" at lunar polar regions.
The launch will mark the first operational flight by SpaceX's commercially developed Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Photographs indicated the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured much more than the minimum amount needed for mission success.
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts returned safely to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two cosmonauts head home to close out action-packed space flight.
Images from the spacecraft give researchers confidence an attempt to collect samples from an asteroid was successful.
The dramatic effort to collect a sample is the centerpiece of an $800 million mission.
Skywatchers have the chance to see a spectacular meteor shower this week, as Earth passes through the debris from Halley's Comet.
A NASA spacecraft will make a daring attempt on Tuesday afternoon to collect a sample from an asteroid, and then bring it back to Earth. If successful, this would be the space agency's largest return of extraterrestrial material since the Apollo program brought back rocks and dust from the moon. The asteroid, named "Bennu," is about as tall as the Empire State Building. Mark Strassmann reports.
The drama unfolds Tuesday as the U.S. takes its first crack at collecting asteroid samples for return to Earth.
Astronomers recently spotted a black hole swallowing up a star like celestial spaghetti — and no, that's not science fiction.
Astronaut Kate Rubins is using NASA's last currently contracted Soyuz seat for a ride to the space station.
Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is ramping up to begin launching paying customers.
Asteroid 2020 SO, as it is formally known, appears to be a Centaur upper rocket stage that successfully propelled NASA's Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966 before it was discarded.
Launch delay will give engineers more time to resolve an engine turbopump issue on a different rocket
Northrop Grumman successfully launched four tons of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station, including a female-friendly $23 million space toilet, on Friday night. The first attempt to launch the Cygnus space station cargo ship atop an Antares rocket Thursday evening was aborted minutes before liftoff. Watch the launch here.
The cargo ship, with a new toilet on board, heads to the space station while SpaceX suffers a second straight launch abort.
The Cygnus supply ship was planning to carry 4 tons of supplies and equipment, including a new zero-gravity toilet for the space station crew.
SpaceX crew capsule will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station for a six-month stay.
"If we can do it from space, then I believe folks can do it from the ground, too," Kate Rubins said.
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University. Authorities have not identified a suspect.
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday. His body was flown on Air Force Two to Arizona, where he lived with his family.
The U.S. military strike killed 11 people who the Trump administration said were Tren de Aragua members. A Venezuelan official denied they were involved in the gang.
The Trump administration wants an appeals court to lift a ruling that blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook before an interest rate meeting next week.
President Trump is attending the ceremony at the Pentagon.
Ryan Routh, who is representing himself, was warned by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to stay on topic.
Members of Congress are curtailing outdoor events and public appearances in the wake of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Health officials are warning the West Nile virus season isn't over yet. Here's where the mosquito-borne illness has been spreading.