Boeing, SpaceX could launch astronauts next year
NASA says the first piloted flights of Boeing and SpaceX crew ships are now planned for mid-2019
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How to watch the longest lunar eclipse of the century
The eclipse will be visible from South America, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia
Spectacular revelations courtesy of Hubble
After 28 years in space, the Hubble Space Telescope is sending back some of its most beautiful and revealing images from across the vast universe
What's next for the world's greatest telescope
60 Minutes looks at the past, present and future of the Hubble telescope, the "most transformative scientific instrument" ever
Newly discovered moons of Jupiter include tiny "oddball"
Astronomers have found a dozen more moons of Jupiter, pushing the planet's total to a record 79 -- including one with an "oddball" orbit
Engine originally designed for NASA's space shuttle is key to low-cost spaceplane
Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully test-fired a space shuttle-era engine 10 times in 10 days, demonstrating the rapid turnaround capability critical to the Phantom Express
Woman sues NASA over alleged moon dust vial
A Tennessee woman is suing NASA over alleged moon dust she claims belongs to her. Laura Cicco says astronaut Neil Armstrong gave her the vial of moon dust when she was a child. The question now is whether she could be forced to give it back to NASA. Mark Strassmann spoke to Cicco about the gift.
Woman takes on NASA to keep moon dust she says Neil Armstrong gave her
Laura Cicco claims astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, gave her the vial of moon dust when she was a child
SpaceX brings coffee, ice cream, robot to space station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship was attached to the space station Monday after a three-day rendezvous
Save the date for a total lunar eclipse this month
The longest lunar eclipse of the century will happen July 27, 2018, but you may need to travel far to see it
NASA's new space telescope delayed again as costs rise
Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is slipping to March 2021 while its cost increases to $9.66 billion
NASA shares photo of blue sand dune on Mars
An image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a big sand dune on Mars that appears turquoise-colored when enhanced
Mars rover remains out of contact as dust storm worsens
Given the dust storm's severity, it could be weeks before they learn if the hardy robot survived its trial by dust
How explorers survived 56 days in Antarctica using only clean energy
Barney Swan and his dad, Robert, completed the first expedition to the South Pole surviving solely on renewable energy
NASA, White House team up on asteroid emergency plan
NASA, the White House and FEMA are kicking off a 10-year program to improve asteroid detection and emergency planning
30 years after warning, global warming "is in our living room"
In 1988, NASA's top scientist and other doomsayers were right; James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn't approaching -- it had already arrived
Trump directs Pentagon to create military Space Force
At Monday's meeting of the National Space Council, the president called for the creation of a sixth branch of the U.S. military in space
Trump at space event: "The U.S. will not be a migrant camp"
"I say this very strongly: it's the democrats fault," Trump said of Democrats "playing politics" with immigration legislation
Astronauts install cameras in spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts floated outside the space station Thursday for a six-and-a-half-hour excursion
Huge dust storm on Mars hits NASA rover
Robot's science work will be stalled as it waits out the still-growing storm
Soyuz brings crew of 3 to space station
With the space station's crew back up to six, it's time to get to work on a full slate of scientific research
NASA finds potential building blocks of life on Mars
The organic molecules preserved in 3-billion-year-old bedrock suggest conditions back then may have been conducive to life
New Horizons probe wakes up a billion miles past Pluto
NASA's New Horizons probe woke from hibernation Tuesday, on course for a second historic flyby of Pluto
Three set for launch to space station
Three days after a trio of space station fliers returned to Earth, three more are set for launch
SpaceX launches communications satellite
Falcon 9 rocket boosts SES communications satellite into space early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral
Zelenskyy says he will meet Trump on Sunday for Ukraine-Russia talks
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he and President Trump have agreed to meet in Florida on Sunday, signaling progress in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Maps show winter storm forecast for ice and snow from Great Lakes to Northeast
Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.
U.S. launches strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
Veterans Affairs Department reimposing near total abortion ban
The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families that was modified in 2022.
Israel police say 2 killed in car-ramming and stabbing attack by Palestinian
The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy.
Perry Bamonte, guitarist for The Cure, dies after "short illness" at 65
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
Iran seizes oil tanker smuggling fuel on Strait of Hormuz, Tehran says
Iran seized a foreign oil tanker as it traveled the strategic Strait of Hormuz carrying some 25,000 barrels of smuggled fuel, state media said.
Here's what is open on the day after Christmas, from retailers to banks
With President Trump declaring Dec. 26 a federal holiday, here's what's open and closed on Dec. 26.
15 hurt in stabbing, chemical liquid attack in Japan tire factory
More than a dozen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan in which a liquid believed to be bleach was also sprayed, authorities said.