Latest articles by Elizabeth Howell
Four robots recently took to Mars-like terrain, including a cave system, during an epic experiment involving a NASA astronaut in space.
Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson just extended her American duration record on the International Space Station. She also served as coach to the three rookie astronauts who flew with her.
Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.
Reference The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Explore the orbital laboratory in more detail here.
Reference The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is working to preserve the night sky. Here's a look at its 21 certified dark sky reserves around the world.
Reference Paying taxes in space is a necessity, no matter where you happen to be visiting. This is what U.S. astronauts and other space fliers can expect.
Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has a reusable first stage, like those of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.
Slayton made his first space flight in 1975 as the Apollo docking module pilot of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission.
The Buran spacecraft was the Soviet Union's response to NASA's space shuttle program.
Ever since we were invited to explore the "final frontier" on the USS Enterprise, "Star Trek" technologies have also made their way into our everyday lives.
Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in October.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a 10-hour timelapse of Dextre, a handy Canadian robot, working with a science experiment on the ISS.
Mars Pathfinder carried the first rover to Mars, using an innovative airbag landing system to bounce safely onto the surface.
Cargo is finally being unloaded from a docked Russian Progress spacecraft at the ISS. A delay occurred after astronauts reported an unexpected smell on Nov. 23.
A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.
The new rocket's maiden flight may be in late 2024.
SpaceShipOne was a major turning point for private spaceflight.
The solid rocket boosters are coming together.
Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.
Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).
President-Elect Donald Trump confirmed he will attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test on Nov. 19. It comes as SpaceX founder Elon Musk takes a greater role in the forthcoming Trump administration.
