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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
(UPDATED) It is the first time a crewed United States spacecraft has docked in nearly a decade
NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight
(UPDATED) Nasa astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley name the Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavor' after the retired space shuttle on which they both flew
SpaceX, NASA delay milestone mission due to bad weather
Officials cite the threat of lightning, among other factors
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard
NASA is finally ready to go – or as ready as they can be to strap two people on top of a 500-ton rocket filled with combustible fuel
SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time
Veteran space travelers Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to crew the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station
NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27
US astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have been in strict quarantine since May 13 because of the pandemic, but they say their actual isolation began as far back as mid-March
NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virus
The virus outbreak could hit US plans to return to the Moon by 2024
NASA images show fall in China pollution over virus shutdown
Maps comparing NO2 concentrations show a marked decline between January 1-20, before a sweeping quarantine was imposed on Wuhan and other cities, and February 10-25
U.S. professor charged with hiding link to China on NASA-funded project
The US Justice Department says Anming Hu hid his ties to Beijing University of Technology while he taught and did research at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
U.S. professor charged with hiding link to China on NASA-funded project
The US Justice Department is taking aim at a number of Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing industrial and other secrets to boost China's economy and defense sectors
Trembling Mars gives up more seismic secrets
For 15 months NASA's InSight robot craft scoured the surface of Earth's neighbor, and measured hundreds of so-called 'Marsquakes'
Katherine Johnson, black NASA mathematician, dies at 101
Johnson's calculations helped put the first man on the moon in 1969
Space explorers wanted: NASA seeks next generation of astronauts
Requirements: A relevant Master's degree, prepared to live and work 400 kilometers above Earth on the International Space Station, and a US citizen
U.S. astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman
Christina Koch, a 41-year-old Michigan-born engineer, beats the previous record for a single spaceflight by a woman – 289 days, held by NASA veteran Peggy Whitson
Astronauts bake first cookies in space
Astronauts on the International Space Station discover a way to bake chocolate chip cookies in space, which takes at least two hours
SpaceX to simulate astronaut ejection in final test
The success of this test is essential for SpaceX and for NASA, which urgently needs to certify a spacecraft to transport its astronauts to the ISS this year
'Space unites us': First Iranian-American astronaut reaches for stars
The 36-year-old immigrant said she hoped her example might help inspire others from similar backgrounds
NASA planet hunter finds Earth-sized world
The planet, named 'TOI 700 d', is relatively close to Earth – only 100 light years away, says NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiast
(UPDATED) NASA releases an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that shows the site of the Vikram lander's impact and associated debris field, with parts scattered over almost two dozen locations spanning several kilometers
Pinoy-made ocean waste collector, dengue mapper to join NASA global hackathon
PRESS RELEASE: The teams behind the projects will join others from around the world to be evaluated by NASA in early December for the selection of the 30 global finalists
Stand-up scientists use comedy to reach beyond the ivory tower
Several scientist-comedians from across the US believe that laughter can be a powerful tool for communicating complex concepts
A new dream for all-female spacewalk duo: To walk on Moon
NASA is seeking to return to the Moon by 2024. And the space agency promises when two astronauts will stride its surface, the first time humanity has done so since 1972, and at least one of them will be a woman
U.S. makes history with first all-female spacewalk
(UPDATED) The mission was originally planned for earlier this year but had to be aborted due to a lack of properly fitting spacesuits, leading to allegations of sexism
Red planet rumbles: NASA's recordings of 'marsquakes' let us listen to the martian heartbeat
While the vibrations have been altered a bit so our ears can actually pick them up, you can now hear the marsquakes for yourself!
First Arab on ISS returns to Earth
(UPDATED) Although Hazzaa al-Mansoori's mission was short – 8 days in total – it has been the source of great pride in the UAE, a newcomer to the world of space with ambitions to send an unmanned probe to orbit Mars by 2021
Europa: There may be life on Jupiter's moon and two new missions will pave the way for finding it
Europa is thought to be able to harbor simple, microbial life in its liquid, internal ocean beneath its icy surface
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
The lifesize robot named Fedor – short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research – copies human movements, a key skill that allows it to help carry out tasks remotely
High above Greenland glaciers, NASA looks into melting ocean ice
Oceans Melting Greenland – or OMG – is on a mission to collect data on how oceans contribute to the rapid melt of Greenland's ice
NASA investigating 1st crime committed in space – report
The estranged wife of astronaut Anne McClain accuses her of identity theft and improperly accessing her wife's private financial records
NASA International Space Apps Challenge now open for registration
The worldwide hackathon is now on its 8th year, with last year’s version boasting 18,000 participants across 75 countries
NASA descends on Icelandic lava field to prepare for Mars
With its black basalt sand, wind-swept dunes and craggy peaks, the Lambahraun lava field at the foot of Iceland's second biggest glacier, Langjokull, is chosen as a stand-in for the Red Planet's surface
Former NASA flight director Chris Kraft dies at 95
'Chris was one of the core team members that helped our nation put humans in space and on the Moon, and his legacy is immeasurable,' says NASA chief Jim Bridenstine
Space crew to blast off for ISS on moon landing anniversary
The July 20 blast off comes on the same date that NASA's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in 1969, marking a defining moment in the so-called 'space race' with the Soviet Union
Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: What it's like on the Moon
Here are impressions of some of American men who walked on the Moon, collected from a series of oral history interviews by NASA
Small step, giant memories: Neil Armstrong's moonwalk remembered
The grainy pictures coming back on the night of July 20, 1969, from a quarter of a million miles (380,000 kilometres) away fascinates viewers young and old
NASA tests launch-abort system for moon-mission capsule
The exercise aims to test in almost real-life conditions the evacuation of astronauts from the Orion capsule in the event of an explosion or other problem shortly after launch of the rocket taking them into space
Russian, North American astronauts return to earth
NASA's Anne McClain, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and the Canadian Space Agency's David Saint-Jacques emerge from the space craft to applause from support crews
NASA's Curiosity rover finds new methane spike on Mars
'With our current measurements, we have no way of telling if the methane source is biology or geology, or even ancient or modern,' says Paul Mahaffy of NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center
'Moon Rock Hunter' on quest to track down Apollo gifts
Lawyer and retired NASA special agent Joseph Gutheinz Jr is on a mission to find moon rocks that went missing after being given as gifts to nations
Apollo moon rocks help transform understanding of the universe
While lunar samples have been in NASA hands for 5 decades, new discoveries are still being made
NASA renames street for 'hidden' black women mathematicians
Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson provide pivotal contributions to space flight research from the 1940s through to the 1960s, when the United States first sent men to orbit and then walk on the moon
NASA to open International Space Station to tourists from 2020
The missions will be for stays of up to 30 days. As many as a dozen private astronauts could visit the ISS per year, says NASA.
'A long ride': 50 years ago, a dress rehearsal for the Moon landing
The year was 1969, Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford made an unusual request to mission control. He said: 'Think you could call over to London and tell the president of the Flat Earth Society that he's wrong?'
NASA unveils schedule for 'Artemis' 2024 Moon mission
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirms that Artemis 1 will be an uncrewed mission around the Moon planned for 2020
Indian satellite destruction 'unacceptable' – NASA
'That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight,' says NASA head Jim Bridenstine, as he cites the dangers of the move in relation to the International Space Station
NASA scraps all-women spacewalk for lack of well-fitting suits
Had Christina Koch and Anne McClain done their spacewalk together, it would have been the first ever by two women astronauts
The week in photos: March 9-15, 2019
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Astronauts on aborted Soyuz launch blast off successfully for ISS
'The Soyuz is now in orbit and the crew are on their way to the International Space Station,' says a commentator on NASA television.
How a vintage film format brought 'Apollo 11' back to life
The film injects new life into the most famous space mission of all time, which transfixed the world from July 16-24, 1969
SpaceX capsule back on Earth, paves way for new manned U.S. flights
(UPDATED) After hours of suspense, the Crew Dragon touches down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 am Friday, March 8, some 370 kilometers off the coast of the US state of Florida
