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What's next for Boeing Starliner after its 1st crew flight test?

Astronauts will board a Boeing Starliner spacecraft for the 1st ISS test flight no earlier than May 6. Boeing says it's already working on first opera...

What's next for Boeing Starliner after its 1st crew flight test?

What time is Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA on May 6?

Boeing is ready to launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA on May 6. Here's what to know on when it will launch.

What time is Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA on May 6?

Their other vehicle is the Starliner: Boeing's 1st crew to ride Astrovan II to the launch pad

When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lift off for the ISS on May 6, they will become the first astronauts to fly on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. But th...

Their other vehicle is the Starliner: Boeing's 1st crew to ride Astrovan II to the launch pad

Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8

Virgin Galactic is targeting June 8 for its seventh commercial spaceflight, a suborbital jaunt called, fittingly enough, Galactic 07.

Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8

Does a cosmic 'glitch' in gravity challenge Albert Einstein's greatest theory?

Scientists think they've uncovered a cosmic "glitch" in gravity that could require a revision in Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Does a cosmic 'glitch' in gravity challenge Albert Einstein's greatest theory?

Boeing Starliner spacecraft 'go' for 1st astronaut launch on May 6, NASA says

Two NASA astronauts, their spacecraft and rocket have been cleared for a historic 1st flight aboard Boeing's Starliner. Launch will take place no earl...

Boeing Starliner spacecraft 'go' for 1st astronaut launch on May 6, NASA says

Long ago, a lake on Mars might have been sprawling with microbes

The presence of manganese oxide on Mars has positive implications in the search for life beyond Earth.

Long ago, a lake on Mars might have been sprawling with microbes

Celebrate Lego Star Wars Day with 20% off the Millennium Falcon

The 1351-piece Lego Millennium Falcon is now 20% off on Amazon and it can be delivered on Star Wars Day, so you can celebrate in style.

Celebrate Lego Star Wars Day with 20% off the Millennium Falcon

The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening next week

The annual Humans to Mars Summit takes place next week, with talks focusing on establishing a sustainable and permanent human presence on the Red Plan...

The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening next week

Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren't so sure

Despite excitement last year, the James Webb Space Telescope probably hasn't detected life on a distant super-Earth exoplanet with life signs detected...

Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren't so sure

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak could spawn over 100 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 5, and this year looks favorable for a good light show put on by bits of Halley's Comet as they burn up in ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak could spawn over 100 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend

'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary today

This special limited engagement of 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' beginning on May 3 includes an early look at the upcoming Disney+ series 'The Acoly...

'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary today

Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character

Citizen scientists have spotted a truly remarkable planet in a binary system's habitable zone. They gave a Harry Potter-inspired nickname.

Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character

Curious asteroid Selam, spotted by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, is a cosmic toddler

NASA's Lucy spacecraft serendipitously found a small moonlet orbiting the mission's asteroid target Dinkinesh. Scientists named it Selam, and have now...

Curious asteroid Selam, spotted by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, is a cosmic toddler

Astronauts on the moon could stay fit by running in a Wheel of Death

Scientists suggest lunar astronauts can stay fit by running sideways within a Wheel of Death.

Astronauts on the moon could stay fit by running in a Wheel of Death

Watch live: China launching Chang'e 6 mission to far side of the moon early May 3 (video)

China's Chang'e 6 sample return mission to the moon's far side is scheduled to launch early Friday morning (May 3), and you can watch the action live....

Watch live: China launching Chang'e 6 mission to far side of the moon early May 3 (video)

Watch ULA assemble Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing Starliner astronaut test flight (video)

United Launch Alliance's new video highlight's how the Atlas V launch vehicle for Boeing's Starliner was stacked and mated to the spacecraft.

Watch ULA assemble Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing Starliner astronaut test flight (video)

NASA's Hubble Telescope is back in action — but its TESS exoplanet hunter may now be in trouble

Both the Hubble Telescope and TESS exoplanet hunter went into safe mode on April 23. Hubble is back on, but TESS remains off.

NASA's Hubble Telescope is back in action — but its TESS exoplanet hunter may now be in trouble

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches

NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change...

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight in 2nd half of spaceflight doubleheader

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (May 2), on the second half of a planned spaceflight doublehea...

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight in 2nd half of spaceflight doubleheader