New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.

When Columbia was destroyed during reentry in 2003, a small piece of foam was ultimately blamed—but investigators also asked whether a daring in-orbit rescue was ever truly possible. This segment ...

A lawsuit seeks to recover damages after unexpected bird strike triggered crash at NASA's former shuttle landing facility.

Blue Origin has announced the names of the next six passengers who will fly to the edge of space on its New Shepard, ...

Using a high-energy X-ray system, they turned the satellite effectively transparent, revealing fuel and gas tanks, hidden ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With a cry from its commander to "light this fire one more time," the last shuttle thundered into orbit Friday on a cargo run that will close out three decades of triumph and ...

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When the Space Shuttle lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in 1981, it was the first reusable spacecraft. The massive orange external fuel tank was the major component designed to be destroyed on ...

The ISS includes three main modules connected by nodes: the US Laboratory Module Destiny, the European Research Laboratory Columbus and the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo (Hope). Each was launched ...

The fate of space shuttle Discovery remains in limbo as NASA approaches an important deadline outlined in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This legislation gave acting NASA ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery would move to Texas under President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, according to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Houston has long been the cornerstone of our nation’s ...