A rare and spectacular total solar eclipse is set for Aug. 12, 2026, across the Arctic, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, and northern Spain.
This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage."
Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed.
The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun; oh what fun!
Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX's busiest launch site—for now.
The object will be traveling at 2.43 km a second, or 5,400 mph, upon impact.
Preliminary findings indicate that the issue likely results from a combination of factors."
The northern lights may be visible overnight from 25 U.S. states on Saturday, June 13, into Sunday, June 14, after a coronal mass ejection left the sun Thursday.
The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.
Blue Origin's reused first stage hit its targets, but New Glenn's upper stage did not.
We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs."
Lori Glaze: "We have seen real commitment to try and do that... from both Blue and from SpaceX."
New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA's Artemis Program.
I've been thinking about reentry for three straight years."
Evidence that Russia is racing to perfect a nuclear-armed spacecraft to target Western satellites is sparking the U.S. and its Allies to strengthen their space defenses.
June’s strawberry moon rose worldwide on June 29 to become the first full moon of summer, the lowest-hanging of the year and the second-smallest.
NOAA is forecasting a G1 or G2-class geomagnetic storm on Saturday, April 4, through Sunday, April 5, with aurora possible from northern U.S. states and Canada.
Everyone is in a place where it’s no fun to be there."
NOAA is predicting geomagnetic storms could make the northern lights visible farther south later this week.
The northern lights may be visible from states along the U.S.-Canadian border overnight on Monday, June 29, into Tuesday, June 30.
This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low."
The U.S. Navy doesn’t have a nuclear-powered carrier available, but the USS John P Murtha is well-suited to the recovery mission of the Orion space capsule
This August a total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet – here’s how to catch it
Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of space debris.
Several states along the northern U.S. border will have a chance to see aurora borealis Thursday night.
If boost-phase intercept from space is not affordable and scalable, we will not produce it."
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flying objects, also called unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Problems with the ground system would have "put current GPS military and civilian capabilities at risk."
The northern lights may be visible in Canada and the U.S. overnight on Thursday, June 4, through Friday, June 5, after a forecast for G1 geomagnetic storming.
The northern lights may be visible overnight from up to 20 northern U.S. states on Monday, June 8, through Tuesday, June 9, according to NOAA.
They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites."
There will be a low chance of seeing the aurora borealis in regions closer to the U.S. northern border.
The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
A new crew launched to China's Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects some northern states could see the aurora borealis Saturday amid a minor geomagnetic storm.
Monday’s viewing line reaches as far south as southern Iowa.
Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature."
Geomagnetic storms predicted for this weekend could bring the northern lights to the U.S.
I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."
Engineers could make another attempt to launch Starship as soon as Friday evening.
It’ll go when the engines light at T-0."
If the spacecraft is ready to go, that's going to give it a priority."
SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship.
The crew were about 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) from Earth and were quickly closing in on the moon.
Without negating the history of the moment, when on Monday (April 6) the fresh eyes of four astronauts catch sight of the up-close moon, it will take a bit longer before the rest of us on Earth are able to see what the Artemis II crew saw at the same clarity.
