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People gathered in Chile on Saturday night to view a rare blue micromoon, with visitors taking part in guided observations and astronomy activities at an observatory in San José de Maipo. (AP video shot by Alexandre Plaza)
People gathered in Chile on Saturday night to view a rare blue micromoon, with visitors taking part in guided observations and astronomy activities at an observatory in San José de Maipo. (AP video shot by Alexandre Plaza)
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing. The company hoped to briefly ignite the engines of the massive New Glenn rocket Thursday night ahead of a satellite launch next week.
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing. The company hoped to briefly ignite the engines of the massive New Glenn rocket Thursday night ahead of a satellite launch next week.
Rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin explodes during test at launch pad
Rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin explodes during test at launch pad
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies.
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies.
Meteorites from Mars, the moon and from the birth of the Solar System are on display in southern Spain. Visitors to a new exhibition at the University of Almería can even touch a 600-kilogram space rock. (AP video by Serge Cartwright)
Meteorites from Mars, the moon and from the birth of the Solar System are on display in southern Spain. Visitors to a new exhibition at the University of Almería can even touch a 600-kilogram space rock. (AP video by Serge Cartwright)
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year. (AP video shot by Wu Jia)
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year. (AP video shot by Wu Jia)
SpaceX’s Starship reached it’s final destination — the Indian Ocean — despite some engine trouble, before erupting in flames upon impact. That last part was not unexpected, according to SpaceX.
SpaceX’s Starship reached it’s final destination — the Indian Ocean — despite some engine trouble, before erupting in flames upon impact. That last part was not unexpected, according to SpaceX.
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. (AP Produced by Javier Arciga)
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. (AP Produced by Javier Arciga)
Elon Musk announced plans for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year. The stock sale could also make Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, the world’s first trillionaire. (AP Video: Marissa Duhaney)
Elon Musk announced plans for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year. The stock sale could also make Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, the world’s first trillionaire. (AP Video: Marissa Duhaney)
Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for his space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year. A filing Wednesday shows his SpaceX lost $2.6 billion from operations last year on $18.7 billion in revenue and the losses kept piling up at the start of this year, too.
Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for his space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year. A filing Wednesday shows his SpaceX lost $2.6 billion from operations last year on $18.7 billion in revenue and the losses kept piling up at the start of this year, too.
Here’s the latest for Thursday, May 21: Cuba condemns Raul Castro U.S. indictment; U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged tanker; First responders quarantined after suspected overdose deaths in New Mexico; SpaceX reveals plans for IPO.
Here’s the latest for Thursday, May 21: Cuba condemns Raul Castro U.S. indictment; U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged tanker; First responders quarantined after suspected overdose deaths in New Mexico; SpaceX reveals plans for IPO.
US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.
Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official.
Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official.
A new Russian medium-class launch vehicle Soyuz-5 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome overnight Thursday as part of its first flight tests, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said.
A new Russian medium-class launch vehicle Soyuz-5 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome overnight Thursday as part of its first flight tests, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said.
President Donald Trump met with the crew of Artemis II at the White House Wednesday. He also said the U.S. has a ‘good shot’ of landing an astronaut on the moon before his term is over.
President Donald Trump met with the crew of Artemis II at the White House Wednesday. He also said the U.S. has a ‘good shot’ of landing an astronaut on the moon before his term is over.
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the night sky feels infinite. Considered the driest place on Earth, its darkness offers one of the clearest windows to the universe. The exceptional conditions of the Atacama have enabled some of the most ambitious astronomical projects ever conceived, like the Extremely Large Telescope, ELT — a $1.5 billion endeavor by European Southern Observatory scheduled for completion in 2030.
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the night sky feels infinite. Considered the driest place on Earth, its darkness offers one of the clearest windows to the universe. The exceptional conditions of the Atacama have enabled some of the most ambitious astronomical projects ever conceived, like the Extremely Large Telescope, ELT — a $1.5 billion endeavor by European Southern Observatory scheduled for completion in 2030.
The unmanned Progress 95 took off on board a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Roscosmos spacecraft carries food, fuel, and supplies for the crew on board the International Space Station. It will take the spacecraft about two day to reach the space station.
The unmanned Progress 95 took off on board a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Roscosmos spacecraft carries food, fuel, and supplies for the crew on board the International Space Station. It will take the spacecraft about two day to reach the space station.
Students who built and launched their own high-powered rockets as a part of a NASA educational program said the recent Artemis II mission has inspired them. (AP video: Kristin M. Hall)
Students who built and launched their own high-powered rockets as a part of a NASA educational program said the recent Artemis II mission has inspired them. (AP video: Kristin M. Hall)
Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby. Schmitt is one of the four people still alive who walked on the moon during the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago. He spoke to the Associated Press.
Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby. Schmitt is one of the four people still alive who walked on the moon during the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago. He spoke to the Associated Press.
On Monday, NASA rolled out the largest section of the Louisiana-assembled rocket that will power astronauts on Artemis III, the agency’s next mission to the moon. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)
On Monday, NASA rolled out the largest section of the Louisiana-assembled rocket that will power astronauts on Artemis III, the agency’s next mission to the moon. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)
A watch built for space is back in the spotlight in Geneva. Omega’s Speedmaster line has been worn by astronauts for decades and is again drawing attention after being seen on the wrists of the crew of Artemis II. (AP Video by Mustakim Hasnath)
A watch built for space is back in the spotlight in Geneva. Omega’s Speedmaster line has been worn by astronauts for decades and is again drawing attention after being seen on the wrists of the crew of Artemis II. (AP Video by Mustakim Hasnath)
Commander Reid Wiseman described what it was like to be 250,000 miles away from earth, the farthest humans have traveled. Reid says he hasn’t seen the moon since the Artemis II crew returned to Earth. (AP produced: Javier Arciga)
Commander Reid Wiseman described what it was like to be 250,000 miles away from earth, the farthest humans have traveled. Reid says he hasn’t seen the moon since the Artemis II crew returned to Earth. (AP produced: Javier Arciga)
The Artemis II astronauts fielded questions in a press briefing at Johnson Space Center, discussing their journey around the moon and back
The Artemis II astronauts fielded questions in a press briefing at Johnson Space Center, discussing their journey around the moon and back
New video when U.S. Navy divers reach and open the Orion capsule of Artemis II reaching the astronauts for the first time in 10 days after their trip to the moon. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)
New video when U.S. Navy divers reach and open the Orion capsule of Artemis II reaching the astronauts for the first time in 10 days after their trip to the moon. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)
Artemis II’s moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome. Still marveling over their record-breaking lunar fly-around, the crew of four flew to Houston’s Ellington Field from San Diego on Saturday afternoon.
Artemis II’s moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome. Still marveling over their record-breaking lunar fly-around, the crew of four flew to Houston’s Ellington Field from San Diego on Saturday afternoon.
Artemis II’s crew of four have emerged one-by-one from their lunar capsule Friday after a splashdown in the Pacific. The three Americans and one Canadian set a distance record for space travel during their lunar flyby, surpassing NASA’s Apollo 13.
Artemis II’s crew of four have emerged one-by-one from their lunar capsule Friday after a splashdown in the Pacific. The three Americans and one Canadian set a distance record for space travel during their lunar flyby, surpassing NASA’s Apollo 13.
The first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century are back on Earth. Artemis II’s crew of four have emerged one-by-one from their lunar capsule Friday after a splashdown in the Pacific.
The first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century are back on Earth. Artemis II’s crew of four have emerged one-by-one from their lunar capsule Friday after a splashdown in the Pacific.
Families and space fans attending a watch party at the San Diego Air & Space Museum cheer on as the first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century splashdown in the Pacific. (AP video by Javier Arciga)
Families and space fans attending a watch party at the San Diego Air & Space Museum cheer on as the first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century splashdown in the Pacific. (AP video by Javier Arciga)
The Artemis II mission crew held a news conference from on board the Orion spacecraft on Wednesday, as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen said he saw things he “had never even imagined.”
The Artemis II mission crew held a news conference from on board the Orion spacecraft on Wednesday, as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen said he saw things he “had never even imagined.”
Here’s the latest for Wednesday, April 8th: Fire and smoke In Beirut after Israeli airstrike; Freed French detainees from Iran arrive in Paris; Artemis II crew calls ISS crew members; Harlem Globetrotters meet Pope Leo XIV
Here’s the latest for Wednesday, April 8th: Fire and smoke In Beirut after Israeli airstrike; Freed French detainees from Iran arrive in Paris; Artemis II crew calls ISS crew members; Harlem Globetrotters meet Pope Leo XIV
