A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun

Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the photos taken by Blue Ghost lander on Tuesday.

The last Boeing Starliner mission was extended from eight days to over nine months due to capsule issues after docking at the International Space Station.

A space robot said "goodnight" to the moon as it completed its mission, capturing the first high-definition images of a lunar sunset before it fell silent.

NASA astronauts are returning to Earth after nine months in space. Experts have said a prolonged period in space can come with changes to human physiology and psychology.

A pod of dolphins circled the NASA astronauts' capsule after it successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida.

It was supposed to be an eight-day mission, but after over nine months in space, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on earth.

SpaceX Dragon Freedom splashed down off the coast of Florida, carrying Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Butch Wilmore along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.

A four-member crew, including NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left the ISS early Tuesday on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore performed the first astronaut-crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule in June 2024.

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with retired NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Dr. Scott Parazynski about their emotional and physical reactions upon returning to Earth after months in space.

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending nine months at the International Space Station, which was initially intended to be a weeklong assignment.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have officially returned to Earth after an unplanned nine months in space, here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.

Space industry expert Eric Ingram breaks down the journey back to earth for astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore since departing the ISS.

NASA's Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were scheduled to return to Earth in June 2024 but spent an unplanned nine months in space. Here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.

ABC News’ Terry Moran speaks to space industry expert Eric Ingram about SpaceX’s launch of astronauts to the International Space Station to relieve two Americans whose trip was extended unexpectedly.

With the hydraulic issue that postponed the Starliner mission on Wednesday fixed, astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are one step closer to coming home. 

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are closer to getting home, nine months after arriving on Boeing’s Starliner. A capsule is set to arrive at the space station Thursday.

Former NASA astronaut Charles Camarda discusses the investigation into the recent SpaceX explosion and astronauts Sunni and Butch’s long-awaited homecoming.

Singer Katy Perry is scheduled to blast off on the next launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket, according to the space company.

The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December of 2032, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.

The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December 2032 as it approaches during another journey around its orbit, according to NASA.

Williams has broken the record for the most total spacewalking time by a woman, making her ninth spacewalk.

Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away from the Milky Way.

Aerospace engineer and citizen astronaut Aisha Bowe discusses making her dreams come true aboard her upcoming Blue Origin spaceflight.

NASA’s Nicki Rayl discusses the Parker Solar Probe, an “engineering marvel” that will become the closest any human-made object has been to the sun.

A trifecta of stargazing events could be visible in the night sky this weekend.

NASA astronaut Dr. Charlie Camarda discusses the dangerous leak on the International Space Station and how Donald Trump and Elon Musk may change NASA space policy.

The station has been leaking air for five years, and NASA is concerned that this might indicate a potential failure in the structural integrity of the International Space Station.

NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking attempt to get close to the sun.

NASA is gearing up for its Parker Solar Probe to do a final flyby of Venus on Wednesday on its way to make a record-breaking attempt to get close to the sun.

A NASA astronaut who experienced a "medical issue" and was hospitalized after partaking in the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released, NASA officials said.

The spacecraft will complete nearly 50 flybys of the Jupiter moon of Europa to determine if there are conditions suitable for life.

NASA's Europa Clipper is set to launch on Oct. 14 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX was selected to bring home NASA's astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

NASA launched SpaceX craft Saturday afternoon, as part of its mission to head to the International Space Station and bring back two stranded astronauts back to Earth.

Saturday’s scheduled launch of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will go up with two empty seats in the capsule to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth.

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29.

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that resemble spider legs, according to NASA.

The group of female mathematicians and engineers were honored in a ceremony.

Black female mathematicians, aeronautical engineers and human computers who worked for NASA during the 20th-century space race were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill.

The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.

The Space-X capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after a five-day trip that took its passengers further from Earth than anyone has traveled since NASA's Apollo missions half a century ago.

Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are expected to return to earth in February in a SpaceX capsule.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday they don't feel "let down" by Boeing's Starliner returning to Earth without them and waiting on the ISS until February.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.

The automated capsule landed in Mexico overnight without the American astronauts that were on board when it launched in June. They will return home with SpaceX when it flies to the ISS in February.