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September 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM

Polaris Dawn mission ends successfully

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.
September 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
VIDEO: Polaris Dawn mission ends successfully
September 14, 2024 at 3:35 PM

Astronauts 'Butch' and 'Suni' open up about their extended stay in space

Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are expected to return to earth in February in a SpaceX capsule.
September 14, 2024 at 3:35 PM
VIDEO: Astronauts 'Butch' and 'Suni' open up about their extended stay in space
September 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM

NASA astronauts say they don't feel 'let down' by not returning on Boeing's Starliner

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.
September 13, 2024 at 8:13 PM
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch in Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 5, 2024.
September 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM

NASA astronauts in good spirits despite being stranded

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.
September 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.
September 7, 2024 at 7:43 PM

Starliner capsule lands in Mexico without astronauts

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.
September 7, 2024 at 7:43 PM
VIDEO: Starliner capsule lands in Mexico without astronauts
September 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returns home, but without NASA astronauts

Boeing's Starliner undocked from the ISS on Friday and landed in New Mexico just after midnight.
September 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed, at White Sands, New Mexico, on Sept. 6, 2024.
September 7, 2024 at 3:03 PM

NASA sends Starliner back to earth without astronauts

Due to safety concerns, Boeing's troubled Starliner space capsule returned to earth without crew.
September 7, 2024 at 3:03 PM
VIDEO: NASA sends Starliner back to earth without astronauts
September 7, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts

The Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
September 7, 2024 at 12:25 AM
VIDEO: Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts
August 28, 2024 at 2:20 PM

A university professor will fly into space for a first-of-its-kind experiment

A university professor is about to venture out of this world to carry out a science experiment decades in the making.
August 28, 2024 at 2:20 PM
University of Florida professors Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul prepare for an experiment aboard the Blue Origin =.
August 26, 2024 at 11:58 PM

NASA says Boeing's Starliner astronauts will remain on ISS until February

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams arrived via Boeing Starliner in June, but will return in a different spacecraft. Their mission was slated to last eight days.
August 26, 2024 at 11:58 PM
VIDEO: NASA says Boeing's Starliner astronauts will remain on ISS until February
August 25, 2024 at 1:51 PM

NASA not risking the return of astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner

NASA officials said there was “too much uncertainty” about the Boeing Starliner to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth, stretching their eight-day mission into eight months.
August 25, 2024 at 1:51 PM
VIDEO: NASA not risking the return of astronauts on Boeing’s Starliner
August 25, 2024 at 2:47 AM

2 Boeing Starliner astronauts set to come back to Earth on a Space-X craft

NASA says astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will go home February 2025 on a Space-X craft; Their return delayed another 6 months. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth unmanned.
August 25, 2024 at 2:47 AM
VIDEO: 2 Boeing Starliner astronauts set to come back to Earth on a Space-X craft
August 25, 2024 at 1:21 AM

Boeing's Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on different spacecraft: NASA

NASA said Saturday the astronauts who flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.
August 25, 2024 at 1:21 AM
NASA said Saturday the astronauts who flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.
August 24, 2024 at 8:07 PM

Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded in space will not return until 2025: NASA

NASA said Saturday the astronauts that flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.
August 24, 2024 at 8:07 PM
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test, is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 5, 2024.
1 month ago

NASA weighs keeping two astronauts on ISS

NASA is weighing all options as two astronauts could be stranded on International Space Station until next year.
1 month ago
VIDEO: NASA weighs keeping two astronauts on ISS
1 month ago

NASA's Mars rover to begin 'most challenging' journey up crater rim

The Perseverance rover will begin the Crater Rim Campaign on Aug. 19.
1 month ago
The Perseverance rover will begin the Crater Rim Campaign on Aug. 19.
1 month ago

NASA's Mars rover to begin 'most challenging' journey up crater rim

The Perseverance rover is the centerpiece of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, working to collect data in preparation for future human exploration of the Red Planet.
1 month ago
This panorama shows the area NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will climb in coming months to crest Jezero Crater’s rim. It is made up of 59 images taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on Aug. 4.
1 month ago

Boeing’s Starliner astronauts could be in space until 2025

Former astronaut Cady Coleman explains how the astronauts will be able to survive in space in the coming months and what the potential plan could be to bring them home.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Boeing’s Starliner astronauts could be in space until 2025
1 month ago

NASA says Boeing's Starliner may not be able to bring astronauts home

NASA officials said during a press conference on Wednesday that the astronauts who flew on Boeing's Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft.
1 month ago
In this June 24, 2024 file photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, center, pose with Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Mike Barratt, left, and Tracy Dyson, aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
1 month ago

Boeing's Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft

NASA officials announced that the two astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Boeing's Starliner may need to return to Earth on a different spacecraft.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Boeing's Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft
2 months ago

New images reveal what NASA learned from colliding a spacecraft into an asteroid

New images released from NASA’s mission to intentionally collide with an asteroid in 2022 have revealed information on the origins of the asteroid system.
2 months ago
Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact in this image taken by DART on board DRACO imager from a distance of 68 kilometers, and released Sep. 26, 2022.
2 months ago

Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says

Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
2 months ago
Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
2 months ago

Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says

Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
2 months ago
Boeing Starliner spacecraft prepares to dock with the International Space Station for the first time on June 6, 2024.
2 months ago

NASA says mystery boom was caused by meteor

ABC News' Rhiannon Ally reports on the rare fireball seen and felt yesterday in the Northeast.
2 months ago
VIDEO:  NASA says mystery boom was caused by meteor
2 months ago

NASA celebrates 2nd anniversary of the James Webb Telescope

To celebrate the two-year milestone of the James Webb Space Telescope capturing and sending images back to Earth, NASA released another stunning image the revolutionary space telescope took.
2 months ago
VIDEO: NASA celebrates 2nd anniversary of the James Webb Telescope
2 months ago

NASA hopes for Mars mission in 2030s: Here's how

NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
2 months ago
NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
2 months ago

NASA hopes to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s; here's how they will get there

NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
2 months ago
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2 months ago

NASA astronauts say they feel 'confident' Boeing's Starliner can bring them home

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said during a press conference on Wednesday they feel 'confident' Boeing's Starliner can bring them home.
2 months ago
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 5, 2024.
2 months ago

4 volunteers emerged after spending over a year in NASA’s Mars simulator

Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones were greeted by a round of applause as they emerged from the 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat.
2 months ago
In this image made from video provided by NASA, the crew members of the first CHAPEA mission, Kelly Haston, center, shakes hands with NASA Deputy Director Flight Missions Kjell Lindgren, second right, as other crew Ross Brockwell, emerges from their craft, July 6, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
2 months ago

Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.
2 months ago
The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.
3 months ago

NASA astronauts stuck waiting aboard ISS amid issues with Boeing's Starliner

Two NASA astronauts have no set date to return to Earth and are stuck waiting aboard the ISS due to several mechanical issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
3 months ago
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024.
3 months ago

NASA says star studied for decades is actually this: 'Our jaws dropped'

The newly discovered twins both emit jets of gas from their north and south poles and are among a group of stars called WL 20.
3 months ago
This artist’s concept shows two young stars nearing the end of their formation. Encircling the stars are disks of leftover gas and dust from which planets may form. Jets of gas shoot away from the stars’ north and south poles.
3 months ago

Despite helium leaks and thruster issue, Boeing's Starliner docks at ISS

Boeing's Starliner successfully docked at the International Space Station after managing three helium leaks and a thruster issue,
3 months ago
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024.
3 months ago

Boeing Starliner prepares to dock at International Space Station

The Boeing Starliner is orbiting Earth and will be docking at the ISS on Thursday after a delayed launch.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Boeing Starliner prepares to dock at International Space Station
3 months ago

Successful launch of Boeing's Starliner following several delays

Now if the mission is successful, NASA could certify the spacecraft to perform routine missions to and from the ISS.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Successful launch of Boeing's Starliner following several delays
3 months ago

Boeing's Starliner launches historic 1st astronaut-crewed test flight

Boeing's Starliner launched its first astronaut-crewed flight into space on Wednesday after several delays.
3 months ago
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test, is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 5, 2024.
3 months ago

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches first ever crewed test flight

NASA hired Boeing along with SpaceX after the space shuttles retired to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches first ever crewed test flight
4 months ago

Urgent plumbing problem in space

The launch of Boeing's Starliner this week will deliver a replacement toilet pump, essential to keeping water clean on the International Space Station. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt explains.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Urgent plumbing problem in space
4 months ago

NASA sets launch date for Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut-crewed flight after delays

After several delays, Boeing's Starliner will launch on Wednesday, June 5.
4 months ago
A handout photo made available by NASA shows a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard after being rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, ahead of the NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on May 30, 2024.
4 months ago

Anticipated Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed

Minutes before takeoff, the anticipated Starliner launch was scrubbed due to a ground computer issue.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Anticipated Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed
4 months ago

NASA announces new launch date for Boeing's Starliner astronaut-crewed mission after

NASA announced that Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission will be launching on June 1 after several delays, the most recent being due to a small helium leak.
4 months ago
NASA announced that Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission will be launching on June 1 after several delays, the most recent being due to a small helium leak.
4 months ago

NASA announces new launch date for Boeing's Starliner astronaut-crewed mission

NASA announced that Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission will be launching on June 1 after several delays, the most recent being due to a small helium leak.
4 months ago
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's Starliner sits at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on May 7, 2024.
4 months ago

Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'

Following his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for pathing their way to orbit.
4 months ago
Ed Dwight celebrates as he exits the Mission NS-25 crew capsule, upon landing near the Blue Origin base near Van Horn, Texas, May 19, 2024.
4 months ago

Blue Origin launches historic flight to space

Blue Origin launched New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight, to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate.
4 months ago
This screen grab taken from a Blue Origin broadcast shows Ed Dwight celebrating as he exits the Mission NS-25 crew capsule, upon landing near the Blue Origin base near Van Horn, Texas, on May 19, 2024.
5 months ago

Voyager 1 spacecraft transmits to Earth for 1st time in several months: NASA

The spacecraft went silent on Nov. 14, 2023, due to a faulty computer chip, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
5 months ago
The spacecraft went silent on Nov. 14, 2023, due to a faulty computer chip, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
5 months ago

NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable data back to Earth for 1st time in 5 months

NASA said Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, is finally sending readable data for the first time in five months after a computer chip became corrupted.
5 months ago
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through space.
5 months ago

NASA identifies space junk in Florida home

According to NASA, debris from the International Space Station crashed through the roof of a Florida home.
5 months ago
VIDEO: NASA identifies space junk in Florida home
5 months ago

NASA identifies space object that hit Florida home

A man in Naples, Florida, now has answers, over a month after a space object crashed through the roof of his home.
5 months ago
A man in Naples, Florida, now has answers, over a month after a space object crashed through the roof of his home.
5 months ago

NASA identifies space object that hit Florida home

NASA said the object, which they said was a stanchion from a cargo pallet, was expected to "fully burn up" while entering Earth's atmosphere.
5 months ago
Alejandro Otero, a homeowner in Naples, Florida, shares photos of the alleged space object that crashed through his home.
5 months ago

NASA revises plan for Mars Sample Return mission due to cost

NASA announced Monday it is revising plans its mission tor return rock, soil and other samples from Mars to Earth due to the estimated cost and long wait time.
5 months ago
Mars Sample Retrieval Lander Concept Illustration: A Sample Retrieval Lander would launch in 2028, carrying a NASA-led Mars rocket and small Mars helicopters.