The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

On this date, Jan. 5, 1970, President Richard Nixon officially announced his direction to NASA to build the space shuttle program. “I have decided today that the United States should proceed at ...

THIS year looks set to be another blockbuster year for daring space missions, from China's asteroid retrieval to the first-ever private space station. Here are some of the biggest space missions ...

Scientists designed the robot’s movement program using a reinforcement ... When you’re hurtling through space on the side of an asteroid, even a small misstep could cause serious damage ...

but the storyline resonates with that of the space shuttle program. The American-made space shuttle was the world’s first reusable aircraft. It launched like a rocket and landed like an airplane.

On tap are a flurry of moon landing attempts, high-profile test launches of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, human spaceflight adventures and asteroid ... Gaganyaan program. The Indian Space Research ...

Noted author, poet, and NASA historian Bruce McCandless III ("Wonders All Around") grew up in close proximity to the thundering roar of Apollo-era rockets and the Space Shuttle Program as the son ...

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Russia's space program has thrown its weight behind NASA's plans to destroy the International Space Station starting in 2030. In 2022, roughly five months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Borisov ...

A small asteroid exploded over Russia a decade ago. Scientists have new methods to track these asteroids. This helps protect Earth from impacts. Image source: Space.com Astronomers have made a ...