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Spacecraft leaves mess after grabbing asteroid samples

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return to Earth, new pictures revealed Thursday. The Osiris-Rex ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

SpaceX Starship lands upright – then explodes

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s futuristic Starship looked like it aced a touchdown Wednesday, but then exploded on the landing pad with so much force that it was hurled into the air. ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

35 years since Challenger launch disaster: ‘Never forgotten’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA leaders, retired launch directors, families of fallen astronauts and space fans marked the 35th anniversary of the Challenger disaster on Thursday, vowing never t...

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Science

Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature. Scientists in Germany spent two years ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Comet streaking past Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail. Comet Neowise – the brig...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Astronaut loses mirror, adding to space junk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A spacewalking astronaut added to the millions of pieces of junk orbiting Earth on Friday, losing a small mirror on his sleeve as soon as he emerged from the Internati...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. Space Force launches 1st mission with precautions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The newly established U.S. Space Force launched its first national security satellite Thursday with a leaner staff because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Not...

DATE: Mar 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

SpaceX aims to launch up to 4 tourists into super high orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year. The private company is working with Space Adventures In...

DATE: Feb 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

First of Christa McAuliffe’s lost lessons released from space

Teacher died when space shuttle exploded

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Christa McAuliffe’s lost lessons finally taught in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Christa McAuliffe’s lost lessons are finally getting taught in space. Thirty-two years after the Challenger disaster, a pair of teachers turned astronauts w...

DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Astronauts make, fling, float, eat pizzas on space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first-ever pizza party in space is getting sky-high reviews. Astronauts at the International Space Station posted pictures and a video over the weekend ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Good night, night: Light pollution increasing around globe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The world’s nights are getting alarmingly brighter – bad news for all sorts of creatures, humans included. A German-led term reported Wednesday that light p...

DATE: Nov 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World