NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)

NASA astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space (video)

NASA astronauts held their own mini-Olympics on the International Space Station to mark the start of the Summer Games here on Earth....

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SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August

SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August

SpaceX is now eyeing mid- to late August for the launch of the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission, which will feature the first-ever private spacewalk....

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A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean....

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Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

A solar flare on July 23 was even bigger than a previous one that triggered May's global aurora storm, but this one was facing away from Earth on the far side of the sun....

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'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin

'Wonderlab' host Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin

The Space Gal is headed into orbit, as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program....

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SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents

SpaceX moving Crew Dragon splashdowns to West Coast after multiple space debris incidents

The four astronauts flying aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon are supposed to launch no earlier than Aug. 18 and splash down near Florida. Future crews will go to the west coast due to space junk concerns....

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