"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's ...

It's not every day that a prominent feature of our solar system disappears, but that's precisely what will happen with Saturn. Over the weekend, Saturn's gorgeous rings will nearly vanish from sight.

By Eric Lipton Frozen fuel from the Falcon 9 rocket ... Photos and Rock Collecting Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore do not get overtime for their unexpectedly long stay on the International Space ...

In a bid to disrupt the United States’ long-held dominance in space exploration, China is quietly advancing a radical new rocket launch system – powered not by roaring engines but by ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

"Don't panic! No, it wasn't a UFO but the degassing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket," said the state weather forecaster Meteo France in the country's central Loire Valley. Pictures of the vivid swirl ...

It is 50 years since the very last Saturn rocket rolled out from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. The super heavy rockets were built and used for ...

It finally "went dark" at 7:15 pm EDT that day, five hours after sending back its landmark images. In total, it operated during 346 hours of daylight on the moon, according to Firefly Aerospace .

The National Reconnaissance Office and Space Systems Command have launched the NROL-69 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch ...