Private mission to save NASA’s Swift Observatory runs into trouble
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope…
Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered
Astronomers have found a pair of the lightest giant planets known in the universe in a star system…
Faint new planet is found after cosmic hide-and-seek
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more…
US-Russian crew docks at the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the…
Opinion | We Returned From China. We Realized Our Century’s Biggest Challenge.
The question is hard to answer because the benefits of the technology are unevenly distributed and can often…
Record-breaking Artemis II crew returns to Kennedy Space Center
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts reunited with their capsule Wednesday three months after flying…
A Mission to Save NASA’s Swift Telescope Launches to Orbit
An attempt to save NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory telescope before it burns up in the atmosphere successfully…
Rescue mission is launched to save an aging NASA telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s…
Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this…
NASA races to save the Swift telescope with a $30M robotic rescue mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth…
Astronomers find giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy
Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy — super-puffs the size…
Test Your Knowledge of Books That Inspired Popular Screen Adaptations
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to…