Astronauts could be two weeks away from venturing to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. They'll launch on a ...

The results keep the Artemis II mission on track for liftoff as soon as next month. NASA gave up on a series of February ...

NASA's Artemis II rocket successfully completed a major prelaunch test. The crew will now enter quarantine as potential ...

A single foam impact 81 seconds after launch quietly set Columbia on a path to disaster, but the real question came later. NASA’s own investigation explored a chilling scenario, whether Atlantis could ...

If he makes the cut, Cameron Jones will become the seventh University of Illinois alum to earn the title of NASA astronaut. Here's a glance at the six others, ranked ...

NASA astronauts can now bring smartphones on missions for better documentation and scientific research, starting with upcoming ISS and lunar flights..

Pad 39A is well known for crewed launches, yet that chapter is over for the foreseeable future as SpaceX prepares for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, on Jan. 28, 1986. All seven ...

It's now been 40 years since New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. All seven on board were killed when Challenger broke apart following ...

HOUSTON — Forty years ago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard in a tragedy that shocked the nation and reshaped NASA's approach to ...

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Spectators in the VIP area at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, watch as the space shuttle Challenger lifts off Jan. 28, 1986. The shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch. (Bruce ...