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NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red…

Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos said Monday that a coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station doesn’t require the evacuation of its crew, but the…

NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon, flying over a couple of Apollo landing sites before heading home. Orion will aim for a Pacific splashdown Sunday…

French President Emmanuel Macron visited NASA headquarters on Wednesday and stressed the importance of norms for operating in space as he began a visit to the United States to discuss issues ranging…

NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts. It’s the…

A space capsule hurtled toward the moon Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, following a thunderous launch of NASA’s mightiest rocket in a dress rehearsal for astronaut flights. No one was on…

NASA started the countdown Monday for this week’s planned liftoff of its new moon rocket, although hurricane damage could cause yet another delay for the test flight. Hurricane Nicole’s high winds…

When part of your mission is sending people into space, you’d better have the best people working on the job. Since its creation in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has had a…

Nighttime skywatchers from East Asia to North America will be treated to the rare spectacle of a "Beaver blood moon" on Tuesday, weather permitting, as the Earth, moon and sun align to produce a…