SpaceX launches European reentry capsule on ‘Bandwagon-3’ rideshare mission
SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.
SpaceX launch creates a ‘nebula’ | Space picture of the day for April 21, 2025
The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.
Don Pettit, NASA’s oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)
NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.
Amazon’s Kuiper 1 internet satellites get new April 28 launch date on Atlas V rocket after delay
The first 27 satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation are now scheduled to lift off atop an Atlas V rocket on April 28 from Florida.
Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? ‘We should expect some false alarms and this may be one’
Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.
Colorful Eagle Nebula glows in stunning new image from Hubble Telescope
A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation.
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.
SpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS for NASA
SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.
SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX launches 10th batch of ‘proliferated architecture’ spy satellites for US government (video)
SpaceX launched the 10th batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20).