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Prolific NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has announced his retirement from the U.S. space agency after 30 years of public service.NASA announced Fincke’s decision on Wednesday (Aug.…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Five years after a bruising political fight over where U.S. Space Command headquarters should be located, the debate is giving way to bulldozers,…

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke smiles for a portrait during research operations for the Droplets fluid physics investigation. Fincke was inside the…

For the generation that grew up in the 1980s, the release of the recent big-budget “Masters of the Universe” movie would undoubtedly have conjured up a…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Space Force has added $28 million to an existing contract with Impulse Space to provide two more maneuverable spacecraft for tactically…

A Falcon 9 booster streaks through the night sky as it launches on the Starlink 17-49 mission on August 12, 2026. Update 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319…

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most prolific and impressive meteor showers of the year, peaks tonight!Widely regarded as one of the best meteor showers…

WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace says it is seeing strong interest in its launch vehicles and is ramping up production, but those efforts have yet to translate…

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA007 rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of launch. Image: Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace said it will…

Astronomers have released the largest two-dimensional map of the universe ever created, offering a sweeping new view of nearly 4 billion celestial objects across roughly three-quarters…