Views of Earth from space have, in the past, powerfully shifted the way humans see the planet. The iconic Earthrise photograph, captured during the Apollo 8 mission, showed our world from space ...

“I wanted to be a part of that group of explorers.” Now 55 years old, the former NASA astronaut’s outlook on space travel mirrors fellow former astronaut William Anders, who shot the famous ...

The Space Force's X-37B space plane, launched in December 2023, remains in orbit conducting experiments and maneuvers. The X-37B, designed to operate between 150-500 miles above Earth, recently ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches ... Previously, her work has been published in Nature World News. When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling ...

SpaceX capsule carrying NASA's stuck astronauts departs from the International Space Station for the trip back to Earth.