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Watch live: Northrop's Antares rocket ready for Sunday launch in Va.
Northrop Grumman plans to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station from Virginia at 5:39 p.m. EST Sunday.
Solar Orbiter at the launch pad
Image: The US Atlas V 411 rocket – with ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft inside – at the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday 9 February 2020.Solar Orbiter is...
Iran fails fourth consecutive effort to launch satellite into orbit
Iran failed to launch a satellite into orbit for the fourth consecutive time Sunday.
Solar Orbiter: Sun mission primed for launch
The European probe will gather some of the most detailed ever pictures and movies of our star.
Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun's secrets
The European Space Agency is set to embark upon one of its most ambitious projects to date, with the launch late Sunday from Florida's Cape Canaveral of its Solar Orbiter...
Iran says counting down to launch new satellite
Iran started counting down Sunday to the launch within hours of a scientific observation satellite that is part of a programme the United States has previously described as a "provocation".
Spirit Awards blue carpet
The Independent Spirit Awards ceremony in Santa Monica on Saturday celebrated excellence in low-budget, art-house movies. The Farewell, Uncut Gems and The Lighthouse were the big winners at the gala.
Watch: RuPaul gives Pete Davidson a drag makeover on 'SNL'
Entertainer RuPaul guest hosted "Saturday Night Live" this weekend and gave cast member Pete Davidson's recurring character Chad a drag makeover.
Solar Probe set to launch on mission to map sun's poles
NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to send a new probe toward the sun to take a unique look at its blazing poles, an unprecedented view expected...
Space double-header tonight! You can watch a Cygnus cargo ship and Solar Orbiter launch live online
There's a space double feature in store for rocket fans today, with two launches to some very different places off Earth. Here's how to watch them online.
Solar Orbiter: The US-European mission to explore the sun's poles in photos
Take a look at Solar Orbiter, a spacecraft designed to observe the sun in incredible, scorching detail, will launch to our star to try and solve some solar mysteries.
Solar Orbiter probe launching today to unveil secrets of the sun's poles
Solar Orbiter's observations will help scientists better understand what drives the sun's activity cycle.
The dimming star Betelgeuse is acting weird. Here's how to spot it in Orion's shoulder.
One of the brightest stars you'll see in the sky these days is Betelgeuse, whose red tones provide a fun skywatching target in February.
Famous birthdays for Feb. 9: Peggy Whitson, Rose Leslie
Astronaut Peggy Whitson turns 60 and singer Carole King turns 78, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 9.
Solar Orbiter launch planned Sunday to study sun's poles
One of the most advanced science missions to study the sun in history -- the Solar Orbiter -- is scheduled for launch Sunday night in Florida.
'Farewell,' 'Uncut Gems,' 'Lighthouse' shine at Independent Spirit Awards
"The Farewell," "Uncut Gems" and "The Lighthouse" were the big winners at the Independent Spirit Awards ceremony in Santa Monica on Saturday.
Northrop Grumman 'go' to launch its 13th Cygnus cargo ship for NASA Sunday
The number 13 may have a bad wrap among the superstitious, but Northrop Grumman is taking it in stride as the company prepares to launch its 13th Cygnus cargo flight...
Luca speaks with European media
Video: 00:00:00 Media had their first opportunity to ask questions of ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano in Europe on Saturday 8 February 2020 – just two days after he returned from 201 days...
Heat shield 'sandwich' will keep Solar Orbiter cool close to the sun
When Solar Orbiter launches (currently scheduled for Feb. 10), its protection from the sun will come from a very special "sandwich": its heat shield.
Bacteria, bone and more: Here's the science launching to the space station Sunday
NASA is launching a bevy of crew supplies and scientific cargo to the International Space Station Sunday (Feb. 9) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet changed color as it neared the sun. Here's why.
As Rosetta's comet got near enough to the sun for frost to evaporate off its surface, a color-changing water and dust cycle began that shuffled its colors around.
Boeing's 2nd Starliner software glitch could have led to an in-space collision
Seven weeks after Boeing's CST-100 Starliner failed to reach the International Space Station during its first orbital flight test, NASA and Boeing officials disclosed the preliminary results of an investigation...
All about the laser (and microphone) atop Mars 2020, NASA's next rover
NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction, this one is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry from up to about 20...
Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record
The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known for snow, ice and penguins.
Northrop plans cargo launch to space station from Virginia on Sunday
Northrop Grumman plans to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station from Virginia on Sunday, carrying 8,000 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies and hardware.
Latest solar probe to get first close up of the sun's polar regions
A new spacecraft built jointly by U.S. and European space agencies is ready for a blazing journey to the sun to capture an unprecedented view of its two poles, an...
Mapping the future direction for bioprinting research
The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in a roadmap for the field.
Joint US-European Solar Orbiter 'go' for Sunday launch to study sun's poles
After a decade officially in development — and many more years of planning before that — the ambitious Solar Orbiter mission is ready to launch and take a close look...