Space

Japan launched the country’s flagship H2A rocket for the 50th and last time from the Tanegashima Space Centre Saturday. The rocket is carrying a satellite to monitor greenhouse gas emissions.

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

Here’s the latest for Thursday, June 26th: U.S. defense officials respond to leaked report about Iran strikes; Torrential rains flood streets of Paris; Drugs blown up in Myanmar; Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary dock at International Space Station

Here’s the latest for Wednesday, June 25th: US and Iran will talk next week as ceasefire holds; Trump meets with Zelenskyy, NATO leaders agree on spending hike; UN will mark its 80th anniversary this month; James Webb telescope captures new exoplanet

If your area received an aurora forecast, this tracking tool from NOAA can tell you where and when you have the highest likelihood of spotting northern lights. (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld)

SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary to the International Space Station.

Clouds or light rain didn’t stop revelers in Seattle from welcoming the summer solstice with a mostly naked bike ride.

A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas.

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise formation flying in space, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists. The European Space Agency released the eclipse pictures Monday.

A full moon, known as the strawberry moon, has risen over the Parthenon in Athens, Greece Tuesday night. The spectacle happens every 2 or 3 years when the moon is aligned over the ancient Greek temple, creating a visually stunning scene.

Here’s the latest for Saturday, June 7th: Vance says Musk is making ‘huge mistake’ going after Trump; Abrego Garcia returned to the US; Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison is captured; Yemen’s al-Qaida leader threatens Trump and Musk.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. It was supercharged and soared high. And then it blew up. The spectacular flameout Thursday peaked as Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts and Musk claimed that Trump’s administration hasn’t released all the records related to sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned in them.

Here’s the latest for Friday, June 6th: Anniversary of D-Day commemorated; Russian attacks reported in Ukraine; Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX Dragon capsule; Trump order to stop foreign Harvard students from entering U.S. put on hold by judge.

This scene from the new Hayden Planetarium Space Show “Encounters in the Milky Way” at the American Museum of Natural History shows our solar system’s Oort cloud with a newly discovered spiral structure.

Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft. (AP video shot by Philipp Jenne)

Blue Origin’s New Shepard successfully launched six crew members of mission NS-32 on a short trip to space and returned them back to Earth Saturday morning.

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. (AP Video: Mike Pesoli)

Here’s the latest for Wednesday, May 28: Musk ‘disappointed’ in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’; Netanyahu says Hamas leader Sinwar killed; Merz offers to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles; UN nuclear watchdog says ‘jury is still out’ on Iran-US talks

Here’s the latest for Wednesday, May 28th: Trump moves to cut Harvard contracts; Gaza aid site overrun; RFK Jr. recommends against COVID-19 vaccine boosters for healthy children, pregnant women; SpaceX Starship breaks apart after launch.

After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but the spacecraft fell short of the main objectives when it tumbled out of control and broke apart.

After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening in hopes of making it through the entire test flight.

Tesla sales across Europe plunged by half last month even as growth in the electric car market picked up pace, according to data released Tuesday, indicating how much the Tesla brand is suffering because of the backlash against CEO Elon Musk over his far-right views.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket out of the Space Launch Complex on Saturday afternoon at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

US President Donald Trump opened his four-day Middle East trip on Tuesday by paying a visit to Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for talks on U.S. efforts to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, end the war in Gaza, hold down oil prices and more.

NASA’s Anne McClain emerged from the International Space Station on Thursday alongside Nichole Ayers for the 5th all-female spacewalk

Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks.

China has launched three astronauts into space to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station, marking a further step in the country’s ambitions for a crewed mission to the moon and explore Mars. (AP Video: Olivia Zhang)

Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they caution more work is needed to confirm their findings. The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, detected evidence of compounds in the exoplanet’s atmosphere that on Earth are only produced by living organisms and contended it’s the strongest potential signal yet of life.

Here’s the latest for Monday, April 14th: China accuses U.S. of using tariffs as a weapon; Demonstrators protest as Hungarian lawmakers pass ban public LGBTQ+ events; Large factory fire near Chicago; Jeff Bezos launches fiancee and celebs into space