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NASA has confirmed that a spacecraft has made the closest approach to the sun. Earlier this week, the Parker Solar Probe passed within a mere 3.8 million miles of the sun. Space agency officials received an all-clear message Thursday night confirming Parker survived the journey. The spacecraft was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. It’ll...

A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun.

NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again.

NASA announced Thursday that the next Artemis mission, which will send four astronauts on a flight around the moon, will be delayed until 2026.

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo. Administrator Bill Nelson said Thursday that the next mission in the Artemis program is now targeted for April 2026.

Jared Isaacman, 41, CEO and founder of a card-processing company, has been a close collaborator with Elon Musk ever since buying his first chartered flight with SpaceX.

The space station crew will feast on smoked turkey, apple cobbler, green beans, mushrooms and mashed potatoes, Williams told NBC News in an interview from orbit.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months.

NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But “Robonaut 2,” the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station, is something special. The robot is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy center in Virginia.

Italian luxury fashion house Prada and space startup company Axiom Space unveiled the designs for a spacesuit that will be worn in the first NASA landing mission to the moon since 1972.

Two Oort Cloud comets are making a pass through the solar system for the first time in documented human history.

Prada and Houston-based startup Axiom Space unveiled the design of a spacesuit that will be used for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission to the moon.

NASA launched its Europa Clipper on Monday from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in Florida. The mission will explore Jupiter’s icy moon called Europa.

NASA’s Europa Clipper probe will study Jupiter’s moon Europa, which is thought to have an underground ocean and a potentially habitable environment.

A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft named Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust and determine whether conditions there could support life. Scientists are pretty sure there’s a vast hidden ocean at Europa, making the moon one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Due...

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home.

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew and two empty seats.

For people from the Boston area, you really find out how much you like them apples when you’re stuck in space for apple-picking season.

The two American astronauts stuck on the International Space Station through February will still be able to cast their ballots while in orbit.

Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman along with a pair of SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, aim to reach new heights during their five-day trip, higher than the International Space Station