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Spacecraft captures absolutely incredible video of plasma swirling on the sun

6 May, 2024 - 22:10
The video gives an insight into the energetic events that transfer energy and plasma into the solar corona that ultimately drives the solar wind.

Starliner's Mission Control team 'very excited' for capsule's 1st-ever astronaut launch (exclusive)

6 May, 2024 - 22:00
NASA and Boeing are working together to send the first astronauts to space on Starliner on May 6. Among the Mission Control support team is Kennedy Space Center's chief engineer.

SpaceX reveals new EVA suit for upcoming Polaris Dawn private spaceflight (video)

6 May, 2024 - 20:57
SpaceX revealed its new spacesuit designed for Crew Dragon passengers to unbuckle and float outside the spacecraft.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

6 May, 2024 - 20:28
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company's 46th orbital mission of the year already.

Boeing's Starliner launch will be the 1st astronaut flight on an Atlas V rocket. How did NASA and ULA get it ready for crews? (exclusive)

6 May, 2024 - 20:00
NASA astronauts will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas V for the 1st time on May 6. Getting the long-running rocket ready for humans took thousands of checks.

Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts reported (video)

6 May, 2024 - 19:43
A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causing radio blackouts throughout parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.

NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

5 May, 2024 - 17:00
The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States' highest honor. Ellen Ochoa was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Happy National Astronaut Day 2024! Holiday's founder talks importance of honoring America's spaceflyers (exclusive)

5 May, 2024 - 15:30
For National Astronaut Day 2024, we have an exclusive interview with Uniphi Good's Annie Balliro on why she founded the holiday honoring America's spaceflyers.

After an 'emotional rollercoaster,' NASA astronauts are ready to fly on Boeing Starliner

5 May, 2024 - 15:00
Two NASA astronauts waited several extra years for their ride aboard Boeing Starliner, but the wait was not fully unexpected, the former test pilots recently shared with reporters.

X-ray spacecraft reveals odd 'Cloverleaf' radio circle in new light (image)

5 May, 2024 - 14:00
Thanks to XMM-Newton, astronomers may know the powerful event that gave rise to the Cloverleaf odd radio circle.

Where will the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024 be visible?

5 May, 2024 - 12:00
The path of annularity on Oct. 2, 2024, passes through the Pacific Ocean and South America. View detailed maps of where the eclipse will be visible here.

Boeing Starliner rolls out to launch pad for 1st astronaut flight on May 6 (photos)

4 May, 2024 - 19:35
Starliner is at last at its Florida launch pad for its historic 1st mission with astronauts. The Boeing spacecraft made a brief journey there May 4 to coincide with Star Wars Day.

The history of the Jedi Order in 'Star Wars'

4 May, 2024 - 16:30
All aboard this lightspeed tour of the history of the Jedi Order, the peacekeepers of the galaxy.

Star Wars Day 2024: 'Star Wars: Tales of the Empire' premieres today on Disney+

4 May, 2024 - 16:00
A preview of the new Disney+ animated anthology "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire."

Free Comic Book Day 2024: Get Marvel Comics 'Star Wars #1' for free

4 May, 2024 - 15:30
For the first time ever, May the 4th coincides with Free Comic Book Day. So in perfect synchronicity, Marvel is offering up "Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars #1."

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 109 — Music of the Spheres

4 May, 2024 - 15:21
On Episode 109 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, about the long history of music influencing how we think about spaceflight.

Darth Vader's vile Jedi-killers are on the hunt in Marvel Comics' 'Star Wars: Inquisitors'

4 May, 2024 - 15:00
A preview of Marvel Comics' new miniseries, "Star Wars: Inquisitors #1."

What's next for Boeing Starliner after its 1st crew flight test?

4 May, 2024 - 14:00
Astronauts will board a Boeing Starliner spacecraft for the 1st ISS test flight no earlier than May 6. Boeing says it's already working on first operational mission Starliner-1 for 2025.

What time is Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA on May 6?

4 May, 2024 - 12:58
Boeing is ready to launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA on May 6. Here's what to know on when it will launch.

Their other vehicle is the Starliner: Boeing's 1st crew to ride Astrovan II to the launch pad

4 May, 2024 - 12:00
When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams lift off for the ISS on May 6, they will become the first astronauts to fly on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner. But that's not their only new ride.

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