On January 21, 1960, a monkey named Miss Sam launched on a Little Joe rocket to help NASA test the launch escape system for ...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA's Artemis II mission will carry a host of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the ...

Funk, one of America's first female astronaut trainees and the oldest woman to travel to space, built the Taos-area home in ...

February brings several special events, including a rare "occultation," and a planetary parade of six planets.

Photo Courtesy PEEC PEEC NEWS RELEASE The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites community members, space ...

NASA outlines a full 2026 astronomy calendar featuring eclipses, planetary alignments, meteor showers, supermoons, and seasonal milestones visible from different parts of Earth.

I hope you had the chance to tune in to WTOP on Saturday for our live team coverage of the Artemis II rollout.

It was an unexpected finish to a mission that began in August and left the International Space Station with only three on ...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — Brevard County’s identity as the heart of America’s space program was formally recognized Tuesday evening as county commissioners unanimously declared March 21 to be Space ...

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