ULA's Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral after delayed start

United Launch Alliance said that the Atlas V rocket is carrying critical new national assets into orbit for secure communications.

Meet Perseverance: Mars rover gets name ahead of planned July launch

NASA's next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth. 

SpaceX aims to launch up to 4 tourists into super high orbit

SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year. Ticket prices are not being divulged but expected to be in the millions.

Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle

A new study has found a fast radio burst has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days. No one knows why.

NASA proposed budget announced amid Boeing troubles

NASA is counting on Boeing for the new rocket to bring vehicles to space for moon missions, but Boeing is in a funk.

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture first look at sun's poles

Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun's elusive poles.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, crewmates return to Earth

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Soyuz commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos safely touched down southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan at 4:12 a.m. EST Thursday.

'Space geek' fisherman hauls in piece of SpaceX capsule

A Ponce Inlet charter captain hauled in an unusual catch on a recent fishing trip. Capt. David Stokes says he snagged part of a Dragon – a Dragon space capsule, that is.

Pasco students selected to send experiment to space

Biomedical sciences students at Wendell Krinn Technical High School in New Port Richey were chosen out of more than 29,000 students from the U.S., Canada, and Brazil to have their experiment blasted up to the ISS. 

First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven aboard ISS

Chocolate chip cookies became the first food baked in space from raw ingredients -- and they took two hours to bake, NASA says.

You can vote to name the next Mars rover

NASA has narrowed down the number of names for its next Mars rover, which is currently going by "Mars 2020" until it gets an actual name.

With a bang, SpaceX tests capsule's ability to save crew during launch

SpaceX blew up one of its own rockets Sunday morning as part of a key test to show that its new Dragon capsule is safe for astronauts, bringing the company one step closer to its first crewed flight.

Clearwater facility to build electronics for Orion spacecraft

Mankind's return to the moon and eventually to Mars will be made possible in part by equipment made right here in the Bay Area.