'Absolutely unreal': Students savor SpaceX launch with their experiment onboard
Eight students from the University of Idaho created an experiment NASA wants to test in space.
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Vandals Voyage: Engineers from the University of Idaho share project excitement
It's been quite the journey for a group of chemical engineers from the University of Idaho.
Vandals Voyage: Meet the team sending their science project to space
How cool is this? The team is one of five picked from across the U.S. to send their project to the International Space Station.
'Opportunity of a lifetime': University of Idaho students send science project into space
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- Eight University of Idaho students are on their way to NASA to send a state-of-the-art science project to space. The team of undergrads…
Once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon dubbed the 'Christmas Star' to light up the sky next week
Look at the sky next week and you just may witness a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon.
An eastern WA astronaut could be the first woman on the moon
NASA has announced the first 18 astronauts to make up the Artemis Team, which will pave the way for mankind- and womankind’s- return to the moon by 2024.
Spokane astronaut Anne McClain shares NASA's tips on thriving in isolation
Spokane astronaut Anne McClain knows isolation—she served aboard the International Space Station. Now, she is sharing NASA's tips on maintaining group cohesion and mental health when living in quarantine.
Richland native Kayla Barron inducted as NASA astronaut
NASA graduated 11 new astronauts in a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center on Friday. One of the astronauts is Kayla Barron, a Richland native.
Passengers watch Boeing Starliner launch from airplane windows
Xavier Cummings works with rockets every day in his job as a NASA contractor, but he's never seen a launch like this.
Boeing's Starliner won't reach space station on uncrewed test
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft failed to put itself on the correct course during an uncrewed test flight on Friday and will not reach the International Space Station during this mission.
Boeing to launch Starliner capsule on final uncrewed test flight
A spacecraft built by Boeing will launch a milestone test flight Friday in what could be the last major step in a long-running mission to once again launch humans from US soil.
Rosie the Riveter test dummy to be first to fly on Boeing's Starliner
Rosie the Riveter has inspired generations of women and now a test dummy named after her is breaking new barriers.
Cyclone size of Texas discovered on Jupiter by NASA's Juno mission
NASA's Juno mission spotted a new cyclone the size of Texas during a close flyby of Jupiter in November.
Water found 1 in. beneath Martian surface could help future astronauts
When the first astronauts land on Mars, they won't be able to take everything they need with them. The logistics and weight of transporting so much material on one spacecraft, along with a crew, defies current technology. While scientists at NASA have discussed missions to deliver materials to the Red Planet ahead of a manned mission, there may be resources on Mars that can be used.
Real-life planets you may have first seen in a 'Star Wars' film
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a breathtaking diversity of planets. From the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, rebel ships and Imperial cruisers, we've seen a colorful variety of them come into view. Harsh deserts baked by twin suns, craggy caverns, lush forests, water worlds, mineral-coated surfaces, inhospitable ice, inhabited moons and even lava worlds have greeted our gaze.
NASA says moon rocket could cost as much as $1.6B per launch
After nearly a decade of funneling money into a project to build a gargantuan rocket that NASA hopes will return astronauts to the moon, the launch vehicle is finally assembled and ready for testing.
NASA mission catches asteroid ejecting material into space
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at near-Earth asteroid Bennu a year ago, and the spinning top-shaped space rock has been full of surprises. The latest findings now classify it as an active asteroid with observable events happening on the surface.
SpaceX to launch genetically enhanced 'mighty mice' to ISS
Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, launched a spacecraft loaded with 5,700 pounds of supplies — including a group of genetically enhanced 'mighty mice' — to the International Space Station on Thursday.
India's crashed lunar lander site spotted on moon
In September, India's historic attempt for a soft landing of their spacecraft and rover, the Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander, ended prematurely when they lost communication with the craft. Now, images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal the crash site and final resting place of the mission.
Europe gets $15.9 billion funding boost for space exploration plans
The European Space Agency has received a 14.4 billion-euro ($15.9 billion) funding boost from its 22 member states as it seeks to launch new missions and safeguard its role in space exploration and research.
NASA finds sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth
Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years ago contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of the ingredients to life.
Rover explores the solar system's oceans
Astronomers have uncovered increasing evidence that some bodies in our solar system, like Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus, are actually ocean worlds.
Astronauts experienced reverse blood flow, blood clots on ISS
A study of 11 healthy astronauts onboard the International Space Station for six-month missions has revealed a new risk of long-term spaceflight.
Astronaut exercise programs may help cancer patients, researchers say
The rigors and challenges of spaceflight are remarkably similar to the physical stress cancer patients experiment during chemotherapy and other treatments, according to researchers.
