A sample of the Osiris-Rex asteroid lands in Houston (photos)

The asteroid sample collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has made its second landing in just two…

Archaeologists have discovered a half-million-year-old wooden structure that was not built by Homo sapiens

Half a million years ago, much earlier than previously thought, humankind was using wood to build…

Queen Brian May helped NASA return the first asteroid sample

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OSIRIS-REx: A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the United States

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NASA capsule brings home samples of asteroids dating back to the birth of the solar system

Saucer-shaped capsule Carrying asteroid fragments A spacecraft that may hold clues to the birth of the…

SpaceX Starlink mission 6-18 from Cape Canaveral

The mission sent 22 Starlink satellites into orbit and included a booster landing of a drone…

SpaceX’s 17th mission rocket will launch tonight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch for the 17th time tonight (September 23).…

Life on Jupiter’s moon? NASA’s Webb finds a carbon source on Europa’s surface

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide on Europa, Jupiter’s moon, suggesting it may…

A surprising jellyfish find challenges what is known about learning and memory

Jan Bilecki One of the study’s authors said that after years of working with Caribbean jellyfish,…

Report: NASA’s Mars sample mission is unrealistic

The findings of an independent review panel indicate that NASA’s quest to return samples from Mars…