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November 9, 2018 at 8:56 am

Next US astronaut on Russian rocket confident after mishaps

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. astronaut said Friday she has no qualms about riding a Russian rocket next month despite back-to-back mishaps. Army...

FILE – In this July 6, 2018 file photo, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sits in a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., after the installation of its heat shield. Parker has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff. The spacecraft flew within 15 million miles (24 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface Monday night, Nov. 5. Its speed topped 213,000 miles (342,000 kilometers) an hour relative to the sun, as it penetrated the outer solar atmosphere, or corona. No spacecraft has ever gotten so close to our star. (Ed Whitman/NASA via AP, File) NYCD202 NYCD202

November 6, 2018 at 9:15 am

NASA’s Parker spacecraft makes 1st close approach to sun

No spacecraft has ever gotten so close to our star before. NASA scientists "can't wait to get the data" that might unlock some of the...

November 1, 2018 at 11:03 am

Another NASA spacecraft runs out of steam, 2nd this week

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has lost a second spacecraft this week, ending a fruitful mission in the asteroid belt. Running low on fuel...

This illustration made available by NASA shows the Kepler Space Telescope. As of October 2018, the planet-hunting spacecraft has been in space for nearly a decade. (NASA via AP) NY475 NY475

October 30, 2018 at 12:03 pm

Kepler telescope dead after finding thousands of worlds

Officials announced the Kepler Space Telescope's demise Tuesday. Already well past its expected lifetime, the 9 1/2-year-old telescope had been running low on fuel for...

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October 29, 2018 at 11:31 am

NASA spacecraft sets record for closest approach to sun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Parker Solar Probe is now closer to the sun than any spacecraft has ever gotten. Parker on Monday surpassed...

October 29, 2018 at 8:57 am

Hubble Space Telescope working again after 3-week shutdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope is studying the cosmos once again after a three-week shutdown. NASA says the orbiting observatory resumed...

In this frame from video from NASA TV, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who survived the Oct. 11, 2018, failed launch and emergency landing, speaks Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, from the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hague and Russian Alexei Ovchinin were two minutes into their flight last Thursday from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station when the Soyuz rocket failed. (NASA TV via AP) NYAG225 NYAG225

October 16, 2018 at 9:43 am

NASA astronaut describes close call following failed launch WATCH

Air Force Col. Nick Hague on Tuesday publicly described his close call. He and Russian Alexei Ovchinin were two minutes into their flight last Thursday...

October 15, 2018 at 9:56 am

NASA X-ray Space Telescope back online after brief shutdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA's space telescopes is back in business after a two-day shutdown. NASA said Monday that the Chandra X-ray...

October 12, 2018 at 10:26 am

Another NASA space telescope shuts down in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another NASA space telescope has shut down and halted science observations. Less than a week after the Hubble Space Telescope...

October 8, 2018 at 8:33 am

Hubble Space Telescope sidelined by serious pointing failure

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has been sidelined by a serious pointing problem. NASA announced Monday that one of Hubble's gyroscopes...