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NASA fired up the core stage of its massive new megarocket Saturday (Jan. 16) in a critical test that appeared to shut down early.

NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon. The hot fire is the final test of the Green Run series.

SpaceX will launch its first batch of Starlink satellites in 2021 on Monday (Jan. 18) to expand the company's growing megaconstellation and you can watch the action live online.

The annual assessment of global temperatures, a first-of-its-kind undocking from the space station, and a look at what goes into the Green Run hot fire test ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at...

An "Old Faithful"-like event in space may shed light on the nature of stars nearby supermassive black holes embedded in galaxies.

Surprisingly, the fate of a star is easy to predict. All you need to know is how big it is.

NASA accomplished a major milestone today when it conducted a Hot Fire Test of the SLS Core Stage, firing all four of its engines at once. The post Space Launch System Performs a Dramatic Hot Fire Test, Blasting With all...

NASA performed a hotfire test of the core stage of the Space Launch System Jan. 16, but the stage's four main engines shut down a little more than a minute into a test designed to last eight minutes. SpaceNews