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California startup Astra aborted its first orbital launch attempt with a payload due to a rocket glitch Friday (Aug. 27).

On Friday (Aug. 27) Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft from orbit.

Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength as it barrels through the Caribbean Sea and is expected to be a "dangerous major hurricane" when it slams into the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday (Aug. 29).

Black holes may sound like science fiction, but there is significant evidence to prove they are real.

A smallsat Mars mission that had to revise its plans after it lost its initial ride has won NASA approval to move into full-scale development. SpaceNews

A study of Kuiper belt objects points strongly to the existence of a super-Earth on the outer edge of our solar system. The post If Planet 9 is out There, Here's Where to Look appeared first on Universe Today.

Politicians, business leaders, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of millions, billions or even trillions of trees to slow climate change.

SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....

The International Space Station will have to wait one more day to receive its next cargo shipment.