Tagged: spaceship

A MYSTERIOUS interstellar visitor that flew past Earth three years ago may have been an alien spacecraft after all, scientists claim. That’s because the prevailing explanation of the cigar-shaped object Oumuamua’s origins are fatally flawed, according to a shock new study. Oumuamua took the world by...

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday and is set to test new technologies before its fiery destruction when it returns to Earth’s atmosphere. The uncrewed craft arrived at the orbiting space lab on Oct. 5, 2020, carrying around...

The uncrewed spacecraft will take about 36 hours to return to Earth SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday morning and is set to splashdown off the coast of Florida Wednesday. The undocking was originally scheduled for Monday but was postponed...

NASA technicians have officially begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of development on the agency’s next Mars rover, keeping the project on track for an expected 2020 launch. The Mars 2020 rover is coming together at the Spacecraft Assembly Facility High Bay...

The discovery of another moon around Pluto is exciting news for planetary science, but it’s also likely causing some anxiety for the team in charge of New Horizons, a spacecraft set to be the first probe ever to visit the dwarf planet. On Wednesday (July...

CHANTILLY, Va. — When space shuttle Discovery began its new mission as a museum relic, it wasn’t alone. More than two dozen astronauts helped usher the storied space plane into its new role as a Smithsonian exhibit. Emotions were high as NASA officially declared Discovery...

The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed Thursday that the Schiaparelli spacecraft went silent less than a minute before it was set to reach the Martian surface Wednesday. ESA mission managers said Thursday morning that they need more time to understand what went wrong with Schiaparelli,...

Lockheed Martin wants to inspire the next generation of American space innovators with a major Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education project. Launched last month, Generation Beyond aims to bring the science of space into homes and classrooms. Geared toward middle school students, the...

Some day in the distant future, explorers from Earth decide to visit Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, and probe its mysteries. At the end of their nearly two-year journey, they reach the giant planet, so immense that more than 1,300 Earths would...

UFO hunters believe they have spotted an extraterrestrial spaceship in the skies above Texas. The “metallic” object was seen moving from east to west above Richardson, Texas, and some are claiming it is of alien origin. UFO enthusiasts state the metallic object is “moving too...