Outer Space

Panoramic view from the surface of Mars captured by Curiosity rover.

Astra confirms an issue in flight prevented delivery of four CubeSats into orbit for NASA, the University of Alabama, New Mexico State University, and UC-Berkeley. Here’s a replay of the second stage tumbling at ignition.

Ten Mysteries of Venus The surface of Venus is completely inhospitable for life: barren, dry, crushed under an atmosphere about 90 times the pressure of Earth’s and roasted by temperatures two times hotter than an oven. But was it always that way?

When was the last time an asteroid hit Earth? Small asteroids and other tiny particles bombard our planet daily, but almost all of them burn up safely in the atmosphere. Bigger impacts are extremely rare.

Are there oceans on other worlds? Yes! Earth is not alone. When you look deeper into our solar system, there are worlds we suspect have oceans hidden beneath their icy surfaces.

James Webb Space Telescope blasts off into space on Ariane 5 rocket.

Is there water on Mars? There sure is! It’s not exactly like water on Earth, but Martian H20 can tell us a lot about the planet’s distant past while potentially aiding explorers in the future. Some of the water is even trapped inside rocks!

Craters and other formations appear to be permanent now, but the moon didn't always look like this

NOAA 's GOES 16 Satellite caught a significant Solar Flare yesterday on its Solar Ultraviolet Imager Oct 29, 2021

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover carries two microphones which are directly recording sounds on the Red Planet. For the very first time, these audio recordings offer a new way to experience the planet.

Did Mars ever look like Earth? We think it did! Ancient Mars may have been wetter and warmer — similar to our home planet.

China launches Shenzhou 13 with 3 taikonauts on board for a 6-month stay on the Chinese Space Station.

Actor William Shatner and his fellow passengers land in a cloud of dust in West Texas after taking a blue origin flight to space.

William Shatner launches to edge of space on Blue Origin flight Oct 13, 2021

Soyuz MS-19 spaceship takes off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, en route to the International Space Station. Russia is launching an actress and film director into space for the filming of the first movie in orbit

These mysterious space rocks have been gravitationally trapped in Jupiter’s orbit around the Sun for billions of years

Researchers analyzing Hubble’s regular “storm reports” found that the average wind speed just within the boundaries of the storm, known as a high-speed ring, has increased by up to 8% from 2009 to 2020.

This is the first breaking coverage on the morning the space shuttle Columbia broke apart above Texas. February 1, 2003.

China launches its cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3. It will deliver supplies for its under-construction space station

SpaceX all-civilian crew returns to Earth, successfully completing 3-day mission

LIFTOFF: SpaceX launches first all-civilian flight to Earth's orbit.

In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1990, astronomers aimed the renowned observatory at a brilliant “celebrity star,” one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy, surrounded by a glowing halo of gas and dust.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first two rock samples, which it hopes to return to Earth sometime in the 2030s 9-11-2021

First Space Shuttle launch Columbia April 12, 1981 More Space Shuttle Launches and Landings https://rumble.com/playlists/Ef58RRInJIA

CBS News Special Report On January 27, 1967, tragedy struck the Apollo program when a flash fire occurred in command module 012 during a launch pad test killing Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee