Spacecraft

The space agency will decide whether the InSight heads to the Red Planet in mid-2018, or not at all

Satellite-based navigation proved its mettle during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, leading to what some say is an overdependence on “jammable” GPS technology

When the Space Launch System launches in 2018, its passengers will be 13 small CubeSats off to explore the solar system

After more than 20 years the giant mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope is finally complete

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after blasting off, killing all seven astronauts on board

Newly released images from the Cassini mission's final close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus reveal further exquisite details of the surface terrain

Elon Musk's venture follows up successful rocket landing on terra firma with one that nearly, but not quite, demonstrates a successful landing at sea

Private spaceflight company will try to land the first stage of its two-stage Falcon 9 rocket on an uncrewed ship in the Pacific

A brief rundown of the biggest spaceflight milestones to keep an eye out for this year

Fresh worlds found by K2 mission push beyond original discoveries

Newly released documents describe the U.S. Air Force's secret cold war project known as the Manned Orbiting Laboratory

Faulty seismometer will delay the launch of the InSight lander for at least 26 months