Marcia Dunn
Astronauts return to Earth after long delay
Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A...
NASA decision on stranded astronauts’ return imminent
NASA says it is still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early 2025 and send their...
Solar storm splashes vivid colour, disrupts satellites
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth has produced stunning displays of colour in the skies across the world. The US National...
Legless lunar lander looks like lopsided loss
A private US lunar lander has tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering...
Scientists find what may be universe’s brightest object
Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing...
US launches its first Moon lander in more than 50 years
The first US lunar lander in more than 50 years is rocketing toward the Moon, launching private companies on a space race...
NASA reveals asteroid samples delivered by spacecraft
NASA has showed off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — a jumble of black dust and rubble...
Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has returned to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts, setting a record for the longest US spaceflight after the...
‘My power’s really low’: Mars lander goes silent
It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on...
Bezos rocket fails during lift-off
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has suffered its first launch failure. No one was aboard, only science experiments. The Blue Origin rocket blasted...