Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space craft. A new documentary charts her path to the stars. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Collins and film director Hannah Berryman.

An artist’s conception shows Portal Space Systems’ Starburst spacecraft at left and its larger Supernova platform in the distance at right, both outfitted with Paladin Space’s Triton payload for ...

WASHINGTON — A likely meteorite crash shook numerous homes in Ohio and lit up the sky above multiple Northeast states on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. People in numerous ...

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Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Elon Musk’s space ...

In the early morning of April 2, 2024, the sky over southern California lit up with flashes of blazing light. Residents were bewildered. Were they missiles? A crashing plane? The unusual activity ...

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(NewsNation) — Debris left in space that burns up upon reentry is introducing metal pollution to the Earth’s upper atmosphere, according to a new study. It is believed to be the first observational ...

A SpaceX rocket that burned up after re-entering the atmosphere unleashed a plume of vaporised metals over Europe, a type of pollution that is expected to increase as spacecraft and satellites ...