Space

The private launch contractor resupplying the ISS said a plan to recover the rocket's spent first stage at sea hit a snag.

Steve Swanson spent six months at the International Space Station. He returned this Fall. He shares his experiences in space including becoming the first…

What happened to the water that once flowed on Mars?That's the mission of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch today from Cape Canaveral.…

Houston's Mission Control is still talking to the astronauts circling the globe in the International Space Station. But most other phone lines are down, and NASA says the shutdown could deter launches of other spacecraft and slow repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope if something goes wrong.

There are few sounds in the world of science as recognizable as the countdown to launch. For a small group of teachers on a field trip to NASA, it’s the…