Trump offers to pay astronauts' overtime after unexpected 9-month space mission
President Trump said he would personally cover the cost of per diem pay for two astronauts stranded in space for nine months, calling their $5-a-day compensation “not a lot” after what they endured.
NASA spacecraft set for second close encounter with the sun—what it hopes to learn
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies through the solar atmosphere. Scientists hope the mission will reveal new insights about the sun’s corona and the solar wind.
Private lunar lander captures pictures from moon
A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon.
NASA astronauts delayed in space for 9 months won’t get overtime pay
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent nine months stuck in space after a Boeing Starliner failure. Despite the risks, they earned no hazard pay or overtime—just their standard government salary.
Stranded NASA astronauts return to earth
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on solid ground for the first time in nine months.
Stranded NASA astronauts splashdown on Earth
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on solid ground for the first time in months.
Stranded NASA astronauts smile, wave after emerging from SpaceX capsule
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore smiled and waved to the camera as they exited the SpaceX Dragon Capsule after splashing down in the waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast on Tuesday, March 18. The pair spent 286 days onboard the International Space Station after Boeing’s capsule malfunctioned, hindering their originally scheduled eight-day mission. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, containing Williams and Wilmore, along with their colleagues Aleksandr Gorbunov and Nick Hague, undocked from the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning. This video shows the side hatch door being opened to release the crew members after splashdown, before Williams and Wilmore are cheerfully wheeled away.
Dolphins put on show after NASA's SpaceX capsule Dragon splashes down off FL coast
Drone video shows a pod of dolphins showing up to investigate after NASA'S SpaceX capsule Dragon splashed down off the Florida coast. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months.
NASA astronauts splash down, return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico early Tuesday evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station.
NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-10 from Florida to relieve stranded astronauts at space station
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched four Crew-10 astronauts from Florida on Friday evening. The crew is headed to the International Space Station (ISS) where they will rendezvous with NASA’s two stranded astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
NASA, SpaceX Crew 10 rocket launch: How to watch live, stream
NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday night from Florida.
NASA scratches SpaceX Crew-10 rocket launch
Four astronauts were scheduled to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday, but the launch has since been scrubbed.
Elon vs the astronauts
Comments made by Elon Musk about two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station and the efforts to bring them home have sparked a public spat online.
NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore get new homecoming date from space
NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who launched aboard the troubled Starliner capsule to the International Space Station months ago, have a new homecoming date – if there are no more delays.
NASA astronauts still stranded in space take first spacewalk together
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a spacewalk Thursday while awaiting their delayed return to Earth. Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts during the mission.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk on the race to Mars
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are turning their focus to putting American astronauts on Mars.
NASA, NOAA release global climate trends for 2024
We have new insight into how our climate is changing. NASA and NOAA just released global temperature data for all of 2024, and we are hearing firsthand about the biggest trends researchers discovered and how they impact us here in Washington.
NASA pitches cheaper, faster plan to bring Mars samples to Earth
NASA has unveiled two revamped plans to bring Mars samples to Earth in the 2030s, reducing costs by nearly half from its initial $11 billion proposal while expediting the timeline.
Stranded astronauts issue holiday message from space
Sunita "Suni" Williams has been stranded up in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June with partner Barry "Butch" Wilmore. While they will likely not be able to return to Earth until the spring of 2025, spirits are high as they celebrate the holidays from afar.
NASA probe to make closest ever approach to sun
A NASA spacecraft will pass closer to the sun than any human-made object ever has on Christmas Eve.