NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon’s underground ocean cleared for October launch
NASA on Monday approved next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa after reviewing the spacecraft’s...
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Hampton History Museum hosting tour of exhibit honoring Chris Kraft, ‘The Father of NASA Mission Control’
Allen Hoilman, the museum’s deputy director and curator, will discuss Kraft’s accomplishments and Hampton’s integral...
Strawberry disease could threaten Hampton Roads’ spring harvest
Virginia Beach is the largest producer of strawberries in the commonwealth. But a disease that...
![By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA’s two test pilots will stay behind at the space station — their home until next year — as the Starliner capsule prepares to undock and aims for […]](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Boeing-Astronaut-Launch_24930_1de7bd.jpg?w=132 "By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA’s two test pilots will stay behind at the space station — their home until next year — as the Starliner capsule prepares to undock and aims for […]")
Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
By MARCIA DUNN After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule is...
NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February return with SpaceX
NASA is keeping its two astronauts who flew in Boeing's Starliner to the International Space...
How the world’s ‘oldest known humpback whale’ has survived is a mystery
First spotted in 1972, Old Timer is now a male of at least 53 years,...
NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space...
New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of...
The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower.
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak early Monday. Astronomers say it's one of the...
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds
Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over...