SpaceX launch delayed due to astronaut ‘minor medical issue’

A medical issue has sidelined one of four astronauts assigned to SpaceX’s upcoming flight to the International Space Station and delayed the launch, officials said Monday.

Orionid meteor shower 2021 to peak this week — along with full moon

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week, but it also coincides with the brightness of a full moon. Here’s when you might be able to catch a glimpse.

Russian film crew lands after shoot onboard space station

The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 0435 GMT Sunday with Oleg Novitskiy, Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko aboard.

4 hospitalized with burns following Sacramento County plane crash

Four people are in critical condition with burns after they were pulled from an airplane that went down Thursday afternoon near a private airstrip in Sacramento County, fire officials said.

William Shatner launches into space aboard Blue Origin rocket

William Shatner, known to many "Star Trek" fans as Captain James T. Kirk, launched into space on Wednesday aboard a Blue Origin rocket.

Life on Mars: Astronauts simulate conditions of red planet in desert

Six astronauts are attempting to better understand what it’s like to live on Mars through a simulated experience in the Negev desert in Israel.

‘Unique’ radio waves coming from heart of Milky Way discovered

The behavior of the radio waves is “extraordinary” according to Ziteng Wang, the international Ph.D. student at the University of Sydney who made the discovery and the lead author of the study, said.

Draconid meteor shower to dazzle in peak on Oct. 8

The Draconid meteor shower is considered a short-lived event and is expected to peak on Oct. 8.