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William Shatner has boldly gone where no 90-year-old has ever gone before. The famed "Star Trek" actor and three other private crewmembers launched into space Wednesday (Oct. 13) on a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, marking the second crewed suborbital mission by the space tourism company. Shatner, age 90, is now the oldest person ever to fly in space.
Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all. A new study finds the planet was likely always too hot for oceans that could support life as we know it.
"What you have given me is the most profound experience I can imagine. I'm so filled with emotion about what just happened ... it's extraordinary," famed actor William Shatner said after his record-breaking spaceflight.
We now know what caused that memorable power slide during Astra's most recent launch - a problem with the propellant-distribution system for the rocket's five first-stage engines. They could launch again by Oct. 27.
A cargo ship carrying the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope arrived in French Guiana on Tuesday (Oct. 12), wrapping up a 16-day ocean voyage that covered 5,800 miles (9,300 kilometers), NASA officials said.
Ancient meteorite rains, which are older than the solar system itself, formed in stars that died before our sun's birth. Similar stars still exist in the universe and the analysis of these presolar grains provides an interesting glimpse into the stars' chemistry.
Satellites have captured stunning new images of the intensifying volcanic eruption on the Spain-owned island of La Palma as new streams of lava spilled out over the weekend.
In the beginning, there was … well, maybe there was no beginning. Perhaps our universe has always existed - and a new theory of quantum gravity reveals how that could work.
A solar storm hit Earth and brought with it a spectacular light show visible as far south as New York. This event comes as Earth enters a period of heightened solar activity known as the solar maximum.
Preparation is key if you want to photograph a solar eclipse. You may only get to witness this event a handful of times in a lifetime. Learn how to photograph a solar eclipse and capture one of nature's most breathtaking spectacles.
