Bright green comet may become visible to naked eye later this month

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) hasn’t come so close to Earth since the last ice age, experts say. Here’s how you may be able to see it later this month.

Walter Cunningham, last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut, dead at 90

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90.

SpaceX successfully launches first mission of 2023 from Florida's Space Coast

SpaceX is eyeing Tuesday morning for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that will represent the space company's sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, dubbed Transporter-6.

NASA plans ambitious schedule for 2023
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NASA says it will keep the International Space Station in orbit through 2030 but Russia will be pulling out of the multi-national facility made of components that first launched in 1998. NASA has several key ISS supply launches planned in 2023 and the space agency also has more moon missions in the coming year.

WATCH: SpaceX completes 60th mission of 2022 Wednesday morning

SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida Wednesday morning, its 60th mission of 2022. 

'Buried treasure': James Webb telescope’s newest images show star at birth

‘It's like finding buried treasure,’ said scientists analyzing new images from the James Webb Space Telescope through different filters.

US Space Force, youngest military branch, turns 3: Exclusive behind-the-scenes look

The youngest branch of the military, the U.S. Space Force, turns three-years-old on Tuesday. While the smallest in terms of service members, their mission continues to grow on Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink satellites from Florida Saturday

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 17, for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The instantaneous launch window is at 4:32 p.m. ET.

Russian space capsule leak likely caused by micrometeorite

A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike, a Russian space official said Thursday.

Geminid meteor shower peak: When and where you can see it

Some Americans will have clear skies during the meteor shower, but cloudy weather will make stargazing a challenge for many other people across the country.

First 3-D printed rocket to blast off from Florida's Space Coast

Why spend millions of dollars to build a rocket when you can just print one? A group of space engineers will put that question to the test when they launch the first-ever rocket designed by 3-D technology.

Artemis I: NASA’s Orion splashes down after historic moon mission, paving way for future astronaut missions

US Navy and NASA teams recovered the spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Sunday after a 25.5-day mission and will bring Orion back to the USS Portland ship. The uncrewed Artemis 1 test flight sets up NASA to launch astronauts to the moon in 2024.

SpaceX blasts another batch of internet satellites into orbit -- for a competitor

It was another seemingly routine mission for SpaceX, which has now launched over 3,000 small satellites into space as the company builds out its Starlink constellation. But this time, the payload belonged to OneWeb, something of a Starlink competitor.

NASA's most requested photo, the ‘Blue Marble', turns 50

It’s an iconic photo of our home planet: The wispy white clouds and ice caps swirling with the blues and tans of the land and sea – all standing in stark contrast to the blackness of space. But you may not know the full story behind this unique view of Earth.