space launches

North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch

World
David Turner

North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI ...

North Korea informs Japan of satellite launch plan, a likely bid to put 2nd spy satellite into orbit

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed plans to launch a satellite by early next week, Japan said Monday, an ...

UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space

U.S.
Amanda Smith

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing ...

Junk from a SpaceX Dragon ‘trunk’ may have crashed into a Canadian farmer’s field (photos)

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Pieces of a SpaceX spacecraft might have landed in Saskatchewan. A charred piece of debris, possibly from a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, ...

US company’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic ...

SpaceX wows with a double header of final 2023 rocket launches (photos, video)

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX capped off 2023 with not one but two rocket launches, bringing its total number of blast-offs to 98 in 2023. The ...