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The Reusable Vehicle eXperiment, known as RV-X, is seen in a test launch at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Noshiro, northern Japan, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Naoki Kawano/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket

6:54 PM on Friday, July 10

Japan has conducted a first test flight for its reusable rocket

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a drone photo shows the successful capture of the returned first stage of Long March-10B carrier rocket on a seaborne platform via a net-capture system near Wenchang in southern China's Hainan province on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Xing Guangli/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it

2:17 AM on Friday, July 10

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch, marking a breakthrough for its space program

FILE - Wally Funk, right, describes her flight experience as Mark Bezos, left, and Jeff Bezos, left, center, applaud in the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

1:55 PM on Thursday, July 9

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died

DEA's Own Pharmacologist Undercuts Marijuana Rescheduling Order

8:15 PM on Wednesday, July 8

What to know about protecting pets from the New World screwworm fly

1:07 PM on Wednesday, July 8

New World screwworm cases in dogs in Texas and New Mexico are prompting warnings from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals

Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, from left, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen stand as President Donald Trump speaks during Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Artemis II astronauts reunite with their moonship 3 months after record-breaking flight

12:32 PM on Wednesday, July 8

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year are back in Florida, reunited with their capsule and launch team

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers conduct search and rescue at the site of a landslide at a village in Nanhe township of Tanchang County, Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)

21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers

6:48 PM on Tuesday, July 7

The death toll has risen to 21 in a landslide has buried forestry workers in a remote valley in northwestern China

KIFFIK Biomedical Appoints Dr. Mark Vreeke as Chief Technology Officer

5:00 AM on Tuesday, July 7

This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing. (Sophia Roberts/NASA via AP)

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

3:32 AM on Friday, July 3

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth

Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing

9:15 PM on Thursday, July 2

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to the media regarding the epidemic of Ebola and global health issues during a press conference, at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 2, 2026. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Researchers launch study on Ebola treatments as Congo outbreak worsens

9:25 AM on Thursday, July 2

Researchers are beginning a highly anticipated study of two possible treatments for the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing. (Sophia Roberts/NASA via AP)

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

6:09 AM on Thursday, July 2

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dhavid Normando)

Sightings of humpback whales surge in Rio de Janeiro, fueling demand for whale-watching trips

12:45 PM on Wednesday, July 1

Humpback whales are increasingly spotted off Rio de Janeiro as their population recovers from past commercial whaling

FILE - The Russian space station Mir is seen from space shuttle Atlantis during a fly around after Atlantis undocked from Mir Thursday, March 28, 1996, in this image from television. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

Abdul Ahad Momand, an Afghan air force pilot who served on the Mir space station, dies at 67

5:11 AM on Tuesday, June 30

Cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67

"The Sacrifice of the Trojan Prisoners", a fresco dating from 330–310 B.C., is exhibited in the reconstruction of the François Tomb, an Etruscan tomb, at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum in Rome, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Italy displays paintings from an ancient Etruscan tomb, its latest cultural acquisition

4:26 AM on Tuesday, June 30

Italy is putting on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting

A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer

12:19 PM on Monday, June 29

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer

Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela

11:15 AM on Friday, June 26

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