Space

NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet

NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars.

Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft

Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time.

NASA naming headquarters for ‘Hidden Figures’ engineer

NASA is naming its headquarters in Washington after the space agency's first African American female engineer.

NASA’s next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus

NASA's next Mars rover is honoring all the medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus battle.

There could be 36 communicating intelligent civilizations in our galaxy, study says

Scientists have calculated that there could be a minimum of 36 active, communicating intelligent civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.

Pictures of a ‘glowing cloud’ following SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch will leave you in awe

We’ve seen a couple of pretty cool things lately when it comes to rocket launches, but the view of Falcon 9 taking off just before daybreak Saturday has got to be at the ...

Launch America: NASA astronauts carried into space aboard SpaceX rocket

News4Jax special coverage of launch from Kennedy Space Center

Dragon-riding astronauts join exclusive inner circle at NASA

Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have joined NASA's exclusive inner circle by catching a ride on a SpaceX rocket.

Partnerships: Organizations work together for a successful launch

A NASA astronaut says this mission will enable more opportunities for human spaceflight in the future.

Mission Profile: Best friend astronauts making history together

The Demo-2 astronauts will spend anywhere from 30 to 119 days at the International Space Station. NASA and Space-X haven't decided just how long this mission is going to ...

SpaceX rocket ship lifts 2 Americans into orbit

A rocket ship built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting t...

Launch gives spectators pride, reprieve from troubled times

For many spectators who filled parks, beaches and roads along Florida's Space Coast, the launch of two astronauts into orbit Saturday was a welcome accomplishment and a r...

Déjà vu? Weather pattern looks similar for Saturday launch attempt

Big time downpours rolled over and over the Cape and Launch Pad 39-A on Wednesday. The deep tropical moisture that spawned Tropical Storm Bertha caused those rains and th...

Excitement shifts to disappointment after launch called off

Clouds -- and disappointment -- blanketed the Space Coast on Wednesday afternoon as the launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts into orbit was scrubbed wi...

Why some rocket views from Jacksonville are better than others

Weather is always a factor in seeing rocket launches from north Florida but even on clear days some have better views than others and it depends on the flight path. North...

For launch spectators, storms more worrisome than virus

For the spectators who gathered along Florida's Space Coast to watch an astronaut launch, the rumbling thunder and darkening clouds were more worrisome than any pandemic.