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A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger was found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others.

NBC 6’s Willard Shepard got exclusive access into how the military uses satellites to fight criminals and drug trafficking

For decades, drug runners and their potential connections to terrorist groups have been a constant concern of law enforcement and military leaders at the U.S. Southern Command in Doral.

It’s shaping up to be a busy week for Hawthorne-based aerospace company SpaceX, which is planning to launch three rockets this week.

NASA is shooting for next Friday to launch its newest space telescope. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed Friday that the James Webb Space Telescope will attempt to blast off on Christmas Eve. A European Ariane rocket will provide the lift from South America’s French Guiana. The $10 billion Webb — considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope — was…

Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched its 22nd resupply mission to the International Space Station Thursday, carrying more than two tons of supplies to the orbiting outpost.

A phenomenon called the “Christmas Star,” which has not been seen for nearly 800 years, will light up the sky tonight just in time for the holiday season. NASA scientist and astronomer Dr. Kelly Fast joined LX News to explain what it is and how to see it.

Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky to create a single “Christmas star” Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century Astronomers say so-called conjunctions between the two largest planets in our solar system aren’t particularly rare. Jupiter passes its neighbor Saturn in their respective laps around the sun every 20...

Stuart Bee, who had been missing since Friday, was found Sunday clinging to his capsized vessel off of Florida’s Atlantic coastline, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a 62-year-old boater who had been missing since Friday has been found Sunday clinging to his capsized vessel off of Florida’s Atlantic coast

A NASA spacecraft circling an ancient asteroid 200 million miles away is about to reach out and make contact.

What looks like an asteroid may just be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission more than 50 years ago.

NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday morning.

A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station

SpaceX is taking a second shot at launching astronauts, but rain and storm clouds are threatening more delays

The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of lightning. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports.

The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of lightning. Liftoff was rescheduled for Saturday afternoon.

SpaceX is slated to be the first private company to launch a manned space flight on May 27. The company, founded by Tesla founder Elon Musk, will carry two American astronauts to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center.

Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch