Angela Underwood

1. The Mars InSight Lander is set to touch down on the Martian surface at around 3 p.m. ET today, preparing for "seven minutes of terror" after its nearly 300 million-mile journey. During the landing, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

1. A technical glitch with Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket delayed the launch of NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite (ICON) Wednesday. The Stargazer L-1011 aircraft carrying the rocket and satellite was mid-flight when the error was...

1. Humans existing in a matrix is not a joke according to space tycoon Elon Musk. Announcing his advanced simulation theory on Thursday evening's "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, Musk detailed how he came up with the hypothesis. "If you assume any rate...

1. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) delayed today's launch of the unmanned Kounotori 7 cargo freighter to the International Space Station (ISS). The seventh launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle carrying supplies and hardware has been...

1. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is investigating more than just the sun. Twenty-four orbits around the sun, seven times closer than any probe before it, will enable the Parker Solar Probe to study distant exoplanets for the possibility of life beyond our...

6. A new Canada firm is campaigning for space program funding. The "Don't Let Canada Go" crusade, comprised of 18 organizations, hopes to persuade parliamentarians to fund a space program. It will kick-off the campaign on Monday in Ottawa. 7. The...

6. The U.S. Mint has unveiled the 2019 coin collection commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon. The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin will be released in January. 7. The growing space robotics market is expected to...

6. A new Canada firm is campaigning for space program funding. The "Don't Let Canada Go" crusade, comprised of 18 organizations, hopes to persuade parliamentarians to fund a space program. It will kick-off the campaign on Monday in Ottawa. 7. The...