Voyager 1 is sending data back to Earth for the first time in 5 months
Originally Published: 22 APR 24 19:13 ETBy Ashley Strickland, CNNEditor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the…
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American rocket launched overnight from Florida, marking the first lunar launch in 50 years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 50 years after the first American mission to the moon a new American rocket launching overnight from Cape…
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El Paso Native’s Cosmic Journey: Voyager Mission honors Brian Martin Stangle’s lifelong dream
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In a groundbreaking venture, Celestis, Inc., a pioneer in memorial spaceflight services, is poised to launch its deep space…
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India makes historic uncrewed landing on the moon’s south pole
(CNN) — India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon, becoming only the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat. The mission…
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Virgin Galactic’s first tourism space flight successfully lands
SPACEPORT, NM (KVIA) — History in the making as Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity prepares for their first tourist aboard launch from Spaceport America at…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Are We Alone in the Universe?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All eyes and ears were on a whistleblower’s congressional subcommittee testimony last month regarding the existence of life…
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NASA Plus Streaming Service Is Coming Soon
(KVIA) — NASA is getting ready to take the streaming wars to the moon. The space agency released this new trailer for its first on-demand streaming…
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El Pasoans sharing their thoughts on U.S. House’s UFO hearing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Borderland residents weighed in on the debate over whether or not aliens are real as a U.S. House of Representatives…
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Whistleblower tells Congress the US is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force…
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Borderland students sending experiments to edge of space on potentially record-setting flight
DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — Students from Sunland Park, Anthony, and Las Cruces are sending science experiments to the edge of space on the…
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Next commercial Virgin Galactic flight out of Spaceport America expected in August
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic announced on Thursday that its next mission flight window will open August 10. The upcoming…
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Virgin Galactic launches first paying customers to the edge of space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic, the venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, successfully launched its first paying…
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Never before seen in space, a molecule needed for life is spotted by Webb telescope
Originally Published: 26 JUN 23 18:08 ET By Ashley Strickland, CNN Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore…
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Virgin Galactic’s Unity 25 test flight lands successfully with Las Cruces native onboard
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic successfully landed its Unity 25 test flight, marking a triumphant conclusion to a mission…
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Las Cruces native announced as part of Virgin Galactic’s next space flight
SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic is blasting off from southern New Mexico once again. The Unity 25 crew was just announced on…
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El Paso native plays big role in Artemis I launch
EL PASO, Texas – Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera, born and raised in El Paso, is a trailblazer within the NASA community. She’s the first member of her…
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El Paso Space Festival Rocket Launch Event was a success
EL PASO, Texas – The 2022 El Paso Space Festival ended with a bang! On Saturday, space and rocket enthusiasts, alongside both young and old…
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2022 El Paso Space Festival partnered up with EP Intl. for sustainability in space event
EL PASO, Texas – All week long, local space enthusiasts both young and old have been able to unite and share their love for science. On Friday, with…
Continue ReadingNASA waves off next Artemis I launch attempt due to tropical storm
CNN’s Kristin Fisher explains the issues that led to NASA calling off the Artemis I launch for a second…
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Webb telescope takes its first direct image of an exoplanet
NASA’s newest telescope has captured the first image of a planet outside our solar system, also known as an exoplanet and this one is named HIP 65426…
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NASA scrubs launch attempt for Artemis I
UPDATE: The Artemis I launch has been scrubbed after the team was unable to work through an issue on one of the rocket’s four engines. “Launch…
Continue ReadingWeather could interfere with the Artemis I launch
By Britley Ritz, CNN When it comes to launching Artemis I — the next generation of spacecraft to explore the moon and beyond —…
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Virgin Galactic space training camp
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Southern New Mexico is getting a new astronaut camp built by Virgin Galactic. The new camp will be built near…
Continue ReadingBlue Origin reschedules flight; Comedian Pete Davidson unable to take part
VAN HORN – Blue Origin announced Thursday night that the 20th flight of the New Shepard has been moved to March 29. Due to the change in dates…
Continue Reading2021: The year of space tourism
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business When future generations write about the history of space travel, 2021 may well get its own chapter. “The year…
Continue ReadingWebb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier space observatory of the next decade, successfully launched from French Guiana. Webb will peer into…
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WATCH: GMA host Michael Strahan completes space flight from Van Horn
Click here for Complete Coverage of the Race To Space UPDATE #3: VAN HORN, Texas — Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to…
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Michael Strahan’s Blue Origin space flight pushed back to Saturday in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — Michael Strahan is still going to space, but he needs to wait a little bit longer. Blue Origin announced Wednesday that the ABC…
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As Blue Origin prepares for 3rd space flight, it’s creating the next generation of scientists
VAN HORN, Texas — Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan has arrived in Van Horn, and training has began for the space flight he and his fellow crew…
Continue ReadingNASA launches mission to crash into a near-Earth asteroid to try to change its motion in space
NASA launches rocket with goal of crashing it into an asteroid to see if it can change its…
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