A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has ...

The image was captured three days into the mission on September 13. There have been many images captured of Earth from low-Earth orbit, but the one snapped by the Polaris Dawn crew is still stunning.

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew is home, capping off a five-day mission to orbit — which included the world’s first commercial spacewalk — by splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept. 12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit.

This image taken from the Crew Dragon Resilience on Sept. 11, 2024 during the Polaris Dawn mission shows Earth from nearly 870 miles altitude. (Courtesy/SpaceX) ...

Boeing & Aerospace Nation & World Science Polaris Dawn Astronauts Reach Record High Orbit Above Earth Sep. 11, 2024 at 8:07 am Updated Sep. 11, 2024 at 1:31 pm By KENNETH CHANG ...

Polaris Dawn mission launches after delays A view of Earth and the Dragon capsule's Skywalker shortly after the Polaris Dawn crew launched into orbit on Sept. 10, 2024.

The ascent took the Polaris Dawn crew through the treacherous inner regions of Earth's Van Allen radiation belts, which astronauts will have to traverse on future missions to the moon and Mars. After ...

The Polaris Dawn astronauts from left: Anna Menon, Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis. The four spent hours on Tuesday doing science experiments in orbit after launching.

Polaris Dawn mission update: SpaceX Dragon takes crew to highest orbit in 50 years The four astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission traveled to 870 miles above Earth on Tuesday, the highest humans ...

That included a plan to take Dragon to a much higher orbit, and breaking the low-Earth altitude orbital record set by NASA astronauts Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon when they flew on the Gemini 11 ...