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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced further layoffs Tuesday, citing “continued funding challenges.”

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months.

NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But “Robonaut 2,” the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station, is something special. The robot is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy center in Virginia.

The original full-size shuttle mock-up moves to a temporary home. Video broadcast Thursday Oct. 17, 2024 on Today in LA.

It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell International’s ultimately successful bid to build NASA’s shuttles will travel along a Downey street Thursday.

Italian luxury fashion house Prada and space startup company Axiom Space unveiled the designs for a spacesuit that will be worn in the first NASA landing mission to the moon since 1972.

Two Oort Cloud comets are making a pass through the solar system for the first time in documented human history.

Prada and Houston-based startup Axiom Space unveiled the design of a spacesuit that will be used for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission to the moon.

After NASA flew tree seeds to the moon on the Artemis mission, an Orange County elementary school got the honor of planting one of the seedlings.

Tree seeds that were flown to outer space by NASA were planted at an Orange County elementary school. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

Edison High School has implemented a digital hall pass for students who want to step away from the classroom to use the bathroom. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

NASA launched its Europa Clipper on Monday from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in Florida. The mission will explore Jupiter’s icy moon called Europa.

 NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper spacecraft to a 1.8 billion mile journey to Jupiter’s Europa moon. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 7 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2024. 

NASA’s Europa Clipper probe will study Jupiter’s moon Europa, which is thought to have an underground ocean and a potentially habitable environment.

A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft named Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust and determine whether conditions there could support life. Scientists are pretty sure there’s a vast hidden ocean at Europa, making the moon one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Due...

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home.

SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew and two empty seats.

The two American astronauts stuck on the International Space Station through February will still be able to cast their ballots while in orbit.

Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman along with a pair of SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, aim to reach new heights during their five-day trip, higher than the International Space Station

Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2024.