Splashdown! Dragon Returns Safely and SpaceX Scores Big
Michael Altenhofen / SpaceX / NASA
A successful mission to the International Space Station ends with an Apollo-like homecoming
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Dawn's Virtual Flight Over Vesta
Watch a simulated flight over the asteroid Vesta
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Explainer: The Supermoon
Just what makes tonight's moon so super? Watch this explainer and find out
Special Report
Space & Astronomy
Cosmic dispatches — both late-breaking and from the archives
Venus Takes Stage in Upcoming Rare Sky Show
By AP / ALICIA CHANG
It's a spectacle that won't repeat for another century — the sight of Venus slowly inching across the face of the sun
A Dragon Shakes Hands With the Space Station
By Jeffrey Kluger
A major triumph in low-Earth orbit is a big boost for NASA—and the private sector
Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Traveled to U.S.
By AP / ALICIA CHANGAcross the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away
Why People Stick with Cancer Screening, Even When It Causes Harm
By Maia Szalavitz
When it comes to complex medical decisions, cold hard statistics may hold little sway over patients in the face of a single, compelling anecdote
Astronauts Enter Private Supply Ship
By AP / MARCIA DUNNSpace station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship
