Two NASA rockets launched into auroras over Alaska last week to study the impact that these geomagnetic light shows have on Earth's upper atmosphere, and the results were gorgeous.The experiment, called Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events,

A bitcoin investor who bought a SpaceX flight for himself and three polar explorers blasted off Monday night on the first rocket ride to carry people over the North and South poles.

A unique mission called Fram2, paid for and led by a cryptocurrency billionaire who is flying with three guests, is set to lift off to carry the crew into an orbit around the North and South poles. Follow live news updates.

Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30). The company's Spectrum rocket lifted off from Europe's Andøya Spaceport in Norway, but suffered an anomaly 18 seconds into the flight.

The crew will observe Earth's polar regions 430 kilometers above the surface, allowing the Crew Dragon Resilience to travel from the North to South Pole under an hour.

Launch and recovery weather play a large part in timing. This launch would be the second in a double-header day in Florida should the Starlink 6-80 mission lift off during an afternoon launch window − another rarity for the Space Coast.

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is preparing for a second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket in "late spring," the company announced Monday. The

SpaceX's Starship megarocket, the world's most powerful rocket, is officially on NASA's list for future launches.