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EL astronauta de la NASA José Hernández visitó el este de Washington y compartió su historia de resiliencia y determinación con estudiantes locales.

Surrounded by students seeking autographs and photos, astronaut José Hernández finished one of his conferences at Pasco High School.

(Runtime 4:20)On rocky outcrops 6,000 feet up Mount Hood’s ski slopes, Spirit the robot took one small step for robots, one giant leap for science.“It’s…

(Runtime 1:06)New tools are allowing scientists to measure snowpack with lasers from space.“Now we have this capability to measure snow from space. And…

After nearly 6 months on the International Space Station, Kayla Barron from Richland is back on earth and is visiting her hometown - inspiring kids to think about their future.

The U.S. Forest Service is looking at something different — very different — to improve situational awareness at big wildfires: high altitude balloons.

The storied space telescope that brought you stunning photos of the solar system and enriched our understanding of the cosmos over the past three decades is experiencing a technical glitch.

Stargazers across the Pacific Northwest were treated to quite a light show in late March when the errant reentry of a spent rocket sent fireballs streaking high overhead. The uncontrolled disintegration of the rocket rained debris onto eastern Washington. While the search for mangled rocket parts goes on, the event also provided a great learning opportunity for researchers that could foreshadow a space junk warning system.

Four astronauts who've spent the past six months aboard the International Space Station as part of the first operational mission of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule are back on Earth after splashing down safely on Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico.

An astronaut who flew on one of the most famous space missions of all time has died. Michael Collins, 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. Unlike Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he never walked on the moon. Collins stayed behind and piloted the command module as it circled above. Because of that, Collins is often called the 'forgotten astronaut'.