Earth's magnetosphere protects our planet from being constantly bombarded by solar wind that can disrupt satellites, GPS and other technology. To better understand the phenomenon, NASA plans to place ...

SpaceX will help NASA launch twin satellites into orbit aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket. The satellites will observe how the sun's powerful activity interacts with our planet's magnetosphere. If ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Vandenberg Space Force Base awaiting liftoff to deliver five NASA satellites into orbit. A launch attempt Saturday was delayed. This will be the third launch and ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – The TRACERS mission and three other NASA missions are scheduled to be launched from Vandenberg SFB aboard a Falcon 9 booster with a 57-minute launch window ...

NASA’s SPHEREx, a space telescope, is situated on a work stand ahead of prelaunch operations at the Astrotech Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base earlier this year. The spacecraft will ...

UPDATE (2:15 p.m.) - According to the FAA, the delay was due to a regional power outage in the Santa Barbara area that the agency reports "disrupted telecommunications at the Los Angeles Air Route ...

A Falcon 9 rocket climbed away from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California’s central coast in late May 2026, carrying 24 ...