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Wipe the dust off your binoculars and extract the family telescope from the back of the closet: Saturn is about to put on its best and brightest show of the year — an act Jupiter will soon follow.

The second Mercury mission was going according to plan until the Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank in the ocean. NASA exonerated astronaut Gus Grissom, and two researchers now say they know what happened.

The spaceflight company Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has successfully completed its first flight into space with passengers aboard, including the Amazon founder himself.

From "Woo-hoo!" to "Who wants a Skittle?" here's what Jeff Bezos and his crew said on their 10-minute Blue Origin flight to the edge of space.

The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic.

At the age of 82, aviation trailblazer and Oklahoma State University alum Wally Funk became the oldest person to fly in space on Tuesday.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos and three crewmates are set to travel in the New Shepard spacecraft to the edge of space for what will be the inaugural flight of the Amazon founder's company Blue Origin.

The power struggle in Haiti has been resolved. Negotiators appear close to a settlement for opioid lawsuits. Blue Origin is set to make its first sub-orbital flight with passengers on board.

The founder of Amazon, who stepped down as CEO this month, lifted off early Tuesday with three crewmates on the maiden flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle.

Van Horn, Texas, looks ahead to its moment in the spotlight as the launch site for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space flight, which is expected Tuesday.