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SpaceX postpones space station cargo mission again, to July 14

The latest delay will allow teams more time to assess and mitigate the consequences of elevated propellant vapor levels inside Dragon's propulsion system.

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14 hours ago

Strange cloud in satellite data catches interest of scientists

A "peculiar" cloud over the Caspian Sea offers an interesting case study of how satellites can detect such phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

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15 hours ago

Shuttered full-scale space station mockup finds new use with Axiom Space

Houston-based Axiom Space has found the perfect place to develop its commercial orbital outpost: a sprawling facility that comes pre-equipped with a mockup of the International Space Station.

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15 hours ago

Why it'll take NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe so long to reach the moon

NASA's 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE cubesat launched toward the moon today (June 28), but it won't get there until Nov. 13.

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18 hours ago

James Webb Space Telescope scientists prepare for 1st operational images: Listen in Wednesday

Join in for free Wednesday (June 29) as NASA celebrates the forthcoming end of commissioning for its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.

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19 hours ago

NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia

NASA successfully lofted the first of a trio of sounding rocket missions to study Alpha Centauri from Australia, in a historic agency first.

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20 hours ago

Bizarre 'polygons' are cracking through the surface of Mars

A new image from NASA's HIRISE camera reveals strange 'polygons' cracking open the surface of Mars. It's just a typical sign of spring, scientists say.

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22 hours ago

55-pound spacecraft heads to moon to test "halo" orbit for NASA

The solar-powered microwave oven-sized spacecraft is a key part of the agency's Artemis moon program.

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23 hours ago

NASA's tiny CAPSTONE cubesat launches on pioneering moon mission

NASA's tiny CAPSTONE spacecraft has begun its long, history-making journey to the moon.

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1 day ago

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo ship boosts International Space Station's orbit

A Cygnus spacecraft reboosted the International Space Station to its normal operating altitude on June 25, 2022.

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1 day ago

NASA hopes New Zealand launch will pave way for moon landing

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface

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1 day ago

NASA hopes New Zealand launch will pave way for moon landing

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface.

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Watch private freighter leave space station early Tuesday for fiery death

Northop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter is scheduled to undock from the orbiting lab at 6:05 a.m. EDT (1005) Tuesday. Watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA.

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1 day ago

Satellites zoom in on cities' hottest neighborhoods to help combat the urban heat island effect

Landsat satellites have been pinpointing risks of extreme heat within cities.

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1 day ago

James Webb Space Telescope team clears 1st instrument for science observations

An exoplanet hunter and first-light detector on the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to do science, six months after the observatory launched to space.

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1 day ago

James Webb Space Telescope will study Milky Way's monster black hole

Among the tasks scheduled for the James Webb Space Telescope's first year of work is teaming up with the Event Horizon Telescope to study Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of th

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2 days ago

NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat launch to the moon delayed again for systems checks

NASA has called off plans to launch a small cubesat to the moon on Monday (June 27) to allow more time to check its Rocket Lab booster for flight.

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2 days ago

NASA says the cockroaches and Apollo 11 moon dust being sold at a Boston auction for $400,000 belong to the agency and are not for sale

"At the end of the day, we want to act appropriately and lawfully." Mark Zaid, an attorney for RR Auction told The AP.

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2 days ago

Mystery rocket crashes into Moon and leaves baffling ‘double crater,’ NASA says

It’s the first time a crashing rocket has created a double crater, NASA says

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2 days ago

Watch NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat launch to the moon Monday to test unique lunar orbit

Rocket Lab will launch NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat to the moon from New Zealand atop an Electron booster and you can watch it live online.

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2 days ago

Marvel at the majestic galaxies in this classic Hubble telescope photo

NASA revisits a spectacular Hubble Space Telescope shot of the dwarf galaxy ESO 318-13 in this stunning photo.

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3 days ago

NASA to launch 3 sounding rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts

NASA to launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory of Australia

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3 days ago

Stunning Mars photos by the Curiosity rover show ancient climate shift

The Curiosity rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times.

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NASA eyeing late August for launch of Artemis 1 moon mission

NASA officials have declared the Artemis 1 moon rocket's most recent "wet dress rehearsal" a success and are hopeful the mission can get off the ground as soon as late August.

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NASA delays billion-dollar Psyche asteroid mission, orders independent review

Depending on the results of an independent review, budget impacts and other factors, the Psyche mission could face cancellation.

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NASA asteroid mission on hold due to late software delivery

NASA's plan to explore a strange metal asteroid is on hold.

Astronaut cosplays as 'Gravity' spacefarer in epic space station shot

Samantha Cristoforetti channeled her inner Sandra Bullock in a space station nod to "Gravity."

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NASA's metal asteroid mission Psyche won't launch before mid-2023 (and could face cancellation)

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is facing an uncertain future after software testing issues forced an extended launch delay expected to last at least until July 2023.

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Rogue rocket's moon crash site spotted by NASA probe (photos)

The grave of a rocket body that slammed into the moon more than three months ago has been found.

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NASA halts sale of cockroach-eaten Apollo 11 moon dust

As it turns out, attempting to sell moon dust that was extracted from the stomachs of cockroaches does indeed bug NASA. So much so, that the space agency requested RR Auction halt its sale.

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Jupiter scientists need your help hunting for storms in stunning photos

Humongous storms on Jupiter are the focus of a new citizen science project hosted on Zooniverse.

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NASA funds nuclear power systems for possible use on the moon

Three companies will demonstrate their potential to power lunar infrastructure using nuclear fission systems, under new joint NASA contracts announced on Tuesday (June 21).

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NASA declares testing of SLS moon rocket complete. Next up: Launch.

The Space Launch System rocket has passed its final test, NASA says, clearing the way for a launch in late summer.

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NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches

NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back.

NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches

NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life. The material, a NASA lawyer said in a letter to the auctioneer, still belongs to the federal government.

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NASA declares Artemis 1 moon mission test successful, begins prepping for launch

The most recent Artemis 1 "wet dress rehearsal" wasn't perfect, but it was good enough to keep the NASA moon mission on course for liftoff a few months from now.

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NASA, SpaceX to assess potential Starship threat to Crew Dragon pad

An early Super Heavy-Starship failure could disrupt SpaceX astronaut fights to space station.

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NASA wraps up moon rocket test; to set launch date after fix

NASA says it has finished testing its huge moon rocket.

South Korea cancels Apophis asteroid probe: report

South Korea has canceled its effort to visit the space rock Apophis during a close, but harmless, flyby of our Earth in 2029, according to a media report.

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Launch of NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat moon mission delayed to June 27

The launch of NASA's CAPSTONE moon mission has been delayed at least two additional days, to no earlier than Monday (June 27).

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Scientists map weird metal asteroid that NASA spacecraft will launch to this year

Planetary scientists have created a new, detailed map of the asteroid Psyche, providing a tantalizing preview of the target for a NASA mission set to launch later this year.

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NASA will unveil the James Webb Space Telescope's 1st science photos in July. Here's how to watch.

After half a year of commissioning in space, the James Webb Space Telescope will release its first science images in July. Here's how you can tune in to the historic event for free.

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Lego NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander review

Lego NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander is a set that doesn’t quite live up to its intergalactic potential.

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NASA applauds Artemis 1 moon rocket's fueling milestone, mulls readiness for launch

NASA officials are pleased with Artemis 1's performance during its recent "wet dress rehearsal" but need more time to determine its readiness for launch.

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A giant sunspot the size of 3 Earths is facing us right now

A sunspot nearly triple the size of Earth is within firing range of our planet, and may send out medium-class flares in the near future.

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NASA's Mars InSight lander will risk earlier shut down to squeeze out a little more science

NASA's InSight mission is working to squeeze out all the science it can on Mars as power runs out.

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4 dead telescopes' observations lead to stunning new galaxy portraits

Four retired telescope missions are helping astronomers uncover new insights about how dust behaves in galaxies.

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Dream Chaser space plane may land at New Mexico's Spaceport America

Another landing locale may have just opened up for the private Dream Chaser space plane.

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China plans to return Mars samples to Earth in 2031: report

China plans to haul pristine Mars samples to Earth in 2031, two years earlier than NASA and the European Space Agency plan to do so, according to media reports.

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SpaceX and OneWeb tell FCC their broadband megaconstellations can coexist

SpaceX and OneWeb have written a joint letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declaring harmony in orbit for spectrum coordination between their satellite-internet constellations.

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NASA finally fuels moon rocket but first launch remains a question

NASA finally fully fueled its massive moon rocket on Wednesday, but a hydrogen leak forced the agency to cut short a simulated countdown.

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The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science — and it's seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for

The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to start probing the cosmos. An astronomer on the team explains how they got Webb to this stage.

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Solar wind: What is it and how does it affect Earth?

Solar wind is composed of charged particles and the sun's magnetic field and is continually released from our star. Explore the phenomenon in more detail here.

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NASA is starting to shut down the Voyager probes, which launched in 1977 and made it deeper into space than anything since

The Voyager probes massively exceeded the scope of their mission, but are running low on power after 45 years in space.

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NASA fuels moon rocket for 1st time in countdown rehearsal

NASA has fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time and completed a countdown test despite a fuel line leak.

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NASA launches study of UFOs despite ‘reputational risk’

NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.

NASA to launch 3 rockets from private Australian space port

NASA is gearing up to launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month.

Boeing capsule lands back on Earth after space shakedown

Boeing's astronaut taxi has returned to Earth from the International Space Station, completing a repeat test flight with a mannequin on board.

Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo

Boeing's crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.

Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindling

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is losing power and is headed for a dusty demise.

Moon goes blood red this weekend: 'Eclipse for the Americas'

A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.

Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon

Scientists for the first time have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.

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Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon

Scientists for the first time have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.

NASA administrator Bill Nelson visits Jacksonville’s Redwire facility

NASA administrator Bill Nelson will be in Jacksonville on Tuesday to visit Redwire Space headquarters.

Space telescope in home stretch of tests; early pics impress

NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing.

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home, then launches 53 satellites

SpaceX has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station with a midnight splashdown off the Florida coast.

50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still 'excited' by space

Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he’s ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration.

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

Apollo 16 moonwalker reflects on mission's 50th anniversary

Charlie Duke is part of a tiny fraternity that’s getting even smaller: People who walked on the moon.

NASA moon rocket faces more flight delays as repairs mount

The flight debut of NASA's mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests.

Fuel leak thwarts NASA's dress rehearsal for moon rocket

NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has been thwarted by a hazardous hydrogen leak.

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SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each

SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week’s stay.

More delays for NASA's moon rocket test, fueling stalled

NASA’s dress rehearsal for its mega moon rocket has been postponed twice now by technical problems that stalled a fueling test.

Dress rehearsal: NASA moon rocket's last test before launch

NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket.

US astronaut ends record spaceflight with Russian ride home

A NASA astronaut is back on Earth after a yearlong, record-setting spaceflight.

Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica

Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable.

Heading to the moon: NASA asking for help with next astronaut moon lander

NASA is asking for help creating the next astronaut moon lander.

NASA, SpaceX Adjust Target Launch Date for Crew-4 Mission

NASA and SpaceX have set a new launch date to send four astronauts to the International Space Station. The new launch date is no earlier than Tuesday, April 19. The previous date was set for March 30.

NASA head: We have cooperation with our Russian colleagues

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies.

NASA to roll out Artemis moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center

Thursday’s rollout is part of a “wet dress rehearsal” process.

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No European Mars mission this year, due to war in Ukraine

Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting to send its first rover to Mars this year.

Space telescope's image of star gets photobombed by galaxies

NASA’s new space telescope is showing perfect vision, with a spiky image of a faraway star that was photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies.

US astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home during tensions

A U.S. astronaut has made it through nearly a year in space but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth.

These legendary women paved the way for girls in science

Tuesday marks the start of Women’s History Month, a time to commemorate and celebrate the vital role of women in American history.

Ex-official: Space station 'largely isolated' from tensions

The former head of the National Space Council tells The Associated Press that tensions over eastern Ukraine should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space.

Thinking about climate change? These visuals are a must-see

If you just finished watching our latest episode of “Solutionaries,” then you know we focused on the environment and all things climate change-related.

🔒 Insider Only: February Snow Moon ready to light up our skies

When to catch the Snow Moon in Florida.

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit

The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk.

NASA's new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie

NASA's new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror.

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Rocket startup’s Florida launch debut ends in ocean crash

A rocket startup's big launch debut at Florida's Cape Canaveral has ended with all four mini satellites destroyed.

SpaceX, NASA looking into sluggish chutes on last 2 flights

SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights.

New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away.

Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica

Scientists have concluded that a meteorite from Mars contains no evidence of ancient Martian life.

The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record

Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend.

Space telescope's 'golden eye' opens, last major hurdle

NASA's new space telescope has opened its gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror, the largest and most sensitive ever launched.

Correction: NASA-Space Telescope story

In a story published January 4, 2022, about the James Webb Space Telescope, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the universe’s first stars and galaxies were created.

NASA's new space telescope 'hunky-dory' after problems fixed

NASA's new space telescope is doing well more than a week after liftoff, following a pair of problems overcome by ground controllers.

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies.

High wind postpones launch of NASA's newest space telescope

High wind will keep NASA's newest space telescope on the ground for at least another day.

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