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On this day in space! March 9, 1961: Soviet Union launches dummy, dog and guinea pig into space
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
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Rocket Lab unveils plan to land Neutron rockets at sea, 1st launch in 2025
By Tariq Malik Published
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NASA launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions delayed
By Monisha Ravisetti Last updated
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Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Moon mascot wanted! Your idea could fly as NASA's Artemis II zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
By Josh Dinner Published
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NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
By Josh Dinner Last updated
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Explore Missions
Apollo
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Tom Hanks' 'The Moonwalkers' makes US premiere at Space Center Houston
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Auction offers Neil Armstrong's reply to NASA engineer's Apollo 11 mission patch ideas
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Trump administration removes Apollo moon rock from White House Oval Office
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Magnificent communication: Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin tests Verizon satellite service in new ad
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Ireland's lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documents
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft 'lands' in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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You can now wear an Apollo Guidance Computer keypad as a wristwatch
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Chef Duff Goldman spins up moon-shaped cake for NASA 'Taste of Space'
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Artemis
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Moon mascot wanted! Your idea could fly as NASA's Artemis II zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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NASA must 'consider alternatives' to put Artemis astronauts on the moon, experts tell US Congress
By Andrew Jones Published
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Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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NASA just gave these 9 companies $24 million to dream up Artemis moon mission tech
By Julian Dossett Published
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ReferenceArtemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
By Robert Lea Last updated
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NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed)
By Marcos Fernandez Tous Published
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NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?
By Andrew Jones Published
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Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Asteroid & Comet Missions
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
By Keith Cooper Published
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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
By Conor Feehly Published
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Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
By Robert Lea Published
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029
By Andrew Jones Published
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ReferenceThe Psyche mission: A visit to a metal asteroid
By Adam Mann Last updated
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Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Meet Phaethon, a weird asteroid that thinks it's a comet – our new research may explain what's going on
By Martin D. Suttle Published
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)
By Robert Lea Published
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Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Hubble Space Telescope spots a spectacular Bullseye in deep space (image)
By Victoria Corless Published
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Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Hubble tension is now in our cosmic backyard, sending cosmology into crisis
By Keith Cooper Published
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Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)
By Julian Dossett Published
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An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Mysterious spiral galaxy jet puzzles astronomers: 'At first, I thought I completely messed up'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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International Space Station
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
By Josh Dinner Published
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International Space Station: Live updates
By Space.com Staff Last updated
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Russian cargo ship docks at space station with science, spacesuit and supplies
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Belyayev's birthday 'candle': Russia launches ISS cargo ship with logo honoring cosmonaut's centennial
By Robert Z. Pearlman Last updated
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The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars'
By Mike Wall Published
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Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'
By Josh Dinner Published
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How Sen's 4K live cameras on the ISS offer a new perspective from space (op-ed)
By Charles Black Published
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How to watch NASA's 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week
By Julian Dossett Published
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Students' contest-winning pen, paint and poetry works shown aboard space station
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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James Webb Space Telescope
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Sparkling galaxy blazes with star formation in new James Webb Space Telescope image
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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James Webb Space Telescope joins cosmic detectives in hunt for dark matter
By Robert Lea Published
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch
By Tariq Malik Published
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James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates
By Robert Lea Last updated
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Webb Space Telescope's 'big sky images' issued on stamps in Big Sky, Montana
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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3 years of James Webb Space Telescope data on alien worlds now available online
By Robert Lea Published
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Step inside a virtual reality art piece inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Fastest disintegrating world ever seen 'spills its guts' for NASA's exoplanet hunter
By Robert Lea Published
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Juno
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NASA's Juno spacecraft watches most powerful volcanic event ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io
By Robert Lea Published
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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore
By Keith Cooper Published
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Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may have less oxygen than we thought
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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NASA's Juno probe sees active volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (images)
By Robert Lea Published
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Jupiter's volcanic moon Io looks outstanding in these close flyby photos from NASA's Juno probe
By Rahul Rao Published
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NASA Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io like never before in spectacular new images
By Robert Lea Published
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NASA's Juno probe detects organic compounds on huge Jupiter moon Ganymede
By Brett Tingley Published
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Jupiter has a creepy 'face' in haunting Halloween photo by NASA's Juno probe
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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NASA's Juno Jupiter probe to get closest view of volcanic moon Io on July 30
By Robert Lea Published
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Mars rovers
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Perseverance rover's Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life
By Victoria Corless Published
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Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain
By Brett Tingley Published
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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After accident on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years
By Brett Tingley Published
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Mars rover Perseverance sends home postcard from scenic 'Pico Turquino' (photo)
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency reveals
By Harry Baker Published
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Sojourner: The first successful Mars rover
By Elizabeth Howell Last updated
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