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Once again, Shaun the Sheep has proven he's one of a kind. The children's film character finished up astronaut training last week with a special flight that simulates microgravity on Earth.

China's tiny lunar orbiter Longjiang-2, also known as DSLWP-B, crashed intentionally into the moon's far side on July 31, according to media reports.

Are aliens using super powerful flashlights to get our attention? Astronomers think there's a chance they are.

he chairman of a key Senate committee said he's "troubled" by cost and schedule growth on major NASA programs and is asking the agency for more information on their status. SpaceNews.com

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The private spaceflight company SpaceX has postponed its planned weekend launch of an Israeli communications satellite as engineers replace a suspect valve on the company's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. 

ULA, and its parent companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin, stand virtually alone in their support of the FAA's rules revision. Commercial launch players, meanwhile, continue to challenge the agency to make further changes...

TESS team members recently provided insight and updates about the mission's first year of science operations.

In September, SASC plans to consider additional DoD civilian and military nominations. SpaceNews.com