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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has condemned a Russian anti-satellite test on Monday (Nov. 15) that put the International Space Station at risk of colliding with the resulting debris.

Early Monday, November 15, 2021, the International Space Station Flight Control team in Houston told the crew that due to a to satellite breakup, a debris field was created near the station's orbital path. The astronauts...

The French military plans to launch three new satellites into Earth orbit early Tuesday (Nov. 16), and you can watch it live here.

Northrop Grumman's uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Saturday, Nov. 20, more than three months after delivering nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigation...

Orbital Debris Shelter-In-Place: The ISS team has been notified of a satellite breakup that may create sufficient debris to pose a conjunction threat to the ISS....

The Hubble Space Telescope is on the road back from its latest glitch, but it's not close to the finish line yet.

A new space mission announced today (Nov. 16) will look for habitable planets in the Alpha Centauri system, our closest stellar neighbors.

Pieces of a shattered Russian satellite are visible in new telescope images after the country's anti-satellite weapons test on Nov. 15, 2021.

European space industry figures have expressed alarm at Russia's destructive antisatellite test which has created thousands of pieces of orbital debris. SpaceNews

The Leonids are likely to be a major disappointment in 2021, partly because of the expected lack of any significant activity, but mainly because of the full moon.

Russia's defense ministry says there is no threat to International Space Station crews or nearby satellites

The iconic Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico has been at the forefront of astrophysical research since its dedication in 1980. The Y-shaped configuration of 27 radio astronomy dishes have made key discoveries about th...

NASA will hold two virtual media briefings Thursday, Nov. 18, on the science goals and capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Hydrosat, a geospatial data and analytics startup, raised $10 million in seed funding for a satellite constellation to produce thermal infrared maps. SpaceNews

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the agency's SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will visit Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov. 17, to meet with members of Congress, discuss work aboard the International Space Station, tour the Destina...

You can see the longest partial lunar eclipse in hundreds of years this week.

NASA has assigned astronaut Jessica Watkins to serve as a mission specialist on the agency's upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 mission, the fourth crew rotation flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Statio...

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency's first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Debris created by the anti-satellite missile test conducted by Russia yesterday will pose a threat to satellites in orbit as well as crews at the International Space Station for years to come.

Could life exist around our nearest stellar neighbors? Led by the University of Sydney and supported by the Breakthrough Initiatives, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Saber Astronautics, this project aims to find out...

As originally planned, Juno's 37th close pass by Jupiter - called Perijove 37 - would have been its last. Per the original mission outline, the Juno spacecraft would have been programed to plunge into Jupiter on Perijove...

BREMEN, Germany -- German launch services provider Exolaunch has signed a multi-launch agreement for more capacity on SpaceX Transporter rideshare missions over the next two years. The new deal greatly boosts capacity av...