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As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agencys Kennedy Space Center i...

NASA plans to roll out its Artemis 2 moon rocket on Jan. 17, keeping the historic mission on track to launch as soon as Feb. 6.

NASA plans to return four astronauts from the ISS to Earth early Jan. 15, about a week after one of them experienced a medical issue that prompted the shortened mission. The post Crew-11 to make early return Jan. 15 appe...

The FCC approved a second tranche of 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites Jan. 9, expanding the size of SpaceXs authorized next-generation constellation. The post FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink satellites appeared firs...

SpaceX sweeps nine national security missions for SDA and NRO under NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 The post Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX appeared first on SpaceNews.

Scientists are a step closer to solving one of the universe's biggest mysteries as new research finds evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may be interacting, offering a rare window into the darkest recesses of th...

Liftoff is scheduled for 8:19 a.m. ET on Sunday (Jan. 11).

On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!

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NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.

The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a joint mission between the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, launched on Sept. 7th, 2023. Its advanced imaging filters and spectrometers were desi...

One of the best things about being able to see thousands of exoplanetary systems is that were able to track them in different stages of development. Scientists still have so many questions about how planets form, and com...

Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth.

Pandora, the latest in a long portfolio of University of Arizona's space science missions, has cleared its last major milestone on its journey into space. This week, Pandora-a satellite about the size of fridge-was m...

NASA crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to return from their mission early.

The first medical evacuation in the history of the International Space Station will take place on Jan. 14, when the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission head home.

Imagine you walk into a parking lot full of cars. You have in your pocket one single key. Its the key to your car. The same key youve always used, the same key youve always trusted, the same key that you always manage to...