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China plans to open its Tiangong space station for tourism within a decade
China is looking to spark interest in space tourism by opening its soon-to-be-completed Tiangong space station to everyday citizens.
Coin honoring Sally Ride, first US woman in space, enters circulation
The first American woman to fly into space has launched on a new mission, this time to orbit the nation in the form of a circulating coin. The U.S. Mint has begun shipping the Sally Ride quarter.
Watch live: first space steps for Matthias
Tune in to ESA Web TV channel 2 from 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT) this Wednesday 23 March to watch ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer’s first spacewalk, known as US EVA 80, live from the International Space Station.
5,000 exoplanets! NASA confirms big milestone for planetary science
It took 30 years to find so many alien worlds, but the pace of discovery is accelerating.
Wondering how Dependant ISS is on Russia? NASA Gives the Details
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been dominating the news cycle lately. Amid tragic stories about rocket strikes, stalled offensives, and possible motives and outcomes, there’s been an ongoing “war of words” on social media. In particular, Dmitry Rogozin, the Director-General of the Russian State Space Corporation (Roscosmos), has been issuing thinly-veiled threats that Russia might be terminating its cooperation in space.
NASA's new moon rocket spotted from space rolling to the launch pad (photos)
NASA's moonbound rocket rolled to the launch pad, and satellites orbiting Earth captured the milestone from space.
See SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket fully stacked for testing on the pad (photos)
New images show Starship getting ready for an orbital test flight, which SpaceX hopes to launch a few months from now.
Dust Might Reveal the Presence of Habitable Planets
NASA’s next great space telescope should launch no later than 2027. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a powerful wide-field infrared telescope that will create panoramic fields of view 100 times greater than Hubble’s. The Roman Telescope has a variety of scientific objectives, and one of its jobs is to complete a census of exoplanets to answer questions around habitability.
Rocket rollout: How NASA's first Artemis Space Launch System move stacks up against Saturn V
"It was a sight unseen before by mankind." That was how NASA described the first rollout of a Saturn V rocket. "Spaceport News" could reuse that lede for the first Space Launch System booster.
Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement is Blue Origin's Gary Lai
Blue Origin is going with one of its own as Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement — Gary Lai, chief architect of New Shepard, the vehicle that will take him to the final frontier on March 29.
See Saturn, Venus and Mars as moon shines near bright Antares
Enjoy the glittering worlds and star along with (early) breakfast.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Provides the Music for NASA's new SLS Video
Fans of Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, and space exploration, this video will require very little explanation. But just in case some people haven’t seen it yet, this musical performance was a tribute to the long-awaited roll-out of the fully-stacked Space Launch System (SLS) at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It’s guaranteed to give you goosebumps and maybe even bring a tear to your eye!
SpaceX to launch OneWeb's internet satellites, replacing Russian Soyuz rockets
Russia's invasion of Ukraine made OneWeb's previous launch deal untenable, so the London-based company turned to SpaceX, a competitor in the satellite internet business.
Is “Slow Science” the Answer to Astronomy's Carbon Footprint?
The first quantitative assessment of professional telescopes’ carbon footprint finds that these facilities contribute more emissions than all other astronomy research activities combined.
OneWeb signs with SpaceX to resume launching internet constellation
A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral in January. Credit: SpaceX
OneWeb said Monday it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to resume launching the company’s satellite internet constellation later this year, just 18 days after suspending launches on Russian Soyuz rockets.
Spring is Aurora Season!
One celestial sight that many have never witnessed but yearn to see is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights
Sounds in space: What noises do planets make?
A quick overview of different sounds in space from other planets, as recorded by spacecraft and radio telescopes on Earth.
Samantha’s second space mission: Minerva
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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will return to the International Space Station in April 2022. Her second space mission is known as Minerva.
Methane detected over Poland’s coal mines
Data from the Tropomi instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite has been used to detect methane plumes over some of Europe’s largest methane-emitting coal mines.
What if the same spacecraft studied mysterious icy bodies and the cosmos as well?
Staring out into space is a time-tested technique for making long journeys pass more quickly, but not one often applied at the scale of the solar system.
