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NASA considering software fixes for sidelined Hubble Space Telescope
NASA is considering software adjustments to the Hubble Space Telescope to bring the sidelined telescope back into service.
SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts leaving space station Sunday: Watch it live
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission are scheduled to leave the International Space Station on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 7), and you can watch the action live online.
'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather
The sun is waking up — and making sure we all know it.
Juno Peers Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds to Reveal its Complex Atmosphere
Many papers are usually released at once for big space exploration missions. Usually, that happens when an entire batch of data has been analyzed. The most recent set of papers is from Juno’s explorations of Jupiter’s atmosphere. With this data dump, scientists now have the first 3D map of the atmosphere of the solar system’s largest planet.
The Mandalorian edition of Monopoly is 37% off in an early Black Friday deal from Amazon
Amazon have a lot of early Black Friday deals and Monopoly: Star Wars The Mandalorian edition is 37% off.
SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts will return to Earth Sunday as new Crew-3 launch is delayed again
SpaceX's current mission to the International Space Station will head home to Earth before its successor lifts off, if all goes according to plan.
Powerful Landsat 9 satellite beams home 1st photos of Earth
Landsat 9's first photos show the Florida Panhandle, Detroit and its surrounding area, Navajo Country in northern Arizona, the high Himalayas and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Vice President Harris to lead her 1st National Space Council meeting Dec. 1
Circle Dec. 1 on your calendars, space fans. That day will mark the first meeting of the National Space Council under Vice President Kamala Harris, who plans to get a lot done.
NASA wants you to become a planetary defender with the DART asteroid mission
NASA is getting ready to launch a spacecraft to test an experimental method to deflect near-Earth objects, and you can participate in the mission by testing your own planetary defense know-how.
NASA aims to bring station crew home Monday, before replacements launch
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NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robot
NASA and Intuitive Machines announced the Shackleton Crater landing site for an ice-drilling robot.
The astronauts SpaceX's Crew-2 mission talk toilet trouble in space and more, but when will they land?
NASA and SpaceX are weighing when to bring the Crew-2 astronauts home, even as their replacements await launch.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
The Big Bang Theory explains how the universe began.
China launches sustainable development satellite SDGSAT-1 to study Earth from space
China launched the SDGSAT-1 satellite into orbit Nov. 4 as part of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
NASA shows off finished SLS moon rocket, Webb telescope
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Friday. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now
Two of NASA’s flagship missions finally nearing launch, representing more than $50 billion in U.S. government investment over multiple decades, were displayed to news media Friday at spaceports in Florida and French Guiana.
History Channel honors a sci-fi legacy with 'The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek' series (exclusive)
Director Brian Volk-Weiss discusses his 10-part dive into Trek for the History Channel's "The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek."
China launches Earth observation satellite to support sustainable development
A Chinese Long March 6 rocket blasts off from the Taiyuan launch base with the SDGSAT 1 satellite. Credit: CASC
An Earth observation spacecraft developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences launched Thursday on top of a Long March 6 rocket, beginning a mission Chinese officials said is dedicated to supporting the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Alpha Centauri: Closest star to Earth
Three stars in this system are the closest stars to Earth, other than the sun.
New Perseverance rover photos from Mars show tantalizing layered rocks
These strikingly layered Mars rocks may be the Perseverance rover's next sampling target.
Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?
In just a few years, astronauts will walk on the surface of the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. In addition to the Artemis Program, NASA’s fabled return to the Moon, there are also a number of planned missions involving the European Space Agency (ESA), JAXA, China, and Russia. By the 2030s, NASA and China hope to send crewed missions to Mars, which will culminate in the creation of a permanent base on the surface.
