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'Full steam ahead': NASA ramps up prep for Artemis III astronaut launch in 2027
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA is working hard on readying Artemis III to launch next year.

Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
Rocket Lab recently performed a full-duration static fire test with the engine that will power the second stage of its powerful new Neutron launch vehicle.

Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life's origins
By Chelsea Gohd Published
"Thanks to the homeowner’s quick reaction, these are the most pristine CM1/2 meteorites we know of."

Raspberry sugar spotted in interstellar space, a sweet discovery that could reveal clues about life's origins
By Chelsea Gohd Published
"Our work shows that sugars can form naturally in space."

On this day in space! July 15, 1975: Astronauts and cosmonauts launch on 1st joint U.S.-Soviet space mission
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
On July 12, 1989, the European Space Agency launched an experimental communications satellite named Olympus-1.

Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

'Found you!' Astronomers spot faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth after a decade of hide-and-seek
By Robert Lea Published
It has taken over ten years, but astronomers have finally won a prolonged game of cosmic hide-and-seek with a planet hiding around the star Beta Pictoris.

Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst
By Tereza Pultarova Published
SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers over the past year with each satellite now dodging other objects almost weekly.
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