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SpaceX, NASA say Crew-11 astronaut mission is 'go' for launch to ISS on July 31
By Brett Tingley published
Mission managers with NASA and SpaceX polled 'go' to proceed with a launch attempt of the Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS on Thursday (July 31).

SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates
By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

JWST sees beauty in the death of a star, offers a preview of what's in store for our sun
By Keith Cooper published
The James Webb Space Telescope's investigations of the planetary nebula NGC 6072 suggest a second star played a hand in sculpting the death of the primary star.

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' is a love letter to the Space Age we always dreamed of
By Tariq Malik published
From rocketships and exoplanets, to FTL and black holes, there's something for every space fan in Marvel's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."

Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: 'We have to move the needle.'
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's next moon astronauts underscored the importance of their upcoming Artemis 2 mission despite a turbulent time for the space agency full of budget cuts and workforce reductions.

US Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane launching Aug. 21 to test quantum sensor and laser-communications tech
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the eighth mission of its mysterious X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The flight will study experimental technology in orbit.

Kate Rubins, 1st astronaut to sequence DNA in space, leaves NASA
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronaut Kathleen “Kate” Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International Space Station, four spacewalks and 300 days in space.

Good news for Mars settlers? Red Planet glaciers are mostly pure water ice, study suggests
By Charles Q. Choi published
Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any explorers that might land there one day, a new study finds.
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