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The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem
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Artemis 2 LIVE: Astronauts enjoy rare off-duty break after moon flyby
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Relive Artemis 2's epic moon flyby with these amazing photos
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A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here's why that's a big deal
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Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026
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Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs
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'Unreal' solar eclipse: Artemis 2 crew just saw one of the rarest sights in spaceflight history
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published 2 Comments
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Human Spaceflight
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Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026
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Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Can humans have babies in space? It may be harder than expected
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Chinese astronaut conducts record-tying 6th spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)
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Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why
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Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research
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Vast raises $500 million to keep developing 'Haven' private space stations
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Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?
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NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report
By Mike Wall Published 5 Comments
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Launches & Spacecraft
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On this day in space: April 7, 1983: 1st Spacewalk from Space Shuttle
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Atlas V rocket launches its heaviest-ever payload, sending 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit
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1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don't know about the moon
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Rocket Lab launches Europe's 1st 2 'Celeste' navigation satellites (photos)
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch may be visible from Florida and southern Georgia today. Here's when to look
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SpaceX launches 119 payloads to orbit on a single Falcon 9 rocket (video)
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Private German company scrubs history-making launch attempt from Norway
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Rocket shines under the northern lights | Space photo of the day for March 25, 2026
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Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
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Missions
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The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem
By Mike Wall Published -

Artemis 2 LIVE: Astronauts enjoy rare off-duty break after moon flyby
By Tariq Malik Last updated 6 Comments -

Relive Artemis 2's epic moon flyby with these amazing photos
By Mike Wall Published -

Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs
By Monisha Ravisetti Last updated -

'Unreal' solar eclipse: Artemis 2 crew just saw one of the rarest sights in spaceflight history
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published 2 Comments -

The Artemis 2 astronauts just flew by the moon. Lunar scientists can't wait for what's next
By Monisha Ravisetti Published 4 Comments -

Artemis 2: A moon mission of many milestone firsts
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 2 Comments -

'This is really big stuff.' Trump hails NASA Artemis 2 astronauts after historic moon flyby feat
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Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA
By Mike Wall Published
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Private Spaceflight
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Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds
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Japan's private Space One Kairos rocket explodes after launch failure during 3rd test flight
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Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans
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Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video)
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Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space today
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Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper
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SpaceX shatters its rocket launch record yet again — 165 orbital flights in 2025
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Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated 9 Comments -

Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user
By Mike Wall Published 3 Comments
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Satellites
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A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here's why that's a big deal
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Satellite spies SpaceX Starlink before it breaks apart | Space photo of the day for April 1, 2026
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'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites
By Tereza Pultarova Published 35 Comments -

An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in the next 2 years. Are we prepared?
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SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say
By Tereza Pultarova Published 12 Comments -

Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite crashes back to Earth over eastern Pacific Ocean
By Mike Wall Last updated 32 Comments -

The Rubin Observatory will change the game for astronomy — if satellite companies don't get in the way
By Monisha Ravisetti Published 3 Comments -

Satellites watch as bomb cyclone hits northeast U.S. with snow and lightning
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Satellite megaconstellations continue to grow. Could their debris fall on us?
By Leonard David Published
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Search for Life
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Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?
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Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don't want to talk to us
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No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless 'rogue' planets
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Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions
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Did Earth life actually begin on Mars? Asteroid impacts could let microbes planet-hop, study suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published 13 Comments -

'War of the Worlds' in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth
By Keith Cooper Published 8 Comments -

Trump says US government will declassify its UFO files. Will we actually learn anything this time, or is this a distraction?
By Brett Tingley Published 13 Comments -

Life on Earth is lucky: A rare chemical fluke may have made our planet habitable
By Samantha Mathewson Published 17 Comments -

Did the Viking missions discover life on Mars 50 years ago? These scientists think so
By Keith Cooper Published
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'Unreal' solar eclipse: Artemis 2 crew just saw one of the rarest sights in spaceflight history
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published 2 Comments -

On this day in space: April 7, 1983: 1st Spacewalk from Space Shuttle
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 51 Comments -

The Artemis 2 astronauts just flew by the moon. Lunar scientists can't wait for what's next
By Monisha Ravisetti Published 4 Comments
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