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SpaceCamp at 40: A wish-fulfillment fantasy brought down to earth by NASA's real-life disaster
By Richard Edwards published
After the Challenger tragedy, nobody wanted to see a film about five kids on an adventure in space.

Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn rocket again this year despite massive rocket explosion (video)
By Josh Dinner published
After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launch pad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That's very ambitious.

NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?
By Elizabeth Howell published
The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not viable for organ transplant, to test the concept for future deliveries to patients.

Strange glowing 'bow-and-arrow' structure may be a giant cosmic shock wave created by a supersonic galaxy collision
By Samantha Mathewson published
A bizarre "bow-and-arrow" radio galaxy nearly 1.8 million light-years across could reveal how galaxy clusters sculpt some of the universe's largest structures.

Black hole's 'point of no escape' studied with the loudest gravitational waves ever heard
By Robert Lea published
The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard provides an intriguing way of studying event horizons, the boundaries at which nothing can escape the grip of these cosmic titans.

NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it?
By Tariq Malik last updated
NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere.

'Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing the story in this second prequel novel for sci-fi RPG 'Exodus' (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
"You can literally have sailing ships in space."

SpaceX's next Starship breathes fire for 1st time in prelaunch test (video)
By Josh Dinner published
About a month has passed since the first launch of SpaceX's "Version 3" Starship rocket, and the spaceflight company has already begun testing on its next such vehicle.

China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end
By Andrew Jones published
China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.

Rocket Lab launches 'Ten Owl of Ten' mission, sending up Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
Rocket Lab launched the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation.
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