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Europe picks companies to help build Argonaut moon lander
Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft.
China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight
The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a fiery explosion after successfully reaching orbit.
SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says
The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.
Round 2: Watch Senate hearing for Jared Isaacman's re-nomination as NASA chief today
The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.
On this day in space! Dec. 3, 2014: Japanese spacecraft launches to an asteroid
On Dec. 3, 2014, Japan launched the Hayabusa2 spacecraft on a mission to fetch a sample from an asteroid.
Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025
The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.
A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look
Astronomers have spotted a distant world "shedding" its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant cloud of helium gas that sweeps across its parent star well before the planet itself.
Northern lights may be visible in 15 states tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a speedy solar wind and incoming coronal mass ejection are expected to buffet Earth's magnetic field.
