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By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Nov. 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
An Astrobee, a tiny robot cube, is zipping around the International Space Station helping out the astronauts on board.

By Josh Dinner Published
If you liked Starship in LEO (low Earth orbit), you're going to love Starship in the new FTO (final tanking orbit).

By Joe Rao Published
From stellar pulsations to giant dust clouds and a mysterious companion, astronomers are piecing together why Betelguese keeps changing brightness.

By Jeff Spry Published
Keep the 60th anniversary party going with this visual salute to the series that launched a legacy

By Keith Cooper Published
The findings are another clue towards understanding the origins of 3I/ATLAS and the planet-forming conditions around other stars.

By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched its 99th mission to date today (Nov. 2), sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite toward orbit.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
Expedition 1 crewmates Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev pose with a model of the space station as it appeared in 2000.
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