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Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark
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Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft leaves the International Space Station (photo)
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NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.
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Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station
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NASA is overhauling its Artemis program. What does that mean for humanity's return to the moon?
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NASA repairs Artemis 2 moon rocket in hopes of an April lunar launch
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'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission
By Mike Wall Published
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Apollo
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That's one small step for trivia: An Apollo space quiz
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What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answer
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Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
By Keith Cooper Published -

NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'
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NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Artemis
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NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.
By Josh Dinner Published -

NASA is overhauling its Artemis program. What does that mean for humanity's return to the moon?
By Josh Dinner Published -

NASA repairs Artemis 2 moon rocket in hopes of an April lunar launch
By Mike Wall Published -

'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission
By Mike Wall Published -

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'
By Josh Dinner Published -

Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the shop | Space photo of the day Feb. 27, 2026
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Artemis 2 moon mission shouldn't launch until late 2026, new analysis of solar superflares suggests
By Keith Cooper Published -

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket returns to hangar for repairs. When could it fly?
By Josh Dinner Published -

Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad today to deal with glitch
By Mike Wall Published
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Asteroid & Comet Missions
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NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo)
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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
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Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
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NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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International Space Station
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Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft leaves the International Space Station (photo)
By Mike Wall Last updated -

Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station
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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down after historic ISS-boosting mission (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated -

Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026
By Brett Tingley Published -

We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale
By Rebecca Allen Published -

Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes
By Julian Dossett Published -

Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026
By Anthony Wood Published -

SpaceX Crew-12 mission latest news: It's docking day for Dragon astronauts
By Tariq Malik Last updated -

Who are the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the ISS?
By Josh Dinner Published
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Mars Rovers
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Curiosity rover finds clues to Mars' watery past in rocky 'spiderwebs'
By Samantha Mathewson Published -

NASA's Perseverance rover now has its own 'GPS' on Mars: 'We've given the rover a new ability'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published -

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completes its 1st drive planned by AI
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published -

NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published -

NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount Sharp
By Samantha Mathewson Published -

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover could break the record for miles driven on another planet
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published -

After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

Mars rovers serve as scientists' eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life
By Ari Koeppel Published -

Tumbleweed-inspired Mars rovers could be blown across the Red Planet
By Keith Cooper Published
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New Horizons
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New Horizons' new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'
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Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published -

Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way bigger
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New Horizons' Alan Stern will fulfill a lifelong dream on Virgin Galactic spaceflight this week
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published -

NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
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NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)
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NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can help
By Keith Cooper Published -

NASA may shift New Horizons Pluto probe to sun-studying mission
By Josh Dinner Published
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Parker Solar Probe
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ReferenceParker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest human-made object
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies through major coronal mass ejection — and survives to tell the tale
By Rahul Rao Published -

Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter team up to tackle 65-year-old sun mystery
By Robert Lea Published -

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun
By Josh Dinner Published -

NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind
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NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its 15th close flyby of the sun this St. Patrick's Day
By Robert Lea Published
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Space Shuttle
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Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
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The most memorable space shuttle missions
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ReferenceEndeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle
By Tariq Malik Last updated -

Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
By Tariq Malik Last updated -

Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle Endeavour
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published -

Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Voyager
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
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Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88
By Mike Wall Published -

NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we know
By Monisha Ravisetti Published -

NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
By Josh Dinner Published -

NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away
By Rahul Rao Published -

NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
By Elizabeth Howell Published -

NASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 years
By Mike Wall Published -

Mysterious dust ring around Uranus spotted in rediscovered Voyager 2 data
By Meghan Bartels Published
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More about Missions
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'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission
By Mike Wall Published -

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.'
By Josh Dinner Published -

Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the shop | Space photo of the day Feb. 27, 2026
By Brett Tingley Published
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