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By Leonard David Published
It's unclear at the moment exactly when and where the Swift observatory will plunge to Earth. But researchers definitely have their eyes peeled.

By Josh Dinner Published
The leader of NASA's first mission around the moon in half a century is the last to announce what's next for him after retiring from active astronaut duty.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency deployed a new solar array on Thursday (Oct. 29) during a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

By Mike Wall Published
The astronauts of NASA's Artemis III mission met with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday (Oct. 28), just as the Artemis II spaceflyers did six months ago.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
Joshua Kutryk will venture outside the International Space Station on Oct. 29, on the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years. Here's how to watch it live.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
Rover tracks can be seen on the Martian surface, left behind by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.

By Michaela Musilova Published
How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions

By Mike Wall Published
NASA has officially ended the mission of its Swift Observatory, after a private satellite failed to meet up with the aging spacecraft in orbit.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA just gave us our best look yet at its Artemis III moon-lander test flight, which is scheduled to launch to Earth orbit next year. But a firm liftoff date has not yet been announced.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
Victor Glover recalls how a suspected cabin leak warning came just 15 minutes before a crucial engine burn — and why receiving it just five minutes later could have changed everything.
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