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ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's Cancer Moonshot Initiative aims to harness microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to study the disease like never before.
![Boeing's Starliner capsule is seen docked to the International Space Station during the Crew Test Flight mission in June 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArrhmNpYrNZAamvJBFCboB-320-80.jpg)
NASA, Boeing discuss Starliner astronaut mission today: Watch the replay
By Mike Wall published
NASA and Boeing will provide an update about the Starliner capsule's ongoing astronaut mission today (July 24), and you can watch it live.
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The key to detecting deepfakes may lie within deep space
By Jackson Ryan published
Using methods typically applied to the study of galaxies, researchers have been able to reliably spot the difference between real faces and deepfakes.
![The astronauts of China's Shenzhou 18 mission simulate a debris-strike emergency aboard the Tiangong space station in July 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X5RMZfeADFcyuU5espMQq7-320-80.jpg)
Chinese astronauts simulate a debris-strike emergency on the Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 18 mission staged an emergency drill recently to boost preparedness aboard the country's Tiangong space station.
![NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission crew teaser with four astronauts in spacesuits.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fa5JA5VLPfoFwXJXtryd5B-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
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Watch NASA's massive Artemis 2 rocket core stage arrive in Florida. Next stop: the moon (video, photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Artemis 2's core stage is near its launch site in Florida after sailing more than 900 miles from New Orleans. The rocket is scheduled to send NASA astronauts around the moon in 2025.
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Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.
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'We're pushing the limits:' Artemis 2 backup astronaut on 2025 round-the-moon mission (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Artemis 2, a round-the-moon mission with astronauts, is scheduled for a 2025 liftoff. But as backup astronaut Andre Douglas notes, safety will come before schedules on the pioneering effort.
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Where to? Space: Tripadvisor publishes 1st off-Earth travel review
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
After helping millions of people plan their trips around the world, Tripadvisor is ready to do the same for those looking to travel beyond Earth. "Destination Space" is focused on space tourism.
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