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NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo)
By Andrew Jones published
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is headed toward a big and bizarre metal asteroid, has delivered a stunning perspective of our home planet from deep space.

SpaceX calls off critical Starship Flight 10 test launch due to 'issue with ground systems'
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX scrubbed the planned 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket today (Aug. 24), citing a problem with ground systems at its Starbase site in South Texas.

SpaceX launches 5,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, lands rocket at sea (video)
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
SpaceX launched its 33rd Dragon cargo mission early Sunday morning (Aug. 24), sending 5,000 pounds of cargo toward the International Space Station.

Rocket Lab launches 5 satellites on mystery mission (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched five satellites for a confidential customer this evening (Aug. 23) on the 70th overall liftoff of its Electron rocket.

NASA will announce its new astronaut class in September
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA will announce its new astronaut class in September, as well as details about the Artemis 2 crewed mission around the moon.

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday (Aug. 22), sending 24 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to orbit.

What caused the only known lunar landslide? Newly opened Apollo 17 moon samples may hold the answer
By Keith Cooper published
A mysterious lunar landslide might have been caused by debris from a faraway crater-forming impact, new analyses of Apollo 17 moon samples suggest.

NASA astronaut marks his 400th day in space | On the International Space Station Aug. 18-22, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew worked on science and station keeping activities during their week together aboard the International Space Station.
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