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NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Wheelie smart: A space quiz about rovers
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 'zero-g indicator'
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch
By Josh Dinner Published
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope gets its 'extremely strong sunblock' installed
By Victoria Corless Published
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Apollo
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Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
By Mike Wall Published
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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
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50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
By Keith Cooper Published
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NASA legend Gene Kranz returns to mission control | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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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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Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Artemis
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NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 'zero-g indicator'
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch
By Josh Dinner Published
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time
By Brett Tingley Published
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Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: 'We have to move the needle.'
By Brett Tingley Published
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Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
By Robert Lea Last updated
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Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
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Portrait of a moon buggy | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Asteroid & Comet Missions
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Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
By Andrew Jones Published
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Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
By Victoria Corless Published
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
By Keith Cooper Published
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Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
By Conor Feehly Published
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Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving
By Robert Lea Published
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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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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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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029
By Andrew Jones Published
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International Space Station
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Astronaut trades meditation for starry sky views in orbit | On the International Space Station Aug. 11-15, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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ISS astronaut captures breathtaking star trails | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 5 months in space (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts undock from ISS, head home to Earth (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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SpaceX just launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
By Jessica Rendall Published
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Astronaut savors the moment and shares a stunning aurora shot | On the International Space Station July 28-Aug. 1, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Astronauts' arteries are A-OK after living on the International Space Station, per a new study
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Mars rovers
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Wheelie smart: A space quiz about rovers
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed us
By Brett Tingley Published
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Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Curiosity rover celebrates 13 years on Mars with well-deserved naps and Red Planet 'coral'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Was ancient Mars habitable? NASA's Perseverance rover is grinding into a 'weird, uncooperative' rock to find out
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Dust devil on Mars photobombs NASA Perseverance rover's selfie (photo)
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'
By Leonard David 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
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Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'
By Leonard David Published
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Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Our solar system map may need an update — the Kuiper belt could be way bigger
By Keith Cooper Published
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New Horizons' Alan Stern will fulfill a lifelong dream on Virgin Galactic spaceflight this week
By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
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NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
By Mike Wall Published
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NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)
By Rod Pyle Published
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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
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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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Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun
By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest human-made object
By Tia Ghose Published
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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
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Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter team up to tackle 65-year-old sun mystery
By Robert Lea Published
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun
By Josh Dinner Published
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NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind
By Robert Lea Published
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NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief
By Robert Lea Published
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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
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US Mint begins sales of $1 coin honoring innovative NASA space shuttle
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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The most memorable space shuttle missions
By Clara Moskowitz Last updated
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Endeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
By Tariq Malik Last updated
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Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle Endeavour
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
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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
By Robert Lea Published
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Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88
By Mike Wall Published
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NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft isn't doing so well — here's what we know
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
By Josh Dinner Published
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NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away
By Rahul Rao Published
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NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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NASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 years
By Mike Wall Published
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Mysterious dust ring around Uranus spotted in rediscovered Voyager 2 data
By Meghan Bartels Published
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope gets its 'extremely strong sunblock' installed
By Victoria Corless Published
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ISS astronaut captures breathtaking star trails | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
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SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 5 months in space (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
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