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By Doris Elin Urrutia

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

A meteor blazes across the Milky Way galaxy in this colorful view from the La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, captured by European Southern Observatory photo ambassador Babak Tafreshi. The starry night sky and orange airglow near the horizon are reflected in the dish of the Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST).

Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day

By Space.com Staff

A meteor blazes across the Milky Way galaxy in this colorful view from the La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.

A view of Earth from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket during the launch of a Dragon cargo ship on the CRS-19 delivery mission Dec. 5, 2019.

Webcast Replay: SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Capsule toward Space Station

By Space.com Staff

SpaceX launched its Dragon CRS-19 cargo ship from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5 at 12:29 p.m. EST (1229 GMT). Watch it again here.

Douglas Loverro (left) shakes hands with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine after being sworn in to his new position as the associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, on Dec. 2, 2019.

NASA's New Human Spaceflight Chief Optimistic for Moon 2024 Goals

By Hanneke Weitering

NASA just appointed a new leader for its human spaceflight program, and he’s dead set on making sure the agency puts astronauts on the moon in 2024.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted debris, marked in green, and soil disturbance, marked in blue, caused by the hard impact of India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on Sept. 6, 2019.

Found! NASA Spots Crash Site and Debris from India's Lost Moon Lander

By Meghan Bartels

Scientists and amateurs alike have spent months combing through images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter looking for the remains of India's moon lander — and that search has paid off.

An image of wrinkles in the moon's surface near Mare Frigoris, as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Old NASA Moon Orbiter Finds New Life for Artemis Lunar Landing Project

By Meghan Bartels

NASA has a serious case of lunar fever, with an ambitious goal to land humans on the moon in 2024. Those plans rely on an existing spacecraft with origins dating to NASA's last moon-mission dreams.

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is seen just after tossing a debris shield for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 on the International Space Station into space during a Nov. 15, 2019 spacewalk.

NASA Spacewalk Sparks Joy in Marie Kondo as Astronauts Declutter Space Station

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA literally took Marie Kondo's "tidying" concept out of this world — and the decluttering guru herself is paying attention.

An artist's depiction of a NASA lunar rover called VIPER, which is designed to map where ice lurks under the moon's surface.

NASA Eyes a New Moon Rover for Astronauts and Robot Lunar Explorers

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA is considering developing an unpressurized rover that astronauts could drive remotely on the moon alongside a suite of robotic lunar explorers as part of the Artemis program.

Artist’s illustrations of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner (left) and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsules in orbit.

Boeing Objects to NASA Inspector General's Commercial Crew Report

By Mike Wall

Boeing is fighting back against a recent report on NASA's Commercial Crew Program from the agency's Office of Inspector General.

The annual SpaceCom expo kicks off in Houston this week, and the event will highlight commercial opportunities for NASA's return to the moon. Here, an artist's concept of a Ceres Robotics moon lander and lunar rover on the moon's surface.

NASA's Moon Push and International Opportunities Take Center Stage at SpaceCom 2019

By Elizabeth Howell

The conference kicks off in Houston this week.

Memorial Sloan Kettering exercise physiologist Dan Townend conducts a cardiopulmonary exercise test to assess cardiorespiratory fitness on a patient.

Astronaut Spaceflight Training May Help Cancer Patients During, After Treatment

By Samantha Mathewson

The workout routine astronauts use to prepare for space may also benefit cancer patients by reducing the long-term side effects of medical care.

All four RS-25 rocket engines are seen attached to the first core stage of NASA's Space Launch System megarocket in the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana.

NASA's 1st SLS Megarocket Core Stage for the Moon Has Its Engines (Photos)

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's first new megarocket bound for the moon now has all of its engines for the first uncrewed lunar flight of the U.S. space agency's Artemis program.

Space Center Houston's new Galaxy Lights, presented by Reliant, features projections that bring NASA's Saturn V rocket to life, as a part of the most advanced light display in Texas.

Space Center Houston Sets Saturn V Rocket Aglow With 'Galaxy Lights'

By Robert Z. Pearlman

It's a holiday display that's out of this world.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, who recently completed the first all-woman spacewalk.

NASA Astronauts Recount Epic All-Woman Spacewalk in Washington Post Op-Ed

By Elizabeth Howell

"Echoes of a bygone era" that favored larger body types were one of the factors that delayed the first all-woman spacewalk .

NASA has tapped Boeing's Starliner (left) and SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicles to fly astronauts in space. A new NASA inspector general report suggests more delays are possible.

Regular Crew Launches by SpaceX, Boeing Likely Won't Start Until Summer 2020, NASA Inspector General Says

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's crew launches to the ISS on private vehicles built by SpaceX and Boeing likely won't begin until summer 2020, warns a new report from the agency's Office of Inspector General.

Surveyor 3 gets a visit from the Apollo 12 crew in 1969.

Celebrate NASA's Apollo 12 50th Launch Anniversary with Special Webcasts

By Elizabeth Howell

The 50th anniversary of humanity's second moon mission is today (Nov. 14), and NASA has several livestreamed events celebrating the milestone.

Former NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford, seen on the right in this photo from April, spoke before a group of congressional representatives on Nov. 13, 2019, about using the moon as a stepping-stone for a human voyage to Mars.

NASA Needs Sharper Leadership to Get to the Moon, Let Alone Mars

By Meghan Bartels

Two longtime spaceflight experts told a group of congressional representatives that NASA needed stronger leadership to meet its ambitious 2024 lunar-landing goal, much less to put humans on Mars.

NASA's Artemis art was inspired by a detail in the Apollo program logo (inset) depicting the Greek god Apollo on the moon.

White House Wants More Moon Money for NASA's Artemis Program

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA needs more money to meet its goal of landing humans on the moon in 2024, the White House recently warned Congress in a letter.

Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes part in the New York City Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2019.

Astronauts in Space and on Earth Mark Veterans Day 2019

By Meghan Bartels

Generations of NASA astronauts in space and on Earth took a moment today (Nov. 11) to mark Veterans Day.

The International Space Station in orbit around Earth.

Senators Propose Extending Space Station's Life to 2030 in NASA Authorization Bill

By Elizabeth Howell

The orbiting complex is currently expected to end operations in 2024, but a group from the U.S. Senate proposes making it available for six more years to advance in-space manufacturing.