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NASA's DART spacecraft is closing in on its appointment with Dimorphos, but the energetic encounter is just the very speartip of global efforts to keep life on Earth safe from asteroid impacts.

James Webb Space telescope sees Neptune, amazing Soyuz launch views from space and more! These are some of this week's top photos.

The growing strength of Tropical Storm Ian has forced NASA to call off its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch on Sept. 27 and prepare to leave the launch pad.

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

The Virtual Telescope Project will attempt to show DART's impact through its network of ground-based telescopes.

A NASA spacecraft will soon make history when it crashes into an asteroid in the world's first planetary defense test. Here's what time it will happen and how to watch.

Small satellite deorbiting technology received a funding boost from NASA and an investment partner, as the Spinnaker drag sail's team aims for commercial sales in 2023.

NASA continues to target Tuesday (Sept. 27) for the launch of Artemis 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, even though a big storm could head toward the Space Coast soon.

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Mission (DART) aims to move a space rock from its orbit in a safe planetary defense test Sept. 26, and you can watch the action live.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a star surrounded by a shroud of gas created by a recent explosion.

NASA will provide an update about its Artemis 1 moon mission today (Sept. 23) at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), and you can listen live.

Leading space companies such as Boeing and Blue Origin are targeting training opportunities for underrepresented populations in the space workforce.

During a media briefing on Thursday (Sept. 22), the DART mission team said they are confident that the craft will smash into the asteroid Dimorphos as planned on Monday (Sept. 26).

Satellites watch the Atlantic hurricane season of 2022 pick up momentum after a slow start as hurricane Fiona becomes a Category 4 hurricane and four more tropical depressions brew above the ocean.

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Read live updates of Boeing's second uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft, scheduled to return home from the International Space Station on May 25.

The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.

Scientists expected that the lander would run out of power by the end of the summer, but InSight is still eking out science data and may for several months to come — potentially even into January.