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New York City is sinking — and it's not just because of the flooding

By Stefanie Waldek published

In some places, it's actually rising.

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NASA delays launch of Psyche asteroid mission by 1 week, to Oct. 12

By Mike Wall published

The launch of NASA's Psyche mission has been delayed by a week to Oct. 12, so the team can deal with a recently detected thruster issue.

Artist's conception of the vehicles that would participate in a Mars sample return by NASA and the European Space Agency.

NASA to address concerns about Mars Sample Return mission's 'unrealistic budget'

By John Loeffler published

NASA is forming a response team after an independent review board examined the agency’s ongoing plans and objectives for its upcoming mission to retrieve samples from Mars.

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission for NASA share warm hugs and big smiles with their Crew-3 counterparts after entering the International Space Station on April 27, 2022.

Commercial spaceflight research needs a code of ethics, scientists say

By John Loeffler published

As commercial space flights increase, experts urge clear ethical guidelines on research involving passengers in the absence of existing ethical frameworks.

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NASA astronaut Jan Davis recounts career, father's POW experience in new book

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA space shuttle astronaut Jan Davis first read her father's letters about being a WWII prisoner of war in 2020. The collection inspired her to write a new memoir, called "Air Born."

This artist’s rendering shows LuSEE-Night atop the Blue Ghost spacecraft scheduled to deliver the experiment to the far side of the moon.

Radio telescope will launch to moon's far side in 2025 to hunt for the cosmic Dark Ages

By Keith Cooper published

The Dark Ages are the period of time between the Big Bang and the birth of stars and galaxies.

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SpaceX launch of NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is just 2 weeks away

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Psyche mission is set to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Oct. 12.

Observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory show how the faint X-ray shell surrounding Eta Carinae has expanded over time.

Watch a 180-year-old star eruption unfold in new time-lapse movie (video)

By Samantha Mathewson published

Over two decades of data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory helped scientists craft a stunning new video of a historic stellar eruption.

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NASA picks 3 museums to display OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

As NASA saw its first asteroid sample return to Earth, three museums took particular notice, knowing they had been chosen to display small examples of the space rock material.

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NASA opens OSIRIS-REx's asteroid-sample canister (photos)

By Mike Wall published

Scientists removed the outer lid of OSIRIS-REx's sample canister on Tuesday (Sept. 26). But a full reveal of the mission's asteroid sample is still two weeks away.

The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Record-setting NASA astronaut lands with Russian crewmates after 1 year on space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The first American to spend a year in space and first Russians to do the same on the International Space Station have landed. Frank Rubio, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin returned on Soyuz MS-23.

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Artemis 2 moon rocket now has all 4 powerful engines on board (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Artemis 2 moon rocket's core stage now has all four of its RS-25 engines mounted in place. It's a big milestone for the mission as it sails toward a launch in late 2024.

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Watch a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 1 year in space on Sept. 27

By Mike Wall published

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and his two Russian crewmates are scheduled to return to Earth Wednesday morning (Sept. 27) after a year in space, and you can watch it live.

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Accidental 1-year astronaut crew hands over command of ISS ahead of Sept. 27 landing

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Frank Rubio and his one-year crew are ready to come home at last, after their return was delayed by six months. The Soyuz astronauts handed over their work on the ISS on Sept. 26.

The Artemis 2 moon crew during a launch simulation at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 20, 2023. They stand on the crew access arm at Launch 39B, which will one day bring them to the waiting Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. From left: NASA astronaut and pilot Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronaut and mission specialist Christina Koch, and NASA astronaut and commander Reid Wiseman.

Artemis moon program will prioritize ethics, good of society, NASA says

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's Artemis program will include consideration of 'ethical and societal matters' as the agency aims for the first human moon landings in 50 years, a new report pledges.

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Learn the true stories of NASA's 1st women astronauts in new book 'The Six' (exclusive)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Loren Grush, author of new book 'The Six,' spoke with Space.com about Sally Ride, Judith Resnik and other pioneering NASA women astronauts.

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OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample lands in Houston (photos)

By Mike Wall published

The asteroid sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed in Houston today (Sept. 25), a day after arriving on Earth from very deep space.

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NASA's delayed VERITAS Venus mission tests key technology in Iceland (photos)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Team members of NASA's VERITAS Venus mission tested key technologies and techniques in volcanic regions in Iceland recently.

The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return to Earth: Live updates

By Tariq Malik last updated

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission will return pieces of asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. Follow the historic landing live here.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases asteroid sample capsule toward Earth in flyby, heads to Apophis

By Tariq Malik published

The first asteroid samples ever collected by NASA are closing in on Earth for a historic landing in Utah today (Sept. 24).