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Three tons of space junk is heading towards the moon right now

With little to no real atmosphere, the moon is defenceless against meteors and asteroids, and the occasional incoming spacecraft.

Mobility

Has the ISS become a new front in Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Russia’s space chief has raised concerns about the ISS’ future, hitting out at the US over sanctions that aim to “degrade their aerospace industry”.

Tech News

NASA raises concerns about SpaceX plan to deploy 30,000 satellites

NASA said Elon Musk's plans could flood Earth's orbit with objects, which would make its flights and observations more difficult.

USA

James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop a million miles out

"We’re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe. And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

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USA

The unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope is complete

It will be months before the first images get back to Earth.

French Guiana

Space telescope blasts off from French Guiana to replace aging Hubble

The world's most powerful space telescope has blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.

Tech News

Japanese billionaire returns to Earth after 12 days on space station

Maezawa, his assistant and a Russian cosmonaut spent 12 days on the orbiting laboratory where the Japanese tourists documented their daily life aboard the ISS for Maezawa's popular YouTube channel.

Tech News

How astronauts celebrate Christmas on the International Space Station

Preparations for Christmas and other religious and festive celebrations are being stepped up here on planet Earth - and in space.

Mobility

The most ambitious telescope ever made is preparing for blast-off

The James Webb Space Telescope, an observatory with a €9.5 billion price tag, will allow scientists to peer further into the cosmos than ever before.

USA

NASA craft 'touches' sun for first time by diving into atmosphere

The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the sun's 'corona' in April but scientists say it took several months to receive the data and confirm the event.

Mobility

NASA’s 10 new astronauts could one day walk on the Moon or Mars

NASA has revealed its latest cohort of astronauts. The six men and four women could be picked for upcoming missions to the Moon or Mars.

Mobility

These 3 privately-funded space stations will replace the ISS

What will happen once the International Space Station is no longer fit for use? These are the three orbiting stations NASA is planning.

Tech News

What you need to know about NASA’s dry run to save us from armageddon

NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a golf cart to crash into an asteroid, which could tell us what to do if one ever did hit Earth.

Mobility

NASA wants to put nuclear reactors on Moon to keep astronauts alive

Despite the various challenges involved, the US space agency is looking for a means to power its planned Moon base.

Mobility

Moon landing delayed by 'several years,' says NASA watchdog

The mission to put humans back on the Moon is running late, a new report has found. The NASA report also said the agency was “underreporting” the mission's $93 billion cost.

Tech News

Tech this week: New class of drug reverses paralysis in mice

A breakthrough in a much-researched area of medicine and four astronauts begin a six month mission on the International Space Station.

USA

NASA delays next moon landing until 2025 at earliest

The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in half a century.

Mobility

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin loses lunar lander lawsuit against NASA

The company sued the US government agency after it awarded a contract to rival SpaceX, but on Wednesday the case was dismissed by a judge.

Nature

These jaw-dropping photos of the Milky Way defy light pollution

Some of the world’s best space photographers have come together to capture our galactic home.

Mobility

Have we found the first planet outside of our galaxy?

A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope.