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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover captures footage of solar eclipse on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured footage of Phobos, one of Mars’s two moons, crossing the face of the sun on April 2, NASA said.

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Artemis Moon mission: Nasa pulls SLS rocket from launch pad for repair

NASA wants to land humans on the Moon once again by 2025, but its Artemis mission has been beset by delays.

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NASA scales back Moon rocket launch test after spate of delays

What you need to know about the glitches that have been holding up key pre-launch tests for NASA’s next mission to the Moon.

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First private mission docks at International Space Station

The first fully private mission docks at the International Space Station.

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Is this what astronauts will use to build colonies on the Moon?

If NASA adopts FLEX and its payload platform, it would become the first passenger-capable rover to ply the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in the 1970s.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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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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The unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope is complete

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.