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The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn
Scientists continue to learn new things about the planet, its sweeping rings and its many moons
Astronauts Achieve First-Ever Private Spacewalk on Polaris Dawn Mission
This morning, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman opened the hatch on a SpaceX Dragon capsule in Earth orbit, as cheering erupted on a livestream
How to Spot NASA's Solar Sail Demonstration Streaking Through the Night Sky
Amateur astronomers can use NASA's mobile app to find the ACS3 for themselves—a reflective satellite that could appear as bright as the star Sirius
Boeing's Starliner Lands Successfully, but Without Its Astronauts on Board
The troubled spacecraft conducted a “bull's-eye landing,” but NASA officials still say they made the right decision to leave its astronauts on the ISS out of an abundance of caution
An Asteroid Hit Earth's Atmosphere Today—Here's Why Astronomers Say That's a Good Thing
Asteroid 2024 RW1 was discovered early this morning, marking the ninth time in history that humans have detected an approaching space rock before its impact
NASA's Starliner Astronauts Will Return on SpaceX Craft in February, Turning an Eight-Day Mission Into Eight Months on the ISS
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft no longer meets safety standards after experiencing technical issues in June, and it will return to Earth uncrewed, the space agency announced
Mars Hosts a Giant Reservoir of Water Underground, We Just Can't Easily Reach It, Study Finds
The water is enough to cover the Martian surface in a mile-deep ocean, but it's beyond the reach of drills for now, according to researchers
NASA Retires Orbiting Telescope That Charted Asteroids for Over a Decade
NEOWISE, which looked for potentially hazardous objects in the solar system, received its last command on Thursday and will burn up when it re-enters Earth's atmosphere
Newly Deciphered, 4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets Used Lunar Eclipses to Predict Major Events
Ancient Babylonians linked astronomical phenomena to pestilence, the death of kings and the destruction of empires
Inside Scientists’ Quest to Find the Secrets of Life in Four Grams of Asteroid Dust
NASA researchers are scrutinizing rocks and dirt brought to Earth from the asteroid Bennu
NASA Astronauts Launched on Eight-Day Mission Might Have to Remain on the ISS Until February
After technical issues on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the space agency says it's considering bringing the astronauts back to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon instead
Mars Rover Finds Three Possible Signs of Ancient Life on a Single Rock
Scientists were cautiously optimistic about Perseverance's discovery, though they indicated further research is needed before drawing definitive conclusions
NASA's Curiosity Rover Accidentally Discovers Sulfur Crystals on Mars
The rover’s wheel cracked open a rock and revealed pure elemental sulfur, which researchers have never seen on the Red Planet before
NASA Cancels VIPER Moon Mission After Spending $450 Million to Build a Rover
The project was intended to look for water ice in the shaded craters on the lunar south pole
Apollo Astronauts Left American Flags, Boots and Even Poop on the Moon. Here's Why These Artifacts Matter
Fifty-five years after the first human lunar landing, scholars and experts are looking to preserve the past as more nations and companies undertake moon missions
Scientists Find an Underground Cave on the Moon That Could Shelter Future Explorers
Such caves could serve as lunar bases during upcoming missions, protecting astronauts against cosmic radiation and extreme temperatures
How 'Fly Me to the Moon' Pokes Fun at Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
The new Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film presents an alternative history in which government officials prepared to fake the moon landing before NASA pulled off the feat for real
Astronomers Spot Rare, Mid-Sized Black Hole in Our Galaxy
The black hole, if confirmed, is in the star cluster Omega Centauri, about 17,700 light-years away, and it could hold lessons about how such structures are formed
Here’s What We’ve Learned About Saturn Since Cassini Entered Its Orbit 20 Years Ago
The Cassini-Huygens mission increased our understanding of the planet’s rings and moons
NASA Will Pay SpaceX Up to $843 Million to Destroy the International Space Station
After the end of this decade, the company will guide the aging laboratory into the Pacific Ocean, where many retired spacecrafts have been deposited
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