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Cygnus cargo ship bringing supplies — and ice cream — to space station
The final Antares 230+ rocket will send a Cygnus cargo ship to the space station with 8,300 pounds of equipment and supplies.
NASA hears "heartbeat" of Voyager 2 after losing communication
NASA has heard a "heartbeat" from its Voyager 2 spacecraft after a wrong command accidentally cut off communications.
Biden keeps Space Command headquarters in Colorado, reversing Trump decision
Former President Donald Trump sought to move the command's headquarters to Alabama in his final days in office.
Satellite becomes first to be guided back into Earth's atmosphere
The reentry assist, a world first, meant teams were tasked with guiding Aeolus through part of its descent, from an altitude of 320 kilometers to 120 kilometers, before burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
When to see August's supermoons and rare blue moon
August features a pair of supermoons. The second supermoon will be a rare blue moon.
SpaceX launches powerful internet satellite for EchoStar
Making only its seventh flight, the triple-core Falcon Heavy put on a spectacular overnight show with dramatic side-by-side booster landings.
37 swarming boulders spotted near asteroid hit by NASA spacecraft
NASA said that redirecting an asteroid could lead to "a cluster of threatening boulders heading in our direction."
Radio blackouts could occur at Earth's poles after "cannibal" space event
The blackouts could come days after a series of plasma clouds burst from the sun, which triggered a minor solar radiation storm.
India launches spacecraft in 2nd attempt to land on the moon's surface
It was a "text-book launch" for the rocket carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on its lunar mission, with the next big test less than 2 months away.
Viasat reveals potentially major trouble with new broadband satellite
The ViaSat-3 was expected to provide space-based internet access to customers in the western hemisphere starting this summer.
Vulcan rocket's maiden flight delayed in wake of Centaur mishap
The company is implementing a fix to prevent hydrogen leaks like one that destroyed a Centaur upper stage in a test failure.
New images show moon orbiting Earth — from Mars' point of view
The minimum distance between Mars and Earth is about 34 million miles, according to NASA.
Webb telescope captures stunning image of nearby stellar nursery
The stellar nursery in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex features about 50 young stars, all similar to Earth's sun or smaller.
Northern lights could be seen in more than a dozen states this month
The forecast for the aurora borealis has changed.
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Patrick Stewart, best known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," dies at 86
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DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe
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