NASA's Perseverance rover closes in on Mars
Perseverance is landing on Mars with a mission to search for signs of ancient life.
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Russian cargo ship heads for space station, loaded with supplies
The Russian Progress cargo ship blasted off from Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster carrying 2-and-a-half tons of supplies and equipment.
Astronomers discover trio of young planets orbiting a teenage sun
The system is located in a newly-discovered Pisces-Eridanus stellar stream, which is less than 3% the age of our solar system.
Astronomers confirm orbit of most distant object in our solar system
Farfarout is almost four times farther from the sun than Pluto.
China's Mars probe enters orbit around red planet
China's orbiter will send a small rover to the surface of Mars in May.
UAE's Hope spacecraft is first of 3 to reach Mars this month
UAE's Hope will be followed by China's Tianwen-1 and NASA's Perseverance rover.
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites
One down, one to go: SpaceX launches the first of two back-to-back Falcon 9 flights.
SpaceX Starship prototype explodes on landing in test flight
It was the second Starship landing mishap in a row as SpaceX continues the booster's rapid-fire development.
Astronomers find origins of "galactic cannibalism" in dark matter halo
"One galaxy may have eaten one of its slightly smaller, more primitive neighbors, that then spilled all its stars into the outskirts," an MIT professor said.
SpaceX announces plans for first all-civilian space flight
The mission aims to raise $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and one of the crew members will be a frontline health worker.
Spacewalkers complete battery work, install new cameras
Monday's spacewalk was the second of four planned by the space station's current crew.
NASA and Boeing plan second moon rocket test firing
Re-running the SLS rocket's "hot fire" test will provide data needed to make certain the booster is ready to fly.
2021's first full moon — the "Wolf Moon" — shines bright tonight
Look up! The full moon reaches peak illumination this afternoon.
Spacewalkers venture outside for space station upgrades
New experiment platform only partially activated after spacewalkers have problems with balky cables
Meet the people paying a reported $55 million to fly to the ISS
The proposed historic mission is aiming for a January 2022 launch date aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo says
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Russian strikes kill 15 in Ukraine after Trump gets diesel deal with Moscow
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