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Astroscale's space debris removal demo mission funded for 2026 launch

Astroscale's ELSA-M demo space junk collector will remove a defunct OneWeb satellite from orbit in 2027.

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How spaceflight’s 'parastronaut program' could improve health-care practices here on Earth

ESA reserve astronaut John McFall's story inspired a study suggesting that the space community's inclusion efforts should be used in other fields, especially medicine.

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Nasa rover discovery hints at ancient microbial life on Mars

A 3ft by 2ft rock marked with off-white spots may offer fossilised record of microbes dating back billions of years

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How stars' magnetic fields could impact the chance for life on orbiting planets

Habitability depends on more than just a planet's distance from its host star. New research looks at the impact stellar magnetism has on exoplanets.

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SpaceX finds cause of Falcon 9 failure, eyes return to flight as soon as July 27

SpaceX has fixed the problem that caused its Falcon 9 rocket to fail during a July 11 launch, according to the company, which is eyeing a July 27 return to flight.

Space

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds possible signs of ancient Red Planet life

NASA's Perseverance rover stumbled upon a Mars rock. It seems to suggest evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet.

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With Starliner Astronauts Stuck Indefinitely, The ISS Might Tie A 15-Year-Old Spaceflight Record

According to a NASA press briefing on Thursday morning, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft won’t be leaving its parking spot at the ISS anytime soon.

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NASA says astronauts stuck at space station until troubled Boeing capsule can be fixed

NASA has yet to fix a return date for its two astronauts at the International Space Station, who have now been stuck there for more than a month due to technical issues with the Boeing-manufactured Starliner capsule intended to bring them back to Earth. The new spacecraft experienced thruster failures…

France 24

X-rays reveal secret gas in huge and distant galaxy cluster

The Euclid and XMM-Newton missions have combined to show the hidden, hot gas that fills an immense galaxy cluster 2.7 billion light-years away.

Space

Runaway 'failed star' races through the cosmos at 1.2 million mph

Citizen scientists have discovered what may be a brown dwarf racing through the cosmos at around 1.2 million miles per hour. Now astronomers want to know what launched it.

Space

50 days after launch to ISS, Boeing Starliner astronauts still have no landing date

Boeing's Starliner does not have a landing date yet, but the troubleshooting is making progress. Engineers plan a "hot fire" test this weekend to see how the spacecraft does in orbit.

Space

Watch China test-fire engine for new crewed moon rocket (video)

China has test-fired a new engine for its planned Long March 10 rocket, which is designed to take astronauts to the moon.

Space

Space is becoming an 'unsustainable environment in the long term,' ESA says

Large amounts of space debris and satellite megaconstellations in low Earth orbit are creating "an unsustainable environment in the long-term," according to a new report from the European Space Agency.

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SpaceX rocket failure highlights need for multiple launch options: 'Falcon 9 is not invulnerable'

SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 is one of the most reliable and prolific rockets ever flown. But it's not invulnerable, as we saw earlier this month.

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NASA, Boeing discussing Starliner astronaut mission today: Watch it live

NASA and Boeing will provide an update about the Starliner capsule's ongoing astronaut mission today (July 24), and you can watch it live.

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Jupiter's surreal clouds swirl in new van Gogh-esque view from NASA's Juno probe (photo)

Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

Space

Chinese astronauts simulate a debris-strike emergency on the Tiangong space station (video)

China's Shenzhou 18 mission staged an emergency drill recently to boost preparedness aboard the country's Tiangong space station.

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Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

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James Webb Space Telescope directly images its coldest exoplanet target yet

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated a super-Jupiter that is one of the coldest exoplanets ever directly imaged.

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Astronomers Were Looking for a Planet, but They Didn't Expect This One

Epsilon Indi Ab is bigger, cooler, and farther out than anyone expected.

Space

Watch NASA's massive Artemis 2 rocket core stage arrive in Florida. Next stop: the moon (video, photos)

Artemis 2's core stage is near its launch site in Florida after sailing more than 900 miles from New Orleans. The rocket is scheduled to send NASA astronauts around the moon in 2025.

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Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)

Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.

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Where do the moon's weird swirls come from? Scientists are trying to find out

Scientists are getting closer to explaining where bizarre lunar patterns that seem to have the involvement of magnetic fields come from.

Space

'We're pushing the limits:' Artemis 2 backup astronaut on 2025 round-the-moon mission (exclusive)

NASA's Artemis 2, a round-the-moon mission with astronauts, is scheduled for a 2025 liftoff. But as backup astronaut Andre Douglas notes, safety will come before schedules on the pioneering effort.

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Evidence of Alien Life May Lie on the Surface of Europa and Enceladus, A New Study Reveals

According to recent experiments, evidence of alien life could be preserved on the surface of Enceladus, and just a few inches below the surface of Europa.

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