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Boeing's Troubled Starliner Spaceship To Return To Earth Sans Crew

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.

International Business Times · Sep 6, 2024

A partial lunar eclipse of the Harvest Moon Supermoon is coming this week. Here's everything you need to know

September's Full Harvest Moon will be a supermoon in addition to experiencing a partial lunar eclipse. Here's everything you need to know for this month's full moon.

Space · Sep 5, 2024

NASA spacecraft captures 1st photo of its giant solar sail while tumbling in space

NASA's testing a solar sail system in space, and the spacecraft that brought the tech there has snapped a photo.

Space · Sep 5, 2024

Is the Sagittarius constellation a teapot or an archer?

Although officially known as the celestial archer, the zodiacal constellation of Sagittarius is far better recognized as a teapot. Here's how to see it this season.

Space · Sep 5, 2024

Astronaut watches a meteor explode over Earth in a bright green fireball in stunning video from ISS

A new video from an astronaut's vantage point in space captures a bright green burst over Earth as a meteor exploded in the night sky.

Space · Sep 5, 2024

Listen to the eerie sounds of an exploded star in new NASA video

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have rereleased new "sonified" images of nearby objects, including the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

Space · Sep 5, 2024

Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies helping them with longer stay in space

Starliner's astronauts will spend at least 8 months in space, longer than a typical ISS crew. But numerous other astronauts have safely spent a year on the ISS, or even longer.

Space · Sep 5, 2024

Asteroid disintegrates safely in ‘fireball’ flash over the Philippines

The asteroid, known as 2024 RW1, is only the ninth to have been spotted before its impact with the Earth’s atmosphere.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2024

Chinese astronauts study ancient microbes aboard Tiangong space station (video)

Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station are studying microbes, to help determine if some of Earth's early lifeforms can handle a simulated cosmic environment.

Space · Sep 4, 2024

Hubble Telescope spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged one of Andromeda's dwarf galaxies. It's named Pegasus.

Space · Sep 4, 2024