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The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025

The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.

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How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high.

The Conversation

Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025

Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.

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Behind the camera: Astronauts talk with students from space station | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2025

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi spoke with students from the International Space Station on May 20, 2025, in a behind-the-camera view.

Space

Japan tests its Mars moon sample-return probe ahead of 2026 launch (photo)

Japan is putting its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft through a series of tests ahead of its launch to Mars next year.

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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts put things into perspective | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025

The next crew to launch to the International Space Station on a Dragon spacecraft pose inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at Kennedy Space Center.

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Haircut on high: Getting a trim in space | Space picture of the day for April 17, 2025

"What should I do with my sideburns?" asked the ISS commander of his barber and Expedition 73 crewmate.

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Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space

An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.

Space

Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Space

Floating blue-eyed robot keeps watch on the ISS: Space photo of the day

Looking like a soccer ball with glowing blue eyes, the Japanese Experiment Module Internal Ball Camera-2 is put to test aboard the International Space Station.

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Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon travel by asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed roughly 150 million years ago.

Space

Facts about Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's extraordinary space mission kids must know

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to earth soon. The entire world has been praying for their safe return. The astronaut duo were stranded on the International Space Station for nine months after the Starliner they went in developed technical faults and had to return…

The Times of India

NASA and SpaceX launch mission to replace US astronauts stranded on the International Space Station

US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June for what was meant to be an eight-day trip.

Euronews

SpaceX launches relief crew for NASA's beleaguered Starliner astronauts on ISS (video)

SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the ISS today (March 14) to relieve the 'stuck' Starliner astronauts and two other crewmembers aboard the orbiting lab.

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SpaceX mission to rescue astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for nine months is postponed

NASA calls off launch due to hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm for the Falcon 9 rocket

Space

SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts depart for launch pad ahead of liftoff (video, photos)

The SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts have departed NASA's checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center and are bound for the launch pad ahead of their imminent liftoff.

Space

Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12

SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will send two NASA astronauts, a Japanese spaceflyer and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.

Space

For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last

Crew members launching on SpaceX's next mission to the International Space Station are ready to take the reins of the orbital lab so NASA's Starliner astronauts can finally return to Earth.

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Japan launches navigation satellite on nation's 1st mission of 2025 (video)

A Japanese H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025.

LiveScience

10 jaw-dropping space photos that defined 2024

From solar storms to "shooting stars" over Stonehenge, here are our top 10 favorite space photos of 2024 — and what they told us about our beautiful cosmos.

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Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

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Japanese Space Startup's Rocket Aborted During Satellite Launch Attempt

Space One, a Japanese space startup, faces setback in second rocket launch attempt but remains determined to achieve success in future endeavors.

Space

BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo)

The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.

Space

From 6th Ave to space: Haribo gummi candies blast off into Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Haribo is adding its own "cosmic" taste to Thanksgiving by sending Goldbear (and its friends) where no gummi candy has gone before. The confectioner has a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.

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