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How would a government shutdown affect NASA?

International Space Station astronauts can breathe easy — other NASA missions not so much.

Space · Sep 29, 2025

Rare October full moon will be first supermoon of 2025

It will be the latest date for the Harvest Moon in nearly 40 years

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Astronauts welcome NASA's new 'ascans' | On the International Space Station Sept. 22-26, 2025

Expedition 73 crewmembers sequenced DNA and worked with virtual reality glasses this week, while also continuing to unpack cargo vehicles and congratulating NASA's 24th group of astronaut candidates.

Space · Sep 28, 2025

Happy Astronomy Day 2025! Celebrate by hunting these 6 spectacular night sky targets

Here are six stunning night sky objects to find as we celebrate astronomy day on Sept. 27.

Space · Sep 27, 2025

Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October.

Space · Sep 26, 2025

'If there is a space race, China's already winning it': NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say

"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades."

LiveScience · Sep 26, 2025

Who is Brooklyn Earick? Former DJ who worked at NASA 'plotting record Tottenham takeover bid'

Tech entrepreneur is said to be fronting US consortium launching £4.5bn move for Spurs

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025

Science history: DART, humanity’s first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face — Sept. 26, 2022

On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, and raised hopes that a space rock could be deflected from a collision course with Earth.

LiveScience · Sep 26, 2025

Will the ISS get another space plane visit before falling back to Earth in 2030? The dream may be fading

Modifications to a cargo deal between Sierra Space and NASA may mean the Dream Chaser space plane never reaches the International Space Station.

Space · Sep 25, 2025

What If the Next Asteroid Doesn't Miss? Experts Model 22nd-Century Impact Scenarios

NASA planetary defence experts simulate catastrophic asteroid impact scenarios with a 72% Earth strike probability, as ESA's Flyeye telescope and NEO detection systems prepare for near-Earth objects that threaten humanity's future.

International Business Times UK · Sep 25, 2025