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Japan succeeds in soft landing on the moon, but its lander has a power problem

Japan is now the fifth country to pull off a soft landing on the moon. A Japanese space agency manager earlier called the landing "a breathless, numbing 20 minutes of terror!"

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NASA moon orbiter beams laser off Indian lander in historic 1st

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently bounced a laser off India's Vikram moon lander, marking a space-communications first.

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Early galaxies were shaped like surfboards and pool noodles, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Young galaxies in the early universe adopted elongated shapes as they formed along filaments of the cosmic web, before evolving into more disc-like galaxies.

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The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals

A new examination of a lunar meteorite revealed a mineral that could change our understanding of water on the moon, showing its crust was water-rich around 4 billion years ago.

Space

Axiom Set For Third Mission To ISS, Carrying European Space Hopes

An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut are set to launch for the International Space Station on Thursday with Axiom Space, as countries increasingly look to the private sector to fulfill their final frontier ambitions.

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There's lots of water on the moon for astronauts. But is it safe to drink?

A new moon water challenge from the United Kingdom and Canada asks participants to purify the liquid for safe drinking, in time for astronaut lunar landings later in the 2020s.

Space

Activists open up about climate change

Blocking traffic, "attacking" art — are these tactics helping the climate movement or just annoying?

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Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick

The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.

Space

Omega adds Saturn V seconds hand to new Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon watch

Omega has returned to the 'dark side' of the moon with an updated version of a chronograph saluting the first astronauts to fly there, NASA's Apollo 8 crew.

Space

Crippled Peregrine moon lander expected to crash to Earth today carrying human remains

The private Peregrine moon lander's long journey is about to come to an end, back on its home planet.

Space

US must beat China back to the moon, Congress tells NASA

The newly announced delays to NASA's Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 moon missions are making some members of Congress nervous.

Space

Turkey's First Astronaut Set To Boost Erdogan's Ambitions

When Turkey's first astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this week, he will embody his country's pride and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grand geopolitical ambitions.

International Business Times

European Crew Poised For Private Mission To International Space Station

An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut are poised to blast off to the International Space Station in a mission with Axiom Space, as countries hungry for a taste of space turn increasingly to the private sector.

International Business Times

SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-3 astronaut mission to Jan. 18

The SpaceX launch of Axiom Space's Ax-3 private astronaut mission to the ISS has been delayed one day, to 4:49 p.m. EST (2149 GMT) on Thursday (Jan. 18).

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Peregrine moon lander aims for 'safe' crash into Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 18

The ailing Peregrine moon lander is expected to crash into Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 18, a demise that its maker, Astrobotic, pledged to make as safe as possible.

Space

Getting it right on the moon: Let's not trash Tranquility (op-ed)

Humanity is headed back to the moon. We shouldn't make the same mistakes there that we have made here on Earth.

Space

SpaceX poised to launch private Ax-3 astronaut mission to ISS today

SpaceX remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (Jan. 17).

Space

'If it had had a payload, it would have made it to orbit.' Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.

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What time is the SpaceX Ax-3 astronaut launch for Axiom Space? How to watch it live on Jan. 17.

SpaceX will launch the private Ax-3 mission for Axiom Space on Jan. 17 to send four astronauts to the International Space Station for two weeks. Here's when and how to watch.

Space

'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet

NASA's Curiosity rover found a Mars rock shaped like a Star Trek badge this month. The mission continues to beam up images from the Red Planet after 12 years of work.

Space

Moon rock revelations could solve lingering lunar geology puzzle

High-temperature experiments conducted on Earth with lunar rock samples may have finally revealed how a unique type of rock was created and distributed on the moon.

Space

SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.

Space

Doomed Peregrine moon lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere — but we don't yet know where

The leak that stopped the Peregrine moon lander's attempt is nearly finished, but the Astrobotic mission is still on track to burn up above Earth instead of reaching its lunar destination.

Space

Last built-for-flight external tank lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour exhibit

NASA's last-existing, built-for-flight space shuttle external tank took to the sky, briefly leaving the ground to become part of the California Science Center's space shuttle Endeavour exhibit.

Space

Scientists discover cosmic fossil created by erupting supermassive black hole

Giant clouds of cold gas in NGC 4945, were blasted through the spiral galaxy when its central black hole erupted 5 million years ago.

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