SpaceX conducted its fifth flight test of Starship, its most powerful spacecraft.
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Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it
Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.
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A European spacecraft launches to perform a crash scene investigation on an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft knocked into an asteroid two years ago to test planetary defense. Now, a new mission will inspect the damage, with the goal of helping future asteroid deflection.
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Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR visited the facility to find out how the astronauts are preparing for this high stakes exploration.
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NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA’s “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
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NASA’s long-awaited decision on Starliner is imminent
Boeing’s troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA determines how and when to send its astronauts back. Now, the agency is poised to announce its decision.
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Civilian Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set to make history next week
The planned spacewalk — a first for a private mission — will rely on simply opening the spacecraft’s hatch.
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Who or what did Trump call ‘the greatest cutter’ this week? Find out in the quiz
After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we’re back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.
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Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space
Two astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home.
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From the physics of g-force to weightlessness: How it feels to launch into space
We kickoff our series Space Camp with a look at space launches. What does hurtling into space feel like? What physics are involved? And what’s the “junk” in Earth’s orbit?
