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Astronomers model an asteroid striking Earth using asteroid Apophis

Clockwise from top left are three of the observatories that participated in a 2021 planetary defense exercise: NASA’s Goldstone planetary radar, the Mount Lemmon telescope of the Catalina Sky Survey, and NASA’s NEOWISE mission. At bottom left is an illustration of the path of Apophis’ close approach in 2029.

Next-generation exoplanet hunter Plato goes through vacuum testing

A test version of the payload module of ESA's exoplanet-detecting Plato spacecraft underwent a prolonged vacuum soak within Europe’s largest thermal vacuum chamber, to evaluate its endurance of space conditions.

How to watch SpaceX launch a cargo ship to the ISS this week

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:07 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, carrying the Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for SpaceX’s 24th commercial resupply services mission.

Three Chinese astronauts arrive at new space station Tiangong

The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 5, 2022.

Dark matter studying spacecraft Euclid gets its sunshield

In this image, taken on 23 May 2022, engineers at Thales Alenia Space in Turin are attaching a combined sunshield and solar panel module to the main body of ESA’s Euclid spacecraft. The module has two functions: whilst the solar panels will provide the spacecraft with power, the sunshield will shade the instrument-carrying payload module from the Sun’s intense radiation.

Perseverance rover captures a Martian dust cloud forming for first time

The first images from James Webb will be released in July

The James Webb Space Telescope.

How to watch Blue Origin launch space tourists to the edge of space today

Blue Origin launching its fourth crewed flight.

NASA awards contracts for next-gen spacesuits

watch how nasa is prepping to put next humans on the moon astronauts

It’s been 10 years since SpaceX completed a key mission

SpaceX's Dragon capsule approaching the ISS.

SpaceX Starship flight kept waiting yet again by FAA

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft atop the Super Heavy booster.

Astronaut reveals highlights of recent space voyage

International Space Station

Boeing video shows idyllic view from recent Starliner flight

A graphic rendering of the Boeing Starliner orbiting Earth.

SpaceX expecting a major decision on Starship this week

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft atop the Super Heavy booster.

Ancient volcanoes could be a source of ice on the moon

Scientists believe that the moon's snakelike Schroeter's Valley was created by lava flowing over the surface.

Hubble captures a perfectly formed Grand Design Spiral

This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the Grand Design Spiral, NGC 3631, located some 53 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major. The “arms” of grand design spirals appear to wind around and into the galaxy’s nucleus.

New developments in solar sails could enable missions to the sun’s poles

Diffractive solar sails, depicted in this conceptual illustration, could enable missions to hard-to-reach places, like orbits over the Sun’s poles.

See stunning footage captured by Mars helicopter Ingenuity in flight

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made a record-breaking 25th flight on April 8, 2022.

There could be a brand new meteor shower visible on Monday

This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 skimming along a trail of debris left during its multiple trips around the sun. The flame-like objects are the comet’s fragments and their tails, while the dusty comet trail is the line bridging the fragments.

Two galaxies captured by Hubble are a hotbed of star formation

This new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope looks at two spiral galaxies, collectively known as Arp 303. The pair, individually called IC 563 (bottom right) and IC 564 (top left), are 275 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sextans.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft launch delayed by several weeks

The Psyche spacecraft sits in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA’s next test of its new rocket is set for June

An image of NASA’s moon rocket at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for a 4.2-mile journey to Launch Complex 39B on March 17, 2022.

NASA’s plan to save the Ingenuity helicopter from the cold Martian nights

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the Perseverance rover. This image was taken on April 5, the 45th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

NASA ready for key launchpad test of its mega moon rocket

NASA's mega moon rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center.

Watch Boeing’s 5-day spacecraft test in 140 seconds

Starliner launches to space in May 2022.

James Webb Telescope eyes exoplanet with oceans of lava

An artist's impression of 55 Cancri e.

Elon Musk tweets photo showing true scale of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX engineers inspect a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster shortly after it landed at Cape Canaveral.

Watch Boeing’s Starliner capsule land at end of crucial test mission

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft shortly before landing in New Mexico.

How to watch Starliner capsule return to Earth tomorrow

Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

NASA shares InSight Mars lander’s final selfie

The InSight Mars lander's final selfie.

SpaceX announces Starlink for RVs, with no wait for dishes

A Starlink dish next to an RV.

NASA’s new moon rocket will return to launchpad in early June

NASA's SLS rocket on its way to the launchpad.

NASA astronaut offers glimpse inside new Starliner capsule

Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

See four dwarf galaxies merging into one in this Hubble image

This newly revised NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Hickson Compact Group 31 (HCG 31) of galaxies highlights streams of star-formation as four dwarf galaxies interact.

Arrival of Starliner makes 5 types of spacecraft docked with ISS

May 20, 2022: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including Boweing's Starliner crew ship and the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom; the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter; and Russia's Soyuz MS-21 crew ship and the Progress 79 and 80 resupply ships.

James Webb will investigate targets in our cosmic backyard

The James Webb Space Telescope.

The Juice mission is almost ready to explore Jupiter’s icy moons

Engineers at an Airbus Defence and Space facility in Toulouse, France, oversee the final integration and testing of the Juice spacecraft.

Something strange is up with 45-year-old spacecraft Voyager 1

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, shown in this illustration, has been exploring our solar system since 1977, along with its twin, Voyager 2.

Observing wild activity on the sun could help predict space weather

Solar activity captured by Solar Orbiter.

How fast is the universe expanding? It’s complicated, Hubble shows

This collection of 36 images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope features galaxies that are all hosts to both Cepheid variables and supernovae. These two celestial phenomena are both crucial tools used by astronomers to determine astronomical distance, and have been used to refine our measurement of the Hubble constant, the expansion rate of the universe.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured this week’s lunar eclipse from space

This illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft passing one of the Trojan Asteroids near Jupiter.

With only small hiccups, Boeing’s Starliner capsule docks successfully with ISS

Boeing’s Starliner crew ship is seen moments after docking to the International Space Station’s forward port on the Harmony module.

How to watch Starliner’s first ISS dock attempt today

A graphic rendering of the Boeing Starliner orbiting Earth.

Boeing launches Starliner spacecraft on crucial test flight

Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Launch

Spacesuit safety issue prompts NASA to halt ISS spacewalks

A NASA spacewalk

Watch Starliner head to launchpad ahead of major flight test

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is in view in the United Launch Alliance Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 on Aug. 9, 2021.

How to watch Boeing’s crucial test flight of Starliner spacecraft today

A graphic rendering of the Boeing Starliner orbiting Earth.

NASA’s InSight Mars lander will soon succumb to dust

This illustration shows NASA's InSight spacecraft with its instruments deployed on the Martian surface.

This is how the lunar eclipse looked from space

A lunar eclipse as seen from the space station.

NASA invites entries for its CineSpace short-film contest

Earth seen from the moon.
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