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The International Space Station.

Astronauts on the ISS forced to shelter from dangerous space junk

Astronauts on board the International Space Station were roused from sleep last night and had to shelter in their spacecraft due to a threat from space debris.
Elon Musk at the base of the SpaceX's Starship rocket.

Elon Musk gives close-up tour of SpaceX’s mighty Starship rocket

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has offered a close-up look at the Starship megarocket on the launchpad at the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
The International Space Station.

SpaceX will help to crash the International Space Station

The space station faces a dramatic end when it ceases operations in about six years from now, and SpaceX will help to make it happen.
This image is a mosaic of visible-light and infrared-light views of the same frame from the Pillars of Creation visualization. The three-dimensional model of the pillars created for the visualization sequence is alternately shown in the Hubble Space Telescope version (visible light) and the Webb Space Telescope version (infrared light).

See a stunning 3D visualization of astronomy’s most beautiful object

NASA has created a 3D visualization of the beautiful Pillars of Creation, using data from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
Two Falcon 9 boosters landing after a Falcon Heavy launch.

Cool footage shows two Falcon Heavy boosters coming home

SpaceX has shared stunning footage showing two of its rocket boosters landing back at the Kennedy Space Center shortly after a Falcon Heavy launch.
This photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows the retrieval site of the return capsule of the Chang'e-6 probe in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

China makes history by returning the first sample from far side of the moon

The Chang'e-6 mission landed on the moon's far side earlier this month, where it collected a sample that was returned to Earth on Tuesday, June 25.
The International Space Station.

NASA sued by Florida man whose house was hit by space junk

NASA is being sued by a man whose house was damaged by a piece of space junk that came from the International Space Station.
The Falcon Heavy rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

How to watch SpaceX’s triple-booster rocket take its 10th flight on Tuesday

SpaceX is about to send its triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket skyward in its first mission since December last year.
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps (center) is pictured assisting NASA astronauts Mike Barratt (left) and Tracy C. Dyson (right) inside the Quest airlock.

NASA spacewalk called off due to dramatic water leak from astronaut’s spacesuit

Today's spacewalk by two NASA astronauts had to be called off early when one astronaut's spacesuit experienced a water leak shortly after opening the hatch.
elon musk gives a tour of spacex starfactory rocket site

Elon Musk gives a tour of SpaceX Starfactory rocket site

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has taken Everyday Astronaut YouTuber Tim Dodd on an extensive tour of the Starfactory in boca Chica, Texas.
Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

Starliner’s return to Earth delayed again, until next month

The Boeing Starliner, which is currently docked at the International Space Station, will not be returning to Earth with its crew this week as planned.
Rocket Lab's 50th Electron launch.

Rocket Lab blasts into the record books with 50th Electron launch

New Zealand-based company Rocket Lab has hit an impressive milestone with the 50th launch of its Electron rocket.
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy NGC 1546.

Hubble takes first image since switching to new pointing mode

The Hubble Space Telescope has been through some troubles of late, but it recently took a beautiful image of a nearby galaxy.
A Falcon 9 booster coming in to land.

Watch SpaceX nail its 250th Falcon 9 drone ship landing

SpaceX has achieved the 250th droneship landing involving its Falcon 9 booster following a launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday.
An artist's impression of an asteroid approaching Earth

What happened when NASA simulated an asteroid hitting Earth

NASA ran the world's most dramatic roleplay, simulating what would happen if a dangerous asteroid were spotted on a collision course with the planet.
This image shows the centre of the Serpens Nebula as seen by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam).

Gorgeous Webb image of Serpens Nebula shows a strange alignment

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the famous Serpens Nebula, a dense star-forming region.
Photos showing the Electorn's first 49 launches.

SpaceX rival Rocket Lab preps landmark rocket launch

Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its workhorse Electron rocket for the 50th time since its maiden mission in May 2017.
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 the Starliner spacecraft’s historic crewed homecoming

NASA is making preparations for the first crewed flight home involving Boeing Space's Starliner spacecraft, which is currently docked at the ISS.
The International Space Station.

NASA confirms date for first spacewalk of 2024 after last week’s cancellation

Following last week's spacewalk cancellation due to a spacesuit issue, two NASA astronauts are now making final preparations for a walk next week.
Boeing Space's Starliner docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

NASA selects new date for Starliner’s crewed return

NASA has revealed a new date for the departure of Boeing Space’s Starliner crew capsule from the International Space Station.
The world's most powerful rocket on the launchpad.

Elon Musk shares target date for fifth Starship test

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has revealed an approximate date for the Starship megarocket's fifth test flight, which could also end with a spectacular landing.
A depiction of space junk in low-Earth orbit.

Satellite snaps remarkable image of a huge piece of space junk

Orbital debris removal company Astroscale has shared a remarkable image showing a large piece of space junk up close.
Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

Watch the Starliner spacecraft star in its own aurora video

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has captured a video showing the recently docked Starliner spacecraft with a dramatic aurora backdrop.
An artist’s concept of the Voyager spacecraft.

Voyager 1 probe has nine lives, is operating its four instruments once again

Having suffered through a tricky glitch, the incredible Voyager 1 spacecraft is now back to operations, with data coming in from all four of its instruments.
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Unusual issue forces NASA to call off ISS spacewalk

NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024 was called off about an hour before it was expected to begin at the International Space Station on Thursday morning.
This artist’s concept shows two young stars nearing the end of their formation. Encircling the stars are disks of leftover gas and dust from which planets may form. Jets of gas shoot away from the stars’ north and south poles.

Well-known star turns out to be not one star, but twins

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a particular star turned out not to be a single star at all, but actually a pair.
An animation showing a preview of NASA's first spacewalk of 2024.

This is how a NASA astronaut will swab the ISS exterior for microbes

NASA has shared an animation showing how one of its astronauts will swab the exterior of the space station in the hope of finding some hardy microorganisms.
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. The red giant is a large sphere in shades of red, orange, and white, with the side facing the white dwarf the lightest shades. The white dwarf is hidden in a bright glow of white and yellows, which represent an accretion disk around the star. A stream of material, shown as a diffuse cloud of red, flows from the red giant to the white dwarf. When the red giant moves behind the white dwarf, a nova explosion on the white dwarf ignites, creating a ball of ejected nova material shown in pale orange. After the fog of material clears, a small white spot remains, indicating that the white dwarf has survived the explosion.

A cosmic explosion will create a bright new star in the sky

A cosmic explosion expected this summer will be visible from Earth even with the naked eye and will result in a new star.
The specks in this scene were caused by charged particles from a solar storm hitting a camera aboard NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover. Curiosity uses its navigation cameras to try and capture images of dust devils and wind gusts, like the one seen here.

Auroras and radiation from solar storms spotted on Mars

If we ever want to send people to visit the red planet, we're going to need to learn more about radiation and how it's affected by events like solar storms.
A NASA spacewalk.

How to watch NASA’s first spacewalk of 2024

NASA is making final preparations for its first spacewalk of 2024, and you can watch the event live when it takes place on Thursday, June 13.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew in orbit.

Data from Inspiration4 astronauts suggests short space trips aren’t harmful to health

New research that was conducted on the four civilian astronauts of the Inspiration4 mission shows the effects of short-duration spaceflight on the human body.
An astronaut during a spacewalk.

NASA’s next ISS spacewalk has an unusual objective

Most NASA spacewalks at the International Space Station are for upgrade or maintenance work, but the next one is a little unusual.
Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

Starliner astronauts give first tour of the docked spacecraft

Two NASA astronauts have given space fans a tour of the Boeing Starliner capsule that is currently docked at the International Space Station.
SpaceX's Super Heavy on the launchpad ahead of a test.

Elon Musk reveals grand plan for Starship megarocket’s next test flight

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has revealed plans for the next Starship test flight as it seeks to develop the vehicle into a fully reusable transportation system.