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Technical failures leave Starliner crew 'not stranded' on ISS indefinitely
June 30, 2024NASA says that the astronauts sent to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's malfunctioning Starliner spacecraft are "not stranded in space." However, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams may be staying in orbit for a very long time. -
NASA selects SpaceX to destroy the International Space Station
June 27, 2024In a contract worth up to US$843 million, NASA has selected SpaceX to design the "US Deorbit Vehicle." The spacecraft will bring the $150 billion International Space Station out of orbit to safely and burn up in our atmosphere at 3,000 ºF (1,649 ºC). -
China first to haul back rocks from the far side of the Moon
June 26, 2024A somewhat scorched Chang'e-6 return craft landed in Inner Mongolia yesterday, bringing with it the first rock and dust samples from the far side of the Moon – and hopes of unlocking some lunar secrets. -
China's reusable rocket successfully reaches altitude of 7.5 miles
June 25, 2024Playing catch-up with the likes of SpaceX, China has announced the successful test flight and landing of a reusable rocket. On June 23, 2024, the liquid-fueled launcher rose to a height of 7.5 miles (12 km) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. -
EOS-X Space announces upcoming balloon flights to the edge of outer space
June 20, 2024Paying passengers could be flying to the edge of space as soon as next year, but not with the company you might think. Spain's EOS-X Space has announced that it's nearing finalization of a capsule that will be hoisted heavenward by a giant balloon. -
Kidneys in space: Why a trip to Mars could end in dialysis
June 13, 2024A lengthy trip to Mars, which exposes astronauts to a combination of cosmic radiation and weightlessness, could result in permanent kidney damage, according to a new study. It's the largest analysis to date on how spaceflight affects kidney health. -
Interstellar winter: Did galactic clouds cause an ice age on Earth?
June 13, 2024Earth’s seasons change as we orbit the Sun – but can the climate also be affected by the solar system’s changing position in the Milky Way? A new study suggests an ice age about two million years ago may have been triggered by an interstellar winter. -
Video: "Impossible" frost found on Martian mountains
June 10, 2024Sometimes the impossible turns out to be not so impossible. From satellite data, scientists have discovered frost forming on top of the tallest volcanic mountains in the solar system on Mars. The snag is that it shouldn't be there at all. -
SpaceX scales up Starfactory, aiming to build a Starship a day
June 08, 2024Starbase, located in Boca Chica, TX is getting a new upgrade called Starfactory – with a 100-million-dollar price tag and some incredibly ambitious goals – that's expected to be online this summer. -
Liftoff: What it's like attending a Starship launch
June 08, 2024Watching a space launch is bucket-list material, and Starship – the biggest, most powerful rocket in history – is a monster spectacle that draws tens of thousands. Joe Salas went to Boca Chica, Texas to catch the latest launch and check out Starbase. -
Video: Starliner suffers thruster failures as it docks with ISS
June 06, 2024Boeing's Starliner spacecraft can't seem to catch a break. Although it ultimately successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), five of the capsule's reaction thrusters malfunctioned, delaying docking by over an hour. -
Starship Flight 4 aces mission with double splashdown
June 06, 2024SpaceX's Starship scored a double win on its fourth test mission today as both the Super Heavy first stage and the Starship second stage had successful flights, reaching space and ending in slow splashdowns in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean. -
Radio signal from space repeats every hour, defying explanation
June 06, 2024Astronomers have detected a really bizarre radio signal from space that repeats every hour, cycling through three different states. While they have some ideas about its origin it can’t be explained by our current understanding of physics. -
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft (finally!) makes it into space
June 05, 2024It was umpteenth time lucky for Boeing today, as its Starliner spacecraft roared into orbit. At 10:52 am EDT, the capsule carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop an Atlas V rocket. -
SpaceX to attempt 4th orbital Starship flight: How to watch
June 03, 2024SpaceX plans to launch its Starship spacecraft into orbit for the fourth time on June 6 sometime after 7:00 am CDT. The day and time are tentative because SpaceX has yet to win FAA approval for the launch, but if you want to watch, here's how.
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