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Trump may cancel NASA's powerful SLS moon rocket – here's what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel
By Yang Gao published
Since Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that NASA's giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), could be under threat.
NASA will update us all on its Artemis moon landing program on Dec. 5. Here's how to watch live.
By Tariq Malik published
NASA is about to speak out about its plan to return astronauts to the moon, and you'll be able to watch it live on Thursday (Dec. 5).
Spiderweb protocluster is filled with baby galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope reveals (image)
By Robert Lea published
Using the JWST astronomers have dived deeper into a cosmic spiderweb called the Spiderweb protocluster located 10 billion light-years away than ever before.
Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago
By Conor Feehly published
NEOWISE team members have unveiled six images from the spacecraft's archives to celebrate the late space telescope's long and productive scientific life.
Will the International Space Station's 2031 death dive cause pollution problems?
By Leonard David published
The International Space Station will be steered to a controlled destruction in Earth's atmosphere in 2031, if all goes to plan. Should we be worried about the pollution this death dive will cause?
Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
By Tariq Malik last updated
The Buran spacecraft was the Soviet Union's response to NASA's space shuttle program.
Inside the Hubble Space Telescope's 23-year-long look at a beautiful blue galaxy
By Larissa G. Capella published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explores the evolution of spiral galaxy UGC 10043 through images taken 23 years apart, in 2000 and 2023.
Private Japanese moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of January SpaceX launch (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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