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in a pink haze of space, a galaxy near center top shoots three blue lines downward left, to a gaseous smudge labeled LMC Halo.

Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas

By Conor Feehly published

The Hubble Space Telescope may have captured our Milky Way galaxy being a bit of a bully.

Hubble Space Telescope
a space station floats above earth, over an ocean or sea

The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

By Elizabeth Howell published

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

International Space Station

A guide to the Canadian Space Agency: Key missions, achievements, and future plans

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference Discover everything you need to know about the Canadian Space Agency, including its missions, achievements, and role in space exploration.

Reference
Worlds lined up next to one another in an artist's concept.

Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets

By Kiona N. Smith published

Scientists are trying to figure out how minerals connected to exoplanetary water would look to the James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope
Two people floating in microgravity on the International Space Station. They are surrounded by lots of wires and other hardware.

All astronauts on the ISS are in 'outstanding health': NASA's chief medical officer debunks tabloid rumors

By Monisha Ravisetti last updated

Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.

Missions
a space station floats above earth, over an ocean or sea

NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'

By Elizabeth Howell published

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

International Space Station
A person in a space module floats due to microgravity conditions. There's lots of hardware all around.

'I weigh the same': NASA astronaut Suni Williams refutes tabloid health claims (video)

By Mike Wall published

NASA astronaut Suni Williams says her weight is stable aboard the International Space Station, rebutting tabloid claims that her orbital stay has made her emaciated.

International Space Station
Visitors to Space Center Houston can now step inside Northrop Grumman's early mockup of a lunar orbit habitat.

Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop Grumman's Gateway astronaut accommodations around the moon.

Artemis
specs of stars and galaxies in the black of space.

James Webb Space Telescope finds galaxies pointing toward a dark matter alternative

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A new study suggests galaxies in the early universe appear much larger and brighter than expected, precisely as predicted by modified Newtonian dynamics, or MOND.

James Webb Space Telescope
three people in dark blue polo shirts sit at a table during a press conference

NASA still mum about SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut's medical issue

By Mike Wall published

NASA is not yet providing details about what caused a SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut to be hospitalized late last month, citing medical privacy concerns.

International Space Station
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