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a small model of a red and white house is mounted to a gold foil-covered lunar rover with white wheels

Little house on the (moon) prairie: Artist's 'Moonhouse' set to lift off on lunar lander

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. Launching on a Japanese lunar lander is the "Moonhouse," a project by Mikael Genberg 25 years in the making.

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(main) An illustration of a massice star going supernova in the early universe (inset) the supernova 2023adsv as seen by the JWST in 2022 and 2023

James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest 'truly gargantuan' supernovas ever seen

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun.

James Webb Space Telescope

Mysterious spiral galaxy jet puzzles astronomers: 'At first, I thought I completely messed up'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Jets from a distant galaxy could offer fresh clues to how galaxies and their black holes evolve over eons.

Hubble Space Telescope

The most memorable space shuttle missions

By Clara Moskowitz last updated

The milestones, heartbreaks, and discoveries that shaped NASA's 30-year shuttle program.

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

Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?

By Keith Cooper published

The International Space Station is always falling, yet it never crashes to Earth or burns up in our atmosphere. How is this possible?

International Space Station

Endeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle

By Tariq Malik last updated

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Chief of Space Operations U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman and distinguished guests stand in front of a radar dome belonging to the 23rd Space Operations Squadron Detachment 1 at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland on April 5, 2023. Det. 1's mission is to provide telemetry, tracking and commanding operations to the U.S. and allied government satellite programs.

What is the US Space Force doing in Greenland?

By Julian Dossett published

The United States' northernmost military installation is critical for national security, Space Force officials say.

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The two docking satellites of India's Space Docking Experiment mission, or SpaDex.

Watch India attempt its 1st space docking between satellites live this week after delays

By Tariq Malik last updated

ISRO's SpaDeX satellites will try to dock in orbit on Jan. 8 around 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 Jan. 9 GMT/0800 IST).

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This photomontage shows each of the sample tubes deposited by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover at the Three Forks sample depot, as viewed by the WATSON camera on the end of the rover's robotic arm.

NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026

By Mike Wall published

NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

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NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted this view of the northern lights, as seen by the International Space Station, on X on Jan. 5, 2025.

ISS astronaut captures green auroras dancing over city lights (video)

By Mike Wall published

NASA astronaut Don Pettit continues to give us great views of Earth from the ISS, this time beaming home video of green auroras shimmering over bright city lights.

International Space Station
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