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Two defunct satellites narrowly miss collision: Officials
Two decommissioned satellites sped past each other Wednesday after experts had warned they may collide at a combined speed of 33,000 miles an hour, ... Variety -
Astronauts bake first cookies in space
Astronauts on the International Space Station have baked the first cookies in space, but they took far longer than on Earth.The space station’s ... Variety -
First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven
The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space.While looking more or less normal, the best cookies required two ... Variety -
SpaceX to try rocket failure test again after bad weather delay
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will try again on Sunday to destroy one of its own rockets in a test of a crucial emergency abort system, a day after bad ... Technology -
Musk’s SpaceX to simulate rocket failure in final astronaut capsule test
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up to destroy one of its own rockets on Saturday to test a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut ... Variety -
NASA planet hunter finds earth-sized world in ‘goldilocks zone’
NASA said Monday that its planet hunter satellite TESS had discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow ... Variety -
NASA'S trip to mars begins in California 'clean room'
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will head off for the Red Planet next year. But like Voyager, Galileo and Cassini before it, the mission's epic journey began ... Variety -
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to ... Variety -
NASA says Boeing Starliner is ‘healthy,’ to land in New Mexico
The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed to reach the right orbit to reach the International Space Station is “healthy,” in a stable ... Variety -
SpaceX delivers ‘mighty mice,’ worms, robot to space station
A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering super muscular “mighty mice,” worms and a smart ... Variety -
Christmas gifts delivered to the ISS
SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing muscle-bound “mighty mice,” pest-killing ... Variety -
NASA overpaid Boeing by hundreds of millions of dollars: Auditor
NASA “overpaid” Boeing by hundreds of millions of dollars on a fixed contract to develop a spaceship to carry astronauts to the ... Variety -
Most distant world ever explored gets new name: Arrokoth
The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth. That means “sky” in the language of the ... Variety -
NASA unveils its first electric airplane - a work in progress
NASA, most prominent for its many Florida-launched exploits into space, showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, ... Features -
Female spacewalking duo uplifted by excitement below
The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth. International Space Station ... Variety -
NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions
NASA on Tuesday showed off two new spacesuits tailored for future moonwalking astronauts, signaling development of a crucial component to the space ... Variety -
NASA launches satellite to explore where air meets space
NASA launched a satellite on Thursday night to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space.The satellite - called Icon, short for ... Variety -
Manned SpaceX mission will happen in first quarter of 2020: NASA boss
NASA boss Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday that the first manned mission into orbit by SpaceX’s Crew Dragon would take place in the first ... Variety -
Still no trace of missing Indian moon lander: NASA
A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon passed over the site where the Indian probe Vikram should have made touchdown earlier this month, but didn’t ... Variety -
Mice can reproduce after space stints, study finds
Male mice that spent more than a month in space were able to successfully reproduce back on Earth, a study has found, the first evidence of how space ... Variety -
Australia to help Trump reach the moon, and beyond
Australia will invest $101 million in its companies and technology to help US President Donald Trump’s bid for a moon landing by 2024 and ... World News -
Newfound comet likely an ‘interstellar visitor,’ scientists say
A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely ... Variety -
NASA’s Alabama facility to serve as moon spacecraft headquarters
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Friday said Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will serve as headquarters for the US space agency’s ... Features -
After first steps on moon, astronauts received warm welcome in Hawaii
Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins’ trip to the moon concluded with a stay in Hawaii. This week marked the 50th ... Variety -
NASA seeks ideas from US firms on future lunar lander
US space agency NASA on Monday asked American aerospace companies to offer detailed ideas for vehicles that could bring two astronauts to the Moon by ... Variety -
Former NASA flight director Chris Kraft dies at 95
NASA’s first flight director Chris Kraft, who played a critical role in the American space race, has died just days after 50th anniversary ... Variety -
Apollo 11 astronauts reunite on 50th anniversary of moonshot
Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reunited Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first moon landing. They ... Features -
American, Italian, Russian astronauts blast off for ISS
US, Italian and Russian astronauts blasted into space on Saturday, headed for the International Space Station, in a launch coinciding with the 50th ... Variety -
Floating Antarctic ice goes from record highs to record lows
The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from record highs to record lows, baffling scientists. Floating ice off the southern ... Healthy Living -
NASA will fly a drone to Titan to search for life
For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn’s largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of ... Variety