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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch

Aug 20, 2023

Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.

Japan destroys new H3 rocket

Mar 8, 2023

Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades.

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

Feb 25, 2023

Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang

China launches 3rd and final space station component

Nov 1, 2022

China’s third and final module docked with its permanent space station Tuesday to further a more than decade-long

NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge

Oct 12, 2022

A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA

NASA launches study of UFOs despite ‘reputational risk’

Jun 10, 2022

NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science

NASA selects futuristic space technology concepts for early study

Feb 26, 2022

The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters exploration by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future aeronautics and space missions.

China launches New Optical Satellite into Orbit

Dec 26, 2021

China has successfully launched a new optical satellite into orbit for remote sensing of Earth's surface, the CNSA said on Sunday.

Japanese space tourists safely return to Earth

Dec 21, 2021

A Japanese billionaire, his producer, and a Russian cosmonaut safely returned to Earth on Monday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station.