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China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)
By Andrew Jones last updated
China's Shenzhou 18 crew have returned home after more than six months in space.
Chef Duff Goldman spins up moon-shaped cake for NASA 'Taste of Space'
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Duff Goldman, the host of the Food Network show "Ace of Cakes," has for a third year brought a space-themed cake to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts, including Boeing Starliner crew, fly Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot (video)
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Four astronauts moved their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to a new space station docking port on Sunday (Nov. 3) to make way for an incoming cargo ship.
Space isn’t all about the 'race' – rival superpowers must work together for a better future
By Art Cotterell published
What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.
NASA astronaut captures city lights streaking below ISS in stunning new photos
By Elizabeth Howell published
The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.
China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts take the reins of Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's three-person Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants.
'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team
By Brett Tingley published
A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.
Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes
By Tereza Pultarova published
New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.
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