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Cubesats on Europe's Hera asteroid mission phone home after Oct. 7 launch
By Keith Cooper published
The two cubesats will assist in the most detailed study ever of a binary asteroid.
Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?
By Robert Lea published
A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's vast subsurface ocean.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from California on Oct. 30 (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California Wednedday morning (Oct. 30).
NASA to resume ISS spacewalks in 2025 after spacesuit leak
By Elizabeth Howell published
"It's just a matter of when is the right timing."
NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping grounds.
China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.
NASA faces tough decisions on Orion capsule's heat shield for Artemis moon missions
By Leonard David published
NASA remains in an ongoing test mode to determine what’s behind the ablative thermal protective material that chipped away unexpectedly from the Artemis 1 Orion heat shield during its reentry.
NASA delays budget-cut decision about Hubble and Chandra space telescopes
By Keith Cooper last updated
A decision to cut spending on the Hubble Space Telescope by 10% and on the Chandra X-ray Observatory by 40% has been postponed.
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