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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The moon is getting smaller in the window.
On this day in space! Nov. 6, 1572: Tycho supernova discovered
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Nov. 6, 1572, the German astronomer Wolfgang Schulër observed a supernova with his bare eyes.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (video)
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Dragon completed its docking at 10:04 a.m. EST.
'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers
By Keith Cooper published
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.
Sharp 'lobster vision:' China's Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase
By Andrew Jones published
China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.
How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS
By Josh Dinner published
If they can manage to vote from space, you can sure manage to get to your polling place to cast a ballot of your own.
NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere
By Elizabeth Howell published
NEOWISE spent nearly 15 years in space across two missions.
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.
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